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PE Summer Course 2015

Production Engineering
Part II
2015

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Transient IPR Example

Use the provided data set to construct the IPR curves for
1, 6 and 24 months. S=0

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Transient IPR Example

6000

5000

psi

4000

1 Month

3000

6 Months
24 Months
2000

1000

0
0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

STB/day

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Inuence of the Skin Eect

Using the same data set, construct the IPR curves for
Skin Eects of 0, 5, 10 and 50. Use a drainage radius (r)
of 2980K.

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Inuence of the Skin Eect

6000

5000

4000

S = 0
S = 5

3000

S = 10
S = 50
2000

1000

0
0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

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Inuence of the average reservoir pressure

Considering a Skin eect of 0, construct the IPR curves for
5651, 5500, 5000, 4500, 4000 & 3500 psi (so varying Pis).
Use a drainage radius of 2980K.

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Inuence of the average reservoir pressure

6000

5000

4000
5651
5500
5000

3000

4500
4000
3500

2000

1000

0
0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

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VLP for single phase uid

The tubing installed is 2 3/8in (ID=2in) with a roughness of 0.0006. What
would be the expected producXon rate and corresponding boYomhole
pressure if the wellhead pressure is 0 psi? (assuming a steady state
reservoir).
Depth

8000K

(oil gravity)

0.88

API

28

55lb/K3

gc

32.17 K-lbm/lbf-s2

Step #1: Construct IPR

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VLP for single phase uid

Step #2: BH Pressure

Pressure [psi] = 0.433*s.g. (oil gravity = 0.88)*Depth

Step #3: Reynolds Number

D ID
Step #4: Fanning fricFon factor via Colebrook-White equaFon

Step #5: Velocity

in Z/s so make sure to convert the STB/day and the ID
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VLP for single phase uid

Step #6: FricFonal Pressure Drop
L depth

Step #7: Sum up pressure drops and repeat for ow rates 100-1200
Step #8: Finding the intersecFon point via Excels Solver tool
Using Solver:

1. Set ObjecFve to rst trendline equaFon
2. Set "to value of = 0"
3. Set N26 & N27 (x & y) as variables to change
4. Set second tendline equaFon = 0 as constraint
5. Solve & obtain soluFon

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