Calculate Bottom Hole Pressure with the Cullend

Parameters
Specific Gravity
Diameter
Relative Roughness

0.55
3
0.0002

in

Length
Angle
Tube Head Pressure

5000
2
2000
Tube Head Temperatu95
Bottomhole Temperat 150
1
Flowrate

ft
deg
psia
o
F
o
F
MMscf/d

Result
2223

Bottom Hole Pressure (psia)

Intermediate Calculations
Friction

f = 0.013725
Depth (ft)

T (oR)

p (psia)

p/ZT

0
1250
2500
3750
5000

555
568.75
582.5
596.25
610

2000
2113
2228
2344
2223

0.8298
0.8417
0.8537
0.8657
0.8807

4.34255
4.41376
4.48003
4.54147
4.13828

229.9604
226.2648
222.9302
219.9256
241.2626

Objective Function

T (oR)

p(psia)

ppr

Tpr

Objective Function
-0.0007560752
1.466450783028E-007
1.430072629205E-006
9.884352891731E-008

555
568.75
582.5
596.25
610

2000
2113.019
2227.808
2344.24
2223.307

2.967772
3.135479
3.305813
3.478584
3.299134

1.61822
1.65831
1.69841
1.7385
1.77859

0.47792
0.496367
0.513933
0.530685
0.546683

essure with the Cullender and Smith Method

ppc
Tpc

B
1.1768213702
1.1974818857
1.2144019307
1.2272975023
1.075220767

673.9063
342.9688

0.065108
0.061707
0.058387
0.055144
0.051976

0.989263
0.999142
1.010483
1.023333
1.037747

psia
o
R

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