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Transient Well Flow Simulations

OLGA the Dynamic Multiphase Simulator
Dynamic Well Simulation, application areas and benefits using
OLGA for Wells
John Sundt
Senior Vice President, SPT Group
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Engineering
Operation
Engineering
Operation
Flow
Assurance
Integration
Training
OTS
Online
Monitoring &
Optimization
Integrated
Solutions
Steady State
Workflow
Well
Control
Wells
OLGA application areas and
Versatility
OLGA
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Well
Control
20 years of Well control simulation with OLGA
Well control specific interface for OLGA, (OLGA ABC)
Well Control
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Essential part of emergency response planning
Blowout rate estimation
Relief well design
Bull heading
Dynamic kill parameters
Kill Rate
Pump Pressures and capacity
Well
Control
Well Control
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Wells
OLGA for Wells
Well interface to OLGA
Workflow and functionality for Dynamic simulation of well scenarios
Near Wellbore simulator ROCX
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Subsea and offshore Wells
High cost
Costly to work-over
High reliability required
Subsea wells have lower recovery rates




Design, start-up & production optimization

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Phenomena requiring dynamic modeling
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A well can be a single flow path


Vertical Slanted
Undulating
Horizontal

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but can also be a complicated network


Multi-string
Multi-zone
Multi-lateral
Smart
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Accurate performance modeling of the flow control
equipment/devices
Flow Control
Choke
Check valve
ESP and PDP
Gravitational separator
ESD
SCSSV
Gas-lift valves
ICV and ICD
DIACS
Sliding sleeves
Slotted liner
Sand screen
Controllers
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Inflow performance relationship
Linear and non-linear mass-based IPR
Constant Productivity Index
Vogel equation
Saturated oil reservoir
Normalized Backpressure
Saturated reservoir (oil/gas)
Saturated oil wells
Backpressure equation
Gas wells
Forcheimer model
Low pressure gas wells
Single Forcheimer model
High pressure gas wells
User tabulated IPRs
Quasi-dynamic inflow performance
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ROCX, Near Wellbore simulator

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Water Saturation
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Some examples

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Unloading Gas Lifted Well
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Well Clean-up / Start-up


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Clean-up to Host


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Well head
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Completion Stinger Design
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Production optimization/ Procedures


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Annulus: ID=0.216 m

Riser: ID:8,
depth: 120 m
Pipe: ID=8, length 4.6km
Depth: 2840 m
Tubing: ID=0.1143 m
Gas Lift
Rate
Gas Lift
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Modeling wells in OLGA has become easy.
example; Dry-tree well geometry
in minutes!
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Gas lift valves and ESPs in OLGA
in seconds!
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In seconds!
Gas lift valves and ESPs in OLGA
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Drilling Hydraulics
Cleanup
Well Testing
Artificial Lift
Gas Well Deliquification
Horizontal & Multilaterals
Well-Pipeline Interaction
Well-Reservoir Interaction
Injection
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Storage
SAGD
Completion Design
Hydrate
Heavy Oil
Wax
Annulus Pressure Management
Erosion
Corrosion
Equipment Integrity
Temperature
Well Control
Leakage
DTS
Online/Offline Soft Sensing
Water Monitoring
PLT
Well Flow Dynamics
Well Integrity
Well Flow Assurance
Well Surveillance
Application areas
of transient well flow simulations
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Publications: more than 70 papers published
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General
Control and Optimisation
Validation
Near-Wellbore
Liquid Loading
Flow Assurance
Transient Operation
Sluging
Artificial Lift
Well Testing
Cleanup
Smart Wells
Well Control
Drilling
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Summary of Values
Dynamic simulation has proven value throughout the wells life cycle
Planning & Design
Start-up
Production optimization / trouble shooting
For Operators
Reduced risk, increased production and reduced down time
For Service Companies
New service offers and value added solutions
For Engineering companies
Extending Flow assurance to include the well and near wellbore
Offering further value to your client base using familiar tools


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Thank you for your attention and


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be dynamic