What's New in PIPESIM 2009 PDF

PIPESIM in Perspective
What’s New in 2009

Daniel Lucas-Clements
Product Champion – Production Solutions
Schlumberger Information Solutions
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Agenda
PIPESIM* Overview and Development Strategy

Recent Innovations 2006–2008
What’s New in PIPESIM 2009
Next Release and Beyond
In Summary
Overview 2006-2008 New in 2009 The Future Summary
What is PIPESIM?
Steady State Multiphase Flow Simulator, modeling:
Well Inflow – including detailed completion models
Operations – Nodal Analysis, Sensitivity Analysis
Networks – any size – tested up to 1500 branches
Surface Pipelines – Multiphase Flow, Heat Transfer
PVT – Blackoil, Compositional – Multiflash, SIS Flash, plus solids
modeling of Hydrates, Wax and Asphaltenes
Wellbores – including Gas Lift, ESPs, Rod Pumps
What is PIPESIM used for?

PIPESIM accurately models production systems to diagnose system
constraints, evaluate proposed system changes and optimize
production.
Workflows that PIPESIM supports include:
Well Design & Analysis / Nodal Analysis
Well Optimization
Artificial Lift Design & Analysis
Pipeline Sizing
Equipment Design (chokes, compressors)
Network Debottlenecking
Gas Lift Optimization
Flow Assurance
Field Planning
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PIPESIM’s Development Strategy

Enhance the capabilities of recently added functionality
Support the objectives of Avocet Integrated Asset Modeler
Add specific optimization and management workflows
Support key client workflows
Target new generalized features based on customer benefit
Recent Innovations
PIPESIM 2006 PIPESIM 2007
Complete re-factoring of calculation Extension to Heavy Oil simulation
engines – up to 10 times faster Enhanced flowline integrity with
Release of Linux engines Erosion/Corrosion
Gas Lift Design improvements Improved Flow Assurance with
Improved flow maps advanced Emulsion Models
Wax and Asphaltene calculations Ability to model Smart Completions
with Flow Control Valves (FCVs)
Open Link Integration improvement
Gas Lift Optimization
Coupled Model improvements
Advanced Flow Correlations from
TUFFP and OLGA
PIPESIM 2007 – The Total Production System solution realised
Erosion & Heavy Oil &
Corrosion Pipeline Emulsions
Integrity
Compressor
Separator
PIPESIM 2007 – The TOTAL Production System

Choke Riser Pump
gas
Flowline
Integrated oil Flow

Safety Valve Export lines
Operations Assurance
Tubing
Enhanced Flow Correlations
Flow
Control Reservoir Shell Flow Correlations
Valves Completion OLGA S 2000
Tulsa University
Smart
mart
Wells
Better Solutions to Today’s Workflows
New in 2008.1
Wax Deposition Smart Wells Equipment Solver
• Extensions to Flow Control Valve
New Schlumberger-DBR wax Modeling • User can now specify all
deposition modeler • New Algorithm for solving Multilayer three boundary conditions
Injector Wells (flow, inlet pressure, outlet
pressure)
Network Constraints • PIPESIM calculates the
• Automatic chokes to adjust flow to value of any other variable,
meet flow rate constraints such as the completion PI, a
choke bean diameter or a
pump power setting
Ramey Heat Loss
Updated Flow Correlations • Addition of conduction heat loss
• Olga 5.3 correction (from a length of tubing to the
rock formation)
Automated Data
• Olga on 32 bit Linux Matching
Liquid Loading • Tune the model to match
Updated EOS Flash measured pressure and / or
• 4 Liquid Loading (LL) Methods temperature data
• Multiflash 3.6 on Linux
• LL calculations now performed along • Uses Aurum optimizer to
• 2-phase ECLIPSE flash to
the entire length of the well get best match possible
accurately match reservoir
simulation results
What’s new in 2009.1

Enhanced solving capability for complex flow paths in
Multilayer Wells
Enhanced Wax Deposition Modeling & Wax Sensitivity
Analysis
Enhanced (flow regime dependent) Inside Film
Coefficient
New method for shallow or partially buried pipe heat loss
Enhanced Enthalpy/Temperature calculation
New Rod Pump Simulation
New Flow Correlation/U-regression interface
New Ramey Heat Transfer interface
Solving complex flow paths in Multilayer wells

Enhanced algorithm PRODUCER PRODUCER PRODUCER
to solve reverse 1+2 1-2 2-1
flow in multilayer
wells
2 2 2
1 1 1
Can now handle: 1. Valid Case 2. Valid Case 3. Valid Case
Flow downward INJECTOR INJECTOR INJECTOR

in a producer 1 1 1
Flow upward in
an injector
2 2 1+2
1-2 1+2 2
4. Valid Case 5. Valid Case 6. Valid Case
Schlumberger-DBR wax deposition modeling

Wax Module jointly developed DBR Solid standalone Application
by Schlumberger-DBR
Wax properties file can be
obtained through detailed fluid
characterization at
Schlumberger-DBR facility or
generated using DBR Solid
standalone application
New sensitivities for 2009
2 Phase Oil/Water modeling
WaxProperty.dbrwax
available as a service
Single phase module now available to all PIPESIM users
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Wax Modeling Workflow
Set Wax
Select Wax Properties
Model
Run Model & View Results

Set
Limits
Add Sensitivities
Wax results can be viewed from all operations
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Enhanced Inside Film Coefficient

New 2 Phase flow IFC Model
Developed by TUFFP
Considers effect of Flow
Regime on IFC (important for
heat transfer and wax
deposition)
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New Buried Pipe Heat Loss Method

New method to calculate HTC for
shallow or partially buried pipes,
developed in conjunction with Reading
University
Utilizes3 dimensional interpolation of
Finite Element Analysis
Three methods supported:
Z = -ve
PIPESIM Original
Mackay Ground Z=0
Z
Z = +ve
Ovuworie R
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New Rod Pump Simulation

New Rod Pump model for single
branch and network modeling
Accessed via equipment menu
in tubing
Gas separation and remixture at
surface
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Enhanced Enthalpy/Temperature Calculation

Enhancements
made in the way
PIPESIM handles
Potential/Kinetic  1 2  
Energy as well as ∆  H + u M + gz dm = ∑ δQ − δWs
Ambient film HTC  2  
Previous method Q = U A (TFluid – TAmbient)

can be selected via
engine keywords
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New Flow Correlation/U-regression Interface

Used for Pressure/Temperature n
∑(Pe − Pc ( ff , hu))
2
i i
matching between PIPESIM and PRMS ( ff , hu) = i =1
measured data n
Works with an optimizer algorithm that

∑ (Te − Tc i (U ))
n
2
T RMS (U ) =
i
minimizes the ‘RMS’ error between i =1
measured value (ei) and PIPESIM n

computed value (ci)
Correction factor for regression
parameters (Friction & L.Holdup
factors – P Match; U-factor – T
Match) are calculated, displayed and
sorted by degree of correction
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Flow Correlation/U-regression Workflow
Set Regression
Parameter and
Load Measured Data Limits
Update Model Run

Operation &
View results
New Ramey Heat Transfer Interface

Ramey Model predicts heat Parameter Description Unit
transfer between wellbore and U Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient Btu/hr/ft2/F

Pipe segment outer radius (typically
surrounding rock as a function of ro pipe + coatings) ft
time ri Pipe segment inner radius ft
Small Time (Transient state) RP Pipe thermal resistance – Calculated Hr-ft-F/Btu
Large Time (Steady State) RR Rock thermal resistance – Calculated Hr-ft-F/Btu
KP Thermal conductivity of the pipe Btu/hr/ft/F

PIPESIM 2009.1 has implemented KR Thermal conductivity of the rock Btu/hr/ft/F
Large Time option as under: f(t)

Time dependent function (intermediate
variable)
1 1 ln(ro ri ) f (t ) α Diffusivity ft2/hr

U= ⋅ RP = RR =
2 ⋅ π ⋅ ro RP + RR 2 ⋅π ⋅ K P 2π ⋅ K R
c Rock heat capacity Btu/lb/F
1 γ r γ t Time Hr
f (t ) ≈ 2 E1 (η o ) ≈ − lnη o − = − ln 0 −
1
2 2 2 αt 2 Euler gamma constant (Typical value
γ = 0.577) -
α=
KR
γ ≈ 0.577 ρ Ground density lb/ft3
c
Ramey’s Heat Transfer Workflow
Setup Tubing
and Rock Heat
Transfer
Properties
Run Model & View Results

Additional Enhancements in 2009.1

Modeling of valves and fittings via keywords
64-bit PIPESIM Engine executables for Windows
HPC
Enhanced network performance
Enhanced PS Plot
PIPESIM Multiflash update
PIPESIM OLGA-S update
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PIPESIM – Next Steps

Production Design
and Simulation Flow Assurance
and Optimization Enhanced Engineering
for Operations
Overview 2008/9 2009+

Steady State Multiphase Well Regress Flow & Heat Flow Assurance workflows
and Network Simulator Multilayer Inj. Wells with Valves Smart Well workflows
Well Hydraulic Design (Inflow, Enhanced Liquid Loading Performance Improvements
Completion, Artificial Lift) Flow Assurance (Wax Dep’n) Newton Engine …
Core Engine for OFS Answer Heat Transfer Improvements Petrel Integration for VFP Tables
Products (AL, TST, CPL) Engine Performance Network Sensitivity - Generalized
Gas Lift Optimization Gas Lift Optimization II Optimization
Open API – Integrated in Rod Pump Modeling in Network Visualization and results
Avocet IAM, DECIDE! OFM Customer driven requirements* enhancements, tighter coupling with
Avocet IAM, ECLIPSE
PIPESIM – Summary Benefits

Model multiphase flow from the reservoir
through production facilities to the delivery point
Model complex production networks and
capture the interactions between wells, pipelines
and process equipment
Perform a comprehensive sensitivity analysis
at any point in the hydraulic system using
multiple parameters
Simulate the field production system to
improve production, make better decisions and
maximize your asset value
Achieve an integrated sandface to process
facility analysis using an integration link with the
HYSYS process simulator
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PIPESIM in Perspective

What’s New in 2009

An asterisk is used throughout this presentation to denote a mark of Schlumberger.

PIPESIM* Overview and Development Strategy

What is PIPESIM used for?

PIPESIM’s Development Strategy

PIPESIM 2007 – The TOTAL Production System

Integrated oil Flow

Valves Completion OLGA S 2000

What’s new in 2009.1

Solving complex flow paths in Multilayer wells

Flow downward INJECTOR INJECTOR INJECTOR

Schlumberger-DBR wax deposition modeling

Single phase module now available to all PIPESIM users

Run Model & View Results

Enhanced Inside Film Coefficient

New Buried Pipe Heat Loss Method

New Rod Pump Simulation

Enhanced Enthalpy/Temperature Calculation

Previous method Q = U A (TFluid – TAmbient)

New Flow Correlation/U-regression Interface

Works with an optimizer algorithm that

measured value (ei) and PIPESIM n

Update Model Run

New Ramey Heat Transfer Interface

transfer between wellbore and U Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient Btu/hr/ft2/F

time ri Pipe segment inner radius ft

Small Time (Transient state) RP Pipe thermal resistance – Calculated Hr-ft-F/Btu

Large Time (Steady State) RR Rock thermal resistance – Calculated Hr-ft-F/Btu

KP Thermal conductivity of the pipe Btu/hr/ft/F

Large Time option as under: f(t)

1 1 ln(ro ri ) f (t ) α Diffusivity ft2/hr

Run Model & View Results

Additional Enhancements in 2009.1

PIPESIM – Next Steps

Overview 2008/9 2009+

PIPESIM – Summary Benefits

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