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08 System Analysis
08 System Analysis
PETROVIETNAM UNIVERSITY
CHAPTER 8
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Reservoir Pressure Drop
8.3 Systems design and Forecast
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Stock Tank
Vertical or Inclined
Tubing
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Intake
Flow Through
Porus Media
P, K, IPR
production system
changes of a component
1
4
1B
1 Separator
2 Surface Choke Functional
3 Wellhead
4 Safety Valve Func tional
5 5 Restriction Func tional
6 Pwf
7 Pwfs
8 Pr
1A Gas Sales
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1B Stock Tank
6 7 8
❖ Example:
Perform a Nodal analysis for the following well:
- IPR: Vogel with q(max)= 5000 stb/d and P(r)=
4500 psig.
- Separator pressure= 450 psig.
- The pressure drop at the flowline and the
production string is given in the following table.
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Psep
P5 Stock Tank
P DSV
P4
PUR
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Pwf Pwfs Pr
P2
P1
The flow rate coming into a node is equal to the flow rate
❖ EFFECT OF DEPLETION
❖ RELATlNG PERFORMANCE TO TIME
❖ ANALYZING MULTIWELL SYSTEMS
Outflow
pwh – Δptubing = pwf (8-7)
pmode = pwf
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Outflow:
psep + Δpflowline + Δptubing above = pnode (8-9)
pC = pA – ΔpAC or pC = pB – ΔpAC
(8-10) (8-11)
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pC = pD – ΔpCD (8-12)
Figure 8.49 Effect of gas injection rate on liquid rate (from Dale, 2002)
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8.3 Systems design and Forecast
Figure 8.51 Effect off perforating density on inflow (from Dale, 2002)
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Summary