GasUpChokePressure.

xls
Description: This spreadsheet calculates upstream pressure at choke for dry g
Instructions: 1) Update parameter values in blue; 2) Click Solution button; 3) V

Input Data:

Down stream pressure: 6000 psia

Choke size: 32 1/64 inch
Flowline ID: 2 in
Gas production rate: 5000 Mscf/d
Gas specific gravity: 0.75 1 for air
Gas specific heat ratio (k): 1.3
Upstream temperature: 110 F
Choke discharge coefficient: 0.99

Choke area: 0.19625 in2

Critical pressure ratio: 0.5457
Minimum upstream pressure required 10994.49 psia
Flow rate at the minimum sonic flow 60595.10 Mscf/d
Flow regime (1=sonic flow; -1=subso -1

Upstream pressure given by sonic fl 907.21 psia

Upstream pressure given by subsoni 10951.27 psia
Estimated upstream pressure: 10951.27 psia
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k Solution button; 3) View results.

1/64 inch

1 for air

√
Qsc =1,248CApup
k
(k−1)

1.60690452E+44
 p outlet k
2
( )( ) =
p up c k+1
k−1

k +1
k 2
q=879 CAp up
√( )( )
γ g T up k+1
k−1

2 k+1
Qsc =1,248CApup
k
√ −
(k−1)γ g T up pup p up
pdn k p dn k
[( ) ( ) ]
Residual error of objective function:

-55594.4596228789