Compositional Gas Well Script 1

Introduction
?? To demonstrate the Compositional modelling capabilities of PIPESIM.

?? Model used
o Gas well with compositional fluid model.

?? Workflow:
o Explain the GUI setup completion, NA point, tubing, choke, flowline, report card.
o Show the compositional fluid description and phase envelope .
o Run the Nodal Analysis operation.
o Run a Pressure Profile and show on phase envelope plot.
o Show a flow regime map.

?? This workflow demo does not attempt to build a case from scratch. To build a case study from scratch the training course material should
be followed.

Assumptions
?? PIPESIM 2000 v1.35 has been installed into the default directory on C:
?? The case study file Compositional Well Model Script.bps is available.

Step Objective Action Result Comments

Model Setup
1. Run PIPESIM 2000 Start->Programs->Baker Jardine- PIPESIM 2000 opens
>PIPESIM 2000
2. Open Demo file Select File->Open Open Dialog appears
3. Open file Select file Compositional Gas Well Model opens as Fig. 1 Note the Nodal Analysis icon is
Script 1.bps positioned at bottom hole.
4. Show model Double click on each object in the Input data dialogs appear. Note that the report card has
components model : completion, tubing, choke, Flow Map and Phase Envelope
flowline, report card. selected.
5. Show Double click on reservoir object. IPR match screen opens (for Note the well test data (Q vs Pwf).
Calculate/Graph Click on the Calculate/Graph Backpressure IPR). Fig. 2 A fit is performed through the data
option on IPR model button. to obtain the C and n parameters.
6. Close dialogs Press OK (twice) Dialog closes and data saved Data is saved by OK

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7. Show fluid model Select Setup->Compositional Compositional input dialog
(Compositional) displayed Fig. 3
8. Show petroleum Select Petroleum Fractions tab. Petroleum Fraction input dialog Note : minimum data is required for
fractions displayed Fig. 4 petroleum fraction characterisation.
9. Generate Phase Select Component Selection tab. Phase Envelope is plotted. Note the Aqueous dew point line
Envelope Press the Phase Envelop button. Fig. 5 and the Hydrate prediction line.
10. Close dialogs Press X in top right hand corner to Dialogs closes and data saved Data is saved by ok
close plot.
Press OK to close compositional
dialog.
Nodal Analysis Operati on
11. Run Nodal Analysis Select Operations->Nodal Analysis Nodal Analysis dialog opens. The NA position in this case is
operation bottom hole denoted by the NA
point in the model.
12. Show sensitivity Show Inflow & Outflow sensitivity Note the outlet pressure. Inflow
values. setup. sensitivity set to reservoir pressure.
Outflow pressure set to choke size.
13. Run model to Press Run Model button. Psengine appears in the toolbar Note the intersection points of
produce NA plot and PSPLOT appears and get inflow & outflow curves.
populated with data. Completed
dialog appears when finished
Fig. 6
14. Close PSPLOT Press X in top right had corner PSPLOT closes
15. Close dialog Press ok Dialog closes and data saved Data is saved by ok
Pressure / Temperature Profile
16. Create Pressure / Select Operations-> Pressure / Pressure / Temperature dialog Note outlet pressure is set.
Temperature Profile. Temperature operation. opens.
17. Run model to Press Run Model button. Psengine appears in the toolbar Default axes are pressure vs.
produce profile. and PSPLOT appears and get elevation.
populated with data. Completed
dialog appears when finished
Fig.7.
18. Show Pressure Change series to : The pressure / temperature Note the P/T traverse enters the 2
Profile on Phase X axis = Temperature profile is shown superimposed phase region, water is condensed
Diagram plot. Left Y axis = Pressure on the phase diagram. but does not approach the hydrate
Fig. 8 prediction region.

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 Click OK
19. Close PSPLOT Press X in top right had corner PSPLOT closes
20. Close dialog Press ok Dialog closes and data saved Data is saved by ok
Flow Regime Map
21. Open Output File Select Reports-> Output File Output file opens in BJEDIT BJEDIT is a txt editor.
22. Show Flow Regime Scroll down to the end of the output Flow Regime Map shown. Noet the Flow Regime Map was
Map (created from file. Fig. 9 requested from the report tool.
previous operation). The flow regime at model outlet is
Intermittent flow.

23. Close BJEDIT Press X in top right had corner BJEDIT closes
24. Close PIPESIM Select File->Close Save changes dialog appears
25. Select No to save changes Model is not saved so that next time
the above changes can be made.

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Figures:

Figure 1: Model file opened

Figure 2: IPR Match Figure 3: Composition Input

Figure 6: Nodal Analysis

Figure 4: Petroleum Fractions Figure 5: Phase Envelope

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 Figure 7: Pressure Profile Figure 8: P/T Profile & Phase Envelope Figure 9: Flow Regime

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