Fundamentals of Nodal

Analysis
INSTRUCTOR: JAYSON D. SANTOS
NODAL ANALYSIS
➢We wish to predict achievable fluid production rates from
reservoirs with specified production string characteristics.
This can be achieved by a technique called Nodal analysis.
➢To simulate the fluid flow in the system, it is necessary to
“break” the system into discrete nodes that separate system
elements (equipment sections)
➢Nodal analysis is a system analysis for determination of
fluid production rate and pressure at specified nodes
 General Applications of Nodal Analysis
➢Selecting tubing size
➢Surface choke sizing
➢Subsurface safety valve sizing
➢Selecting flowline size
➢Analyzing existing restriction in the system
➢Artificial lift design
➢Well stimulation evaluation
➢Analyzing effect of perforating
➢Gravel pack design
➢Determine effect of compression on gas well performance
➢Allocating injection gas among gas lift wells
Performance Curves
Combine Inflow and Outflow
PRESSURE TRAVERSE
PRESSURE TRAVERSE CURVES
PRESSURE TRAVERSE
SAMPLE CORRELATION USAGE
Surface choke sizing: Hagedorn and Brown correlation
Subsurface safety valve sizing: Aziz et al correlation
Selecting flowline size: Duns and Ros correlation
Allocating injection gas among gas lift wells: Griffith correlation
Determination of the Operating Point
Use of Nodal Analysis in Tubing Sizing
Use of Nodal Analysis in Tubing Sizing
Outflow Performance for Different Tubing