University of Tripoli

Faculty of Engineering
Petroleum Engineering

EngineeringI-PE433 Production

Name: Roba Said Alrtemi

Student number: 022150834
Due Date: 27/12/2018
H.W :- #4
 Example

Suppose that 1000bbl/d of 40 API , 1.2 cp is brine produced through 2 7/8

in., 8.6-lbm/ft tubing in a well that is 15 degrees from vertical. If the
tubing well relative roughness is 0.001 Calculate the pressure drop over
1000ft of tubing

Solution

: Oil-specific gravity
5.141
γ=0 528.0
=
5.131 +04

:Oil density
ρ4.26
= × γ°

=( 528.0
4.26 ×) ( 75.15
=) bl m /tf 3

: Elevation increase Δz

Δz = cos(α )L
0001( 669
=) tf cos(15) =

: Tubing Inner Diameter

952.2
881.0
= tf = D
21

u : Fluid velocity

4q
u=
πD 2

516.5
(4 )( 0001
)( )
=π (
881.0 2
00468
)( )
=243. f t /s

Reynolds number N ℜ
N 84.1 ρq
ℜ= ¿ ¿
dμ

84.1
( 0001
)( 75.15
)( )
¿ = ¿ 28115
0012
tnelubruT
¿ , wolf
952.2
( 2.1
)( )

ehC n 's
noitalerroc sevig :
 8901.1 1898.0
1
=− g4ol
√F f 5607.3
ε2540.5
−
{ gol
N ℜ 7528.2
ε 941.7
+(
N [ ℜ
)
]}
1 100.0 8901.1 941.7 1898.0

√F f
= gol
− 4 {
100.0 2540.5
−
5607.3 51182
gol
7528.2[ +(
51182
) ]}
=12.3255
f
385600.0
F=

: Pressure drop
g ρ
∆ P= ρ( )(∆ z +) ∆ u 2+ 2 ¿¿ ¿
gc 2g c

71.23 75.15
∆ P= 75.15( 669
)( +) (0 )2+ 2 ¿ ¿ ¿
71.23 71.23
2( )

bl
= 50435 f /tf × 0.006944
2

=psi 350