PlungerLift.

xls
Description: This spreadsheet calculates plunger lift operating range.
Instruction: 1) Select a unit system; 2) Click "Slotion" button; and 3) View result in
the Solution section.
Input Data:

Select a unit system:

Line pressure:
Depth to plunger:
Tubing, ID:
Tubing, OD:
Casing, ID:
Liquid gradient:
Plunger weight:
Surface temperature:
Bottom hole temperature:
Plunger falling velocity in gas:
Plunger falling velocity in liquid:
Plunger rising velocity:

1
100 psia
7,000 ft
1.995
2.375
4.56
0.45
10
100

180
750
150
1,000

Gas specific gravity:

(Plh+ Plf ) value:

K value:

Tubing inner cross-sectional area (At) =

Annulus cross-sectional area (Aa) =

in.
in.
in.
psi/ft
lbs
F
o
F
ft/min
ft/min
ft/min

0.7 air = 1
165 psi/bbl sl
33,500 ft

4.5 kg

40 oC
70 oC
200 m/min
40 m/min
300 m/min
0.7 air = 1
7 MPa/m3
10000 m

20.16 cm2

11.90 in.2

76.74 cm3

Slippage factor (Fgs) =

1.14

You can change Vslug values here and

click solution botton again:

8 cm
14 cm
0.01 MPa/m

3.12 in.2

3.20 psi

The average temperature (Tavg) =

5 cm

Plunger-weight pressure (Pp) =

Tubing inner capacity (L) =

0.7 MPa
2000 m

258.80
600

0.021773 MPa
1.14

ft/bbl
R

496.233 m/m3
329

Vslug

PCmin

PCmax

PCavg

(bbl)

(psia)

(psia)

(psia)

0.05

153

193

173

1.0060

0.1516

0.10
0.25
0.50
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00

162
192
242
342
541
741
940

205
243
306
432
684
936
1,187

184
218
274
387
613
838
1,064

1.0046
0.9995
0.9908
0.9782
0.9485
0.9125
0.9102

0.1513
0.1505
0.1491
0.1463
0.1406
0.1350
0.1294

Vt
(Mcf)

You can change Vslug values here and

click solution botton again:

5.00

1,140

1,439

1,290

Vslug

PCmin

PCmax

PCavg

(m3)
0.01
0.02
0.04
0.08
0.16
0.32
0.48
0.64
0.80

(MPa)
1.04
1.11
1.31
1.65
2.33
3.68
5.04
6.40
7.75

(MPa)
1.31
1.40
1.65
2.08
2.94
4.65
6.36
8.08
9.79

(MPa)
1.17
1.25
1.48
1.86
2.63
4.17
5.70
7.24
8.77

0.8882

Z
1.0060
1.0046
0.9995
0.9908
0.9782
0.9485
0.9125
0.9102
0.8882

0.1238
Vt
(m3)
4.2960
4.2881
4.2642
4.2244
4.1449
3.9857
3.8266
3.6675
3.5084

Don't change data in red!

For z in well:
Tpc=169.0+314.0*SGFG
Ppc=708.75-57.5*SGFG
Tpr=(T+460.0)/Tpc
t=1/Tpr

A=0.06125*t*EXP(-1.2*(1.-t**2)
B=t*(14.76-9.76*t+4.58*t*t)
C=t*(90.7-242.2*t+42.4*t*t)
D=2.18+2.82*t

Vg

NCmax

qLmax

GLRmin

(Mscf)

(cyc/day)

(bbl/day)

(Mscf/bbl)

1.83

88

4.4

36.70

1.95
2.31
2.91
4.08
6.41
8.75
10.67

87
86
85
81
75
70
66

8.7
21.6
42.3
81.3
150.8
211.0
263.6

19.54
9.25
5.82
4.08
3.21
2.92
2.67

Ppr=p/Ppc
0.2581535024
0.2750362184
0.3256843666
0.4100979468
0.5789251073
0.9165794283
1.2542337493
1.5918880703

12.68

62

309.9

2.54

Vg

NCmax

qLmax

GLRmin

(sm3)
51.99
55.37
65.53
82.46
115.70
181.66
248.06
302.51
359.46

(cyc/day)
88
87
86
85
81
75
70
66
62

(m3/day)
0.7
1.4
3.4
6.7
12.9
24.0
33.5
41.9
49.3

(sm3/m3)
6,540
3,482
1,649
1,037
728
571
520
476
452

1.9295423913

Pc min = [ P p +14 . 7+

Pc max = Pc min
V g=

37 . 14 F gs P
Z ( T avg +

N C max=

1440

D
D
+
Vr

0
100.00 psia
7,000.00 ft
2.00
=

388.8

2.38

668.36 psia

4.56

1.5432

0.45

0.6480

10.00
132.00
212.00

0.0342

750.00

6.7124

150.00

-31.39

4.0074

in.
in.
in.
psi/ft
lbs
oF
oF
ft/min
ft/min
ft/min

1,000.00
0.70 air = 1

165.00 psi/bbl slug

33,500.00 ft

F=-A*Ppr+(Y+Y*Y+Y**3-Y**4)/(1.-Y)**3-B*Y*Y+C*Y**D
Y=

F=

0.0088

-0.0002549
-0.0002728
-0.0003176
-0.000386
-0.0005891

0.0094
0.0111
0.0142
0.0202
0.0331
0.0470
0.0598

-0.0009139
-0.0008988
-0.0023354

0.0743

-0.0028864

Pc min = [ P p +14 . 7+ P t + ( P lh + P lf )V slug ] 1+

Pc max = Pc min

V g=

+A
a
t
A
a

37 . 14 F gs Pc avg V t
Z ( T avg +460 )

N C max=

Pc avg = Pc min

D
K

1+

t
2A
a

Vt= A t ( D V slug L )

1440
DV slug L
V slug L
D
+
+
Vr
V fg
V fl