Final Assessment – Semester II (2019 – 2020)

Department of Petroleum Engineering

Faculty of Engineering
Soran University

Student Name Sayaf Salman Hamad

ID Number 50316026

Program BSc Petroleum Engineering

Date Jun - Jul 2020

Course Code & Name 425 & Production Engineering II

Date 23/6/2020

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Q3: It is hoped to flow a well at an oil production rate of 400 STB/Day. The reservoir has a
productivity index of 0.5 STB/day/psi and current static (average) reservoir pressure is 2800
psi. The will is equipped with a 4000 ft of 2 7/8 in (ID=2.441 in) tubing and require wellhead
pressure is 160 psi. The producing gas liquid ratio is 100 SCF/STB.
Other relevant information
Buble point pressuer = 3000 psi
Gas gravity = 0.65
Oil API gravity = 35
Average flowing temperature = 150 F
A- Will the well flow at the desired rate (400 STB/Day)? Explain your answer in detailed
01(Marks)
B- If you would like to increase the oil production rate up to 500 STB/Day. As a production
engineer what you are going to do? Your reason for that?

Answer:
A:

Given data and draw the IPR for the well using PI of 0.5 bbl /day/psi, and the initial pressure
of 2800 psi.

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The following well performance relationship must now be developed by calculating Pwf for
various assumed flow rates using THP of 160. Using these charts:

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equiv. depth of a
assuemed flow rate Q THP 160 [psi] at equiv. depth of well
Pwf [psi]
[bbl/day] assumed flow rate [ft]
[ft]
500 1400 5400 1280
800 1250 5250 1400
1000 1100 5100 1320
1200 1050 5050 1360

From the above table, plot Q versus Pwf and the intersection of the curves yields a flow rate
of 720 bbl/day

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B:
For getting a flow rate higher that the desired flow rate, I suggest that THP lowered to 80 psi
instead of changing tube size. Because the tube is equipped previously, it will be a high cost
operation.
Then do same steps for calculations.

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equiv. depth of a THP

assuemed flow rate Q equiv. depth of well
80 [psi] at assumed Pwf [psi]
[bbl/day] [ft]
flow rate [ft]
500 700 1120
800 600 1140
1000 750 1220
1200 500 1200

Flow rate= 840 bbl/day

Q2: The following data are pertinent to current reservoir condition

Buble point pressuer = 4600 psig
Average reservoir pressuer = 4500 psig
Wellbore radius = 0.5 ft
Drainage radius = 3000 ft
Water cut (fw) = 0
Stabilized test data
Pwf (psig) Q (STB/Day)
011 0111
A- Determine the oil production rate under current reservoir condition when following
bottom hole pressure is 2000 psig (10 Marks)

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B- After performing a hydraulic fracturing job, well started producing 25% water (fw =
0.25). A production test was conducted after the frac job and the following data were
obtained (15 Marks)
Pwf (psig) Q (STB/Day)
3111 2663
Determine the anticipated oil production rate (STB/Day) after the frac job at the flowing
bottom hole pressure of 2000 psig. Is this a successful frac job? Explain!

Answer:
A:
We assume that at this step FE= 0.5.
By using this equation of Standing’s method we will find Qo/Qomax= 0.097.

Then Qmax= 1628.66 bbl/day

then find Qo in assumed Pwf including 2000 psi, which is equal to 2259.127 bbl/day.

Pwf Qo
4500 0
4100 127.7191151
3700 250.2908602
3100 424.4971595
2500 587.1218765
2000 713.7954321
1000 943.0142469
500 1045.559506
0 1140.062

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B:
Do the same steps of A but with new test data.
Qo/Qomax= 0.1606
Qmax= 12453.3 bbl/day

Pwf Ql2 Qo=Ql-500

4500 0 0
4100 976.5847111 476.5847111
3700 1913.810844 1413.810844
3100 3245.852711 2745.852711
2500 4489.337778 3989.337778
2000 5457.927778 4957.927778
1000 7210.614444 6710.614444
500 7994.711111 7494.711111
0 8717.31 8217.31

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Because the curve shifted after the stimulation job, so the hydrolic frac was seccsessfull.

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