PIPEPHASE

Wendy Lam
Principal QA Engineer
SimSci by Schneider Electric
What is PIPEHASE?
● PIPEPHASE software is a simulation program which predicts steady-
state pressure, temperature, and liquid holdup profiles in wells,
flowlines, gathering systems, and other linear or network configurations
of pipes, wells, pumps, compressors, separators, and other facilities.
The fluid types that PIPEPHASE software can handle include liquid,
gas, steam, and multiphase mixtures of gas and liquid.
● Several special capabilities have also been designed into PIPEPHASE
software including well analysis with inflow performance; gas lift
analysis; pipeline sphering; and sensitivity (nodal) analysis. These
additions extend the range of the PIPEPHASE application so that the
full range of pipeline and piping network problems can be solved.
User Experience Improvements
PIPEPHASE 9.7
• Updates to Simulation Wizard
• Right Mouse Click Options
• UOM Conversion
• Ability to add pictures to PFD
• Capability to cut/copy/paste multiple devices
• RAS Improvements
• Improved identification of conditions for
tabular PVT data – ability to add names
• Improved workflow for tuning PVT data with
the standing correlation
• Improved GUI access to PRO/II thermo
methods
• Excel report improvements – user defined link
reports
PIPEPHASE 9.8
• Improved wellbore data input
• Excel entry for pipeline profile
• Case study improvements
• Olga-S options available in GUI
• Multiple global defaults
• Fitting data entry enhancements
• GUI access to petro component data
• Node summary improvements
• PDAMP & QDAMP UOM reporting &
conversion
• Version added to title bar
UOM Conversion

● Easily convert units of measurement

for groups of data in PIPEPHASE 9.7
> When making the change, you will be
prompted with Units of measure have
changed, would you like to convert all
data? Select Yes or No.

Yes will convert all UOM in the model

No will change but not convert all
UOM in model (same as previous
versions of PIPEPHASE)
Right Mouse Click Options

● Right mouse click to allow

> Editing of input data
> View network results
> Access to special analysis
– Nodal analysis
– Line sizing
Cut/Copy/Paste of Multiple Devices

● Capability to select multiple units within link dialog and either cut or
copy, then paste
Select & Copy/Cut

Paste units
PVT Improvements

● “Adjust Standing Data” option is ● Identification of conditions for

now called “Tune PVT with tabular PVT data to be more
Standing”; it forces the PVT intuitive by adding actual T/P values
correlations for Blackoil model
to the Standing Method
User Defined Link Reports

● Improve output generation by configuring custom link reports

> Choose View Output/Generate Excel Report, or
> Right-click on a link to access and generate “Excel Reports on Run”
Improved Wellbore Data Input

● Tabular profile data entry

● Define well definition in one
of three ways:
> MWD & TVD, calculating
inclination angle
> MWD & inclination angle
calculating TVD
> TVD & inclination angle
calculating MWD
● Options include:
> Adjust for reference depth
> Include temperature profile
> Profile plot
> Microsoft Excel edit
Excel Pipeline Profile
• Capability to provide pipeline profile data in Excel
Case Study Set-up Upgrade

● To set-up of case study now enter starting value, increment and number
of cases
● One dialog to enter a 10 step case study not 10!
Multiple Global Defaults

● Capability to define
databases of global devices
> Pipe, tubing annulus,
compressor, multi-stage
compressor, DPDT, ESP
& pump
Device Data Entry Upgrade

● Option to “Use Previous

Device Diameter”
> By default unchecked
> When checked a device when
dropped will take diameter of
previous device dropped
GUI Access to Petro Component Data

● Access more petro component data in the graphical user interface,

including:
> Critical pressure, temperature, volume & compressibility
> Acentric factor
● Any user modifications
to calculated data are
flagged
Node Summary Improvements

● Use improved node reporting of volumetric rates

> Node summary in text report, can be reported at standard,
actual or both conditions
> Microsoft Excel report default
is to report at both standard &
actual flow conditions
Node Summary Improvements

● View output options to toggle

between standard and actual
conditions

● Check to display junction rates

> If selected, it will display junction outlet
flows, summed for multiple exit links
> Default display option is no junction flow
Updates
PIPEPHASE 9.7
• Nodal Analysis upgrade
• API 14E erosional velocity method
implementation
• Upgrade of fitting devices to allow Cv
specification
• Phase envelope updates
• Import component & thermodynamic
data from PRO/II keyword files
• Major equipment disable
• Multiple pump curves
PIPEPHASE 9.8
• TDM integration
• Bahadori temperature drop model for
control devices
• Updates to pipe schedule database
• NACE corrosion risk
• Ability to select PVT set at junction
• Added devices for STEAM fluid model
• Kartoatmodjo heavy oil correlation for
blackoil
• CMG Stars, GEM & Olga-S upgrades
• Ability to specify different inversion
points for different PVT sets
Nodal Analysis Upgrade

● Define Nodal Analysis quicker and more easily using v9.7 updates:
> Use API to change data which allows access to more variables
> Allow a greater number of parameter changes (20), flow rates and values
to be specified
> Grid views improvements and automatic selection of inflow and outflow
parameters based on the solution node
> Excel reports
> Case study
> Detailed Pressure and Temperature reports allow you to validate link
calculations and parameter changes are operating as intended
> Right click menu allows you to edit data or view network results
regardless of the PFD view mode; perform special analysis, such as, edit
data, run simulation, view results and generate Excel reports for nodal
analysis
Nodal Analysis Upgrade

● Nodal Analysis can be accessed via the right click menu

Input data
Run analysis
View pressure vs flow plot
View temperature vs flow plot
View report
Include Case Study
Excel Reports on Run
Use Calculated Pressure
Access to PRO/II Components

● Standardize component data options between PRO/II and PIPEPHASE

> Most important PRO/II component data options are available in v9.7
> Assay methods align with PRO/II
Access to PRO/II Components
> Import component and thermodynamic data from PRO/II keyword files when
creating a new simulation
API14E Erosional Velocity

● More accurately model the effect of entrained solids on erosion using

the API14E erosional velocity correlation

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Ve= erosional velocity limit, m/s

S = geometric dependent constant
W = sand flow rate in kg/day
ρm= fluid mixture density in kg/m3
= (ρlVl + ρgVg)/Vm
D = pipe internal diameter in mm
Major Equipment Disable

● Capability to disable equipment in GUI

> Ability to disable equipment via API or from the SIM4ME Portal
> In keyword file, disabled equipment will be flagged OFF
> Devices include: pump, ESP pump, compressor, multi-stage
compressor, heater, cooler, DPDT, & IPR
TDM Integration

● PIPEPHASE now integrated to TDM

> Access user to launch TDM from
PIPEPHASE
> Access registered
databanks (including
user databanks) in
PIPEPHASE
> Select Databank
Hierarchy within
component dialog box
Bahadori Temperature Drop Method

● Apply Bahadori-Vuthalaru temperature drop option available for control

devices (choke, regulator) with non-compositional models
Globally Local device
Pipe Schedule Database Updates

● Pipe schedule database updated with pipe data that includes nominal
diameter, ID, OD, and wall thickness
NACE Corrosion

● With NACE corrosion (NACE SP0206-2006 No. 21112) for normally dry
natural gas (DG-ICDA), PIPEPHASE:
˃ Performs multiphase flow calculations to determine the critical inclination
angle of liquid holdup in the direction of flow
˃ Produces a pipeline inclination profile
˃ Identifies pipes where the actual inclination angle is greater than the critical
inclination angle of liquid holdup
˃ Applies only to surface piping; not applicable to wells
Blackoil PVT Set Selection

● Select the blackoil property set to be used at a junction

Miscellaneous

● More devices supported by STEAM fluid model

● Heater, cooler, separator & injector
● Olga-S upgrade
● Olga-S from 7.2.2 to 7.3.1 - both 2 and 3 phase
● Updates to CMG Stars and GEM interfaces
● Ability to specify different inversion points for different PVT sets
● Kartoatmodjo heavy oil correlation available for blackoil
● GOR, Oil FVF, and oil viscosity
Infrastructure
PIPEPHASE 9.7 PIPEPHASE 9.8

• Flexera licensing • XVT GUI Toolkit Upgrade

• Microsoft Windows 8 support • PRO/II 9.3 thermo upgrade
• Microsoft Office 2013 support • SIM4ME Portal 2.4 upgrade
• SIM4ME Portal 2.3 upgrade
• PRO/II 9.2 thermo upgrade
• Compiler upgrade
Supporting SIM4ME
● Upgrade to SIM4ME Portal 2.4
˃ Continues the bug fixes theme.
˃ Reported crashes fixed!!!!