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By: Eng. Labib Omar Hogari
Master’s Degree of Science of Petroleum Engineering
PIPESIM Fundamentals

PIPESIM Training Course

 1.1 Introduction
 1.2

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PIPESIM 2011 Overview
 1.3 Single Branch Model Overview
 1.4 Fluid Physical Property Prediction
 1.5 Well Inflow Performance Modelling
 1.6 Single & Multiphase Flow Modelling
 1.7 Artificial Lift Modelling
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Objectives
Two main objectives.
• To present a summary of the main principles of flow

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modelling in multiphase hydrocarbon systems.

• To enable participants to become proficient in the use

of PIPESIM software by coached building of case study
examples.
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PIPESIM Module

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PIPESIM 2011 Well Performance, Pipeline and
Facilities, and Network Analysis
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Module – 1: Introductory Pipeline Tutorials
The purpose of this tutorial is to familiarize you with the

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PIPESIM Single Branch interface by building and running simple
examples. You will perform a simple hand calculation to
determine the pressure drop in a water pipeline, and then
construct a simple pipeline model to validate pressure drop along
a horizontal pipeline for a given inlet pressure and flow-rate. You
will also run some sensitivity studies on the model.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will know how
to use PIPESIM by working through:

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• Single phase introductory tutorials
• Well performance case studies
• Artificial lift design case studies
• Single branch pipeline and facilities case studies
• Network modeling case studies.
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Summary:
In this introduction, we have:
• Defined the learning objectives.

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• Outlined what tools you will need for this training.
• Shown you what to expect within each module.
• Discussed course conventions that you will encounter within
this material.

At the end of this training, you will be reasonably proficient with

using PIPESIM to perform a wide variety of production
engineering tasks to evaluate and predict well performance.
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Workflow Diagram

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Figure 1:
PIPESIM workflow
1.1 PIPESIM Introduction
• Comprehensive and integrated suite of simulation tools for
oil & gas production system design and operation.
• Rigorous thermodynamic multiphase flow and heat transfer

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model.
• Models Oil & Gas production from reservoir through
service facilities to delivery.
• Black Oil and Compositional Fluid descriptions.
• Wide range of IPR & Multiphase flow models.
• Open system
 Links to simulation tools: in-house and 3rd party
 Links to Data Management tools: Finder, OFM, ProdMan, …
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PIPESIM is a steady-state, multiphase flow simulator used for
the design and analysis of oil and gas production systems. With
its rigorous simulation algorithms, PIPESIM helps you optimize
your production and injection operations. As shown in Figure 2

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on the following page, PIPESIM models multiphase flow from
the reservoir through to the surface facilities to enable
comprehensive production system analysis.

PIPESIM is most often used by reservoir, production or facilities

engineers as an engineering user type to model well
performance, conduct nodal (systems) analysis, design artificial
lift systems, model pipeline networks and facilities, and analyze
field development plans and optimize production.
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A Tour of the User Interface
The PIPESIM graphical user interface (GUI) allows you to easily
construct well and network models within a single environment. To
launch PIPESIM from the Start menu, select Program files >
Schlumberger > PIPESIM.

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As shown in Figure 3 on the preceding page, the PIPESIM interface
consists of one main window, a menu bar, a status bar, a standard
toolbar and three specific toolbars related to single branch and
network modeling views. The standard toolbar (Figure 3 PIPESIM
toolbars and menus3) contains common commands that are
displayed in both the single branch and network views.
The Single Branch toolbar (Figure 4 on the following page) is
displayed only in single branch view, while the Network toolbar
Figure 5) and the Net Viewer toolbar are displayed in the Network
view.
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PIPESIM Software
Main Window:

You may also

hide the toolbars

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from view using
the Menu bar.

Figure 3: PIPESIM toolbars and menus

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PIPESIM Software
Menu Bar:
Consists of some of the familiar Windows menus, including File,

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Edit, Help, and more. All the tools available in other toolbars, plus
all operations in PIPESIM.
Status Bar:
Shows the status of running operation. If there is no operation
running, it will show the path of model.
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PIPESIM Software
Standard Toolbar:
Available in both single branch and network model, and is
comprised of the icons and processes shown below.

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Figure 4: Standard toolbar functionality
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Single Branch Toolbar:
This is available only in single branch models or the network model
in single branch mode. It consists of all objects required to build
the physical model.

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These tools can also be accessed from the Menu bar.

Figure 5: The Single Branch Toolbar

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Network Toolbar:

This toolbar is available only

in the network model view. It

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consists of all objects
required to build the physical
network model.

These tools can also be

accessed from the Menu bar.

Figure 6: The Network Toolbar

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Single branch model - Single Phase Pipeline
The purpose of this model is to familiarize the user with the
PIPESIM Single Branch interface by building and running simple
examples. The user will construct a simple pipeline model then
calculate the pressure drop along a horizontal pipeline for a given

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inlet pressure and Flowrate. The user will then run some
sensitivity studies on the model.
Each example will follow the standard
workflow for single branch modeling:
1) Build the Physical Model
2) Create a Fluid Model
3) Choose Flow Correlations
4) Perform Operations
5) View and Analyze Results
Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline
In this exercise, you use PIPESIM to build the water pipeline
analyzed.
Getting Started
Launch PIPESIM from the Start menu by selecting Start > Program
Files > Schlumberger > PIPESIM.

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1. Choose “New Single Branch Model”
from the startup screen.
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Getting Started
2. From the Setup > Units menu,
select the SI units.

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 Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline
Getting Started
Step 1: Define the physical components of the model:
The PIPESIM single branch model toolbox is shown below:

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1) Select the source button and place it in the window by
clicking on the single branch window:
Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline

2) Select the Boundary Node button and place it in the Pipesim

window, as shown below.

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Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline

3) Select the Flowline button and link Source_1 to the End

Node S1 by clicking and dragging from Source_1 to the End
Node S1.

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Note that the red outlines on Source_1 and Flowline_1 indicate
that essential input data is missing.
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4) Double-click Source_1 and the source input data user form

displays.
a) Fill in the form, as shown in the figure.
b) Click OK to exit the user form.

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Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline

5) Double-click Flowline_1 ,
and the source input data
user form will appear is
displayed.

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6) Fill the form as shown,
ensuring that the rate of
undulations = 0 (no terrain
effects), and wall thickness =
12.7 mm.
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7) In the same Flowline_1 click on the Heat Transfer tab and fill
the form for an adiabatic process, i.e., no heat gained or lost
between the system and its environment.

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8) Click OK to exit the user
form, and accept the
overall heat transfer
coefficient (U value)
defaults.
Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline
Step 2: Define the fluid model (water):
Creating the Fluid Model (Water) and Selecting Flow Correlations

1) In the setup menu select Black Oil (Setup > Black Oil) the Black
Oil user form will appear. To open the Black Oil Fluid menu.

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Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline
Step 2: Define the fluid model (water):

2) Fill in the Black Oil user form, as shown below, and click OK
when you are finished.

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3) Go to the File menu and
save the Model as:
CaseStudy1_WaterPipe.
bps.
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Step 3: Select Flow Correlations:

1) From the Setup menu Select

Flow Correlations, and ensure
that the “Moody” single-phase

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flow correlation is selected.
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Step 4: Define the operation:
1) From the Operations menu, select the Pressure/Temperature
Profile.

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Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline

Step 4: Define the operation:

2) Fill in the Pressure/Temperature Profile… User form as

shown below:

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Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline
Step 4: Run the Model:
3) Click Run Model button . The pressure calculation
uses the Moody correlation (default single-phase correlation).
Step 5: Observe the PSPlot output:
The following pressure profile should be visible by clicking on

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at the bottom of the screen
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It can be seen that the outlet pressure is 58 bars.

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Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline

Click the Data tab to display a

tabular output of the
Pressure/Temperature profile.
Notice that the outlet pressure
is 58 bars.

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To copy this data into Excel:
1) Highlight the cells of
interest.
2) Press Ctrl + C.
3) Select a cell in Excel and
press Ctrl + V.
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Step 6: Observe the Summary File ( .sum):
In the Reports menu select the Summary File option:
You can observe the output: in Excel and press Ctrl + V.

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The following output can be observed:
The Liquid Hold-up value displayed 353.4 m3 is the liquid hold up for the entire pipe.
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Step 7: View the output file by selecting Reports > Output File.

By default, The Output File is divided by default in 5 sections:

1. Input Data Echo (Input data and Input units summary)

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2. Fluid Property Data (Input data of the fluid model)
3. Profile and Flow Correlations (Profile and selected
correlations summary)
4. Primary Output
5. Auxiliary Output

NOTE: If the units reported in the output file are not the desired
ones, you should change the units (Setup > Units), pick
the preferred unit system, and rerun the simulation.
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The Primary output is shown below.

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Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline
It is divided into 16 sections:
1. The node number: node at which all the measures on the row have been recorded.
(The nodes have by default been spaced with a 1 km interval)
2. The Horizontal Distance. (This is different from the Measured distance along the
Flowline)
3. The Elevation. (Elevation from the horizontal).
4. The Horizontal Angle

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5. The Vertical Angle
6. The Pressure
7. The Temperature
8. The mean mixture velocity
9. The elevational Pressure drop.
10. The Frictional Pressure drop.
11. The Actual Liquid Flow rate at the P,T conditions of the node.
12. The Actual Fre gas rate at the P,T conditions of the node.
13. The Actual Liquid density at the P,T conditions of the node.
14. The Actual Free gas density at the P,T conditions of the node.
15. The Slug Number.
16. The Flow Pattern.

It can be seen that as the Pressure decreases the Liquid density decreases
therefore the Flowrate has to increase to maintain the mass flow rate constant.
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The auxiliary output is shown below.

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Exercise 1: Modeling a Water Pipeline
It is also divided into 16 sections:
1. The node Number.
2. The Horizontal Distance.
3. The vertical Elevation.
4. The Pipe ID
5. The Superficial Liquid Velocity
6. The Superficial Gas velocity

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7. The liquid mass flow rate.
8. The gas Mass flow rate.
9. The liquid viscosity.
10. The Gas viscosity.
11. The Reynolds Number.
12. The No-slip liquid hold-up.
13. The Liquid hold-up.
14. The Enthalpy
15. The number of Pressure iteration
16. The number of Temperature iteration.
The values of the Reynolds number indicate that the flow regime is turbulent.
The viscosity decreases as the pressure decreases.
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Thank You!