Development and verification of a numerical simulator to calculate the bottom hole flowing pressures in multiphase systems /

A vast amount of research has been conducted on the subject

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rasool, Syed Ahmed, 1966-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:A vast amount of research has been conducted on the subject
by using the equation of state instead of correlations for
Compositions, and water cuts. The values Of bottom hole
correlation, and with the measured values of bottom hole
developed for this research incorporates the Beggs and Brill
estimates of bottom hole flowing pressures could be obtained
flowing pressures obtained by coupling the Beggs and Brill
flowing pressures. It was found that the equation of state
fluid Properties; hence, the use of an equation of state for
fluid properties. Data from 56 wells were tested. The
for the calculation of fluid Properties. Most of the
for this research, which uses more data than the conventional
gas/oil ratios, total depths, tubing sizes, fluid
geographical locations for these wells were mostly from the
helped the model to predict better estimates for flowing
Louisiana. There was a wide range Of variation in the
Middle East, but there were some wells located in offshore
model for pressure drop prediction with an equation of state
model with the equation of state were compared with the
models, was found to be far superior to the conventional
models.
objective of this study was to show that more accurate
of pressure drop in muldphase flow systems. The simulator
Pressures, by analyzing more data. Thus, the model developed
results from Beggs and Brill coupled with fluid property
simulators in use today use correlations to calculate the
such Purposes is a novel and more fundamental approach. The
variables for each well, some of these were: flow rates,
Item Description:"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 178 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.