Faculty Of Engineering

Petroleum Engineering Department

Production Engineering II
Fourth Stage

Chapter 4:-
Flow Line performance

BSc Petroleum Engineering – Koya University July 2010

MSc Petroleum Engineering- Teesside Uni. United Kingdom October 2013 By:
Petroleum Production Engineering
Sarhad Ahmed 1
Member of Society of Petroleum Engineer (SPE), Onepetro access
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Flow Line performance correlation

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Flow Line correlation:

• Many correlations for pipeline flow prediction have been developed over
the past 30 or 40 years.
• A review of many of the correlations and the manner in which they were
developed is not required from petroleum engineer rather than simple
correlations used in determining only pressure parameter.
• Since the purpose of this course is to present the best methods to
analyse a production system, only the methods which are widely used at
the present time will be discussed.

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Flow Line correlation:

The following correlation methods are presented:
1. Eton et.al method HW

2. Dukler, el al., method

1.
3. Beggs and Brill Method + Gilbert (Working Charts)
4. Flanigan Method for Hilly Terrain
5. Hybrid Model
6. G. MONA, Asheim Melhod

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Flow Line correlation:

Beggs and Brill Method + Gilbert (Working Charts)
• They developed an elegant graphical method for finding the horizontal-
flow pressure losses for Multi-phase flow.
• These approach to the horizontal two-phase flow problem was empirical;
based on measured values of pipe-flow pressure losses. By supposing
that the following measurements have been taken in a large number of
flowing wells:
Flow line length (pipe) Lf, ft.
Flow line size (pipe diameter) df, inch.
Tubing size (tubing diameter) d, inch.
THP pth, psig.
Working pressure of separator psep, psig.
Gross liquid rate, bbl/day.
GLR, Scf/bbl.
Tubing depth D, ft.
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Flow Line correlation:

Beggs and Brill Method + Gilbert (Working Charts)

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Flow Line correlation:

Beggs and Brill Method + Gilbert (Working Charts)
Example 5.1:
A well is producing at a rate of 1500 STB/day with a GLR of 600
SCF/STB. No water is being produced and the well is located al a
distance of 6000 ft from the separator. If the separator pressure is fixed
at 120 psig, find the required wellhead pressure for flowline sizes of 2
in. and 3 in.

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Flow Line correlation:

Beggs and Brill Method
790 psi + Gilbert (Working Charts)

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280 psi

Flow Line correlation:

Beggs and Brill Method + Gilbert (Working Charts)

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Flow Line correlation:

Beggs and Brill Method + Gilbert (Working Charts)
Example 5.2-Tutorials:
A well that is to produce at rate of 1500 STB/day with a wellhead
pressure of 400 psig is located 5000ft from the separator. The separator
pressure is fixed at 200 psig. The well is producing no water and the
GLR is 1000 scf/STB. Find the necessary flowline size required for this
well if the terrain between the well and the separator is relatively flat.

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