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

Start->Programs->Baker Jardine>PIPESIM 2000

Select File->Open
Select file Compositional Gas Well
Script 1.bps
Double click on each object in the
model : completion, tubing, choke,
flowline, report card.
Double click on reservoir object.
Click on the Calculate/Graph
button.
Press OK (twice)

PIPESIM 2000 opens

Comments

Model Setup
1.

Run PIPESIM 2000

2.
3.

Open Demo file

Open file

4.

Show model
components

5.

Show
Calculate/Graph
option on IPR model
Close dialogs

6.

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Open Dialog appears

Model opens as Fig. 1
Input data dialogs appear.

IPR match screen opens (for

Backpressure IPR). Fig. 2
Dialog closes and data saved

Note the Nodal Analysis icon is

positioned at bottom hole.
Note that the report card has
Flow Map and Phase Envelope
selected.
Note the well test data (Q vs Pwf).
A fit is performed through the data
to obtain the C and n parameters.
Data is saved by OK

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8.
9.
10.

Show fluid model

(Compositional)
Show petroleum
fractions
Generate Phase
Envelope
Close dialogs

Select Setup->Compositional
Select Petroleum Fractions tab.
Select Component Selection tab.
Press the Phase Envelop button.
Press X in top right hand corner to
close plot.
Press OK to close compositional
dialog.

Compositional input dialog

displayed Fig. 3
Petroleum Fraction input dialog
displayed Fig. 4
Phase Envelope is plotted.
Fig. 5
Dialogs closes and data saved

Note : minimum data is required for

petroleum fraction characterisation.
Note the Aqueous dew point line
and the Hydrate prediction line.
Data is saved by ok

Nodal Analysis Operati on

11.

Run Nodal Analysis

operation

Select Operations->Nodal Analysis

12.

Show sensitivity
values.

Show Inflow & Outflow sensitivity

setup.

13.

Run model to
produce NA plot

Press Run Model button.

14.
15.

Close PSPLOT
Close dialog

Press X in top right had corner

Press ok

Nodal Analysis dialog opens.

Psengine appears in the toolbar

and PSPLOT appears and get
populated with data. Completed
dialog appears when finished
Fig. 6
PSPLOT closes
Dialog closes and data saved

The NA position in this case is

bottom hole denoted by the NA
point in the model.
Note the outlet pressure. Inflow
sensitivity set to reservoir pressure.
Outflow pressure set to choke size.
Note the intersection points of
inflow & outflow curves.

Data is saved by ok

Pressure / Temperature Profile

16.
17.

18.

Create Pressure /
Temperature Profile.
Run model to
produce profile.

Select Operations-> Pressure /

Temperature operation.
Press Run Model button.

Show Pressure
Profile on Phase
Diagram plot.

Change series to :
X axis = Temperature
Left Y axis = Pressure

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Pressure / Temperature dialog

opens.
Psengine appears in the toolbar
and PSPLOT appears and get
populated with data. Completed
dialog appears when finished
Fig.7.
The pressure / temperature
profile is shown superimposed
on the phase diagram.
Fig. 8

Note outlet pressure is set.

Default axes are pressure vs.
elevation.

Note the P/T traverse enters the 2

phase region, water is condensed
but does not approach the hydrate
prediction region.

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20.

Close PSPLOT
Close dialog

Click OK
Press X in top right had corner
Press ok

PSPLOT closes
Dialog closes and data saved

Data is saved by ok

Flow Regime Map

21.
22.

Open Output File

Show Flow Regime
Map (created from
previous operation).

Select Reports-> Output File

Scroll down to the end of the output
file.

Output file opens in BJEDIT

Flow Regime Map shown.
Fig. 9

23.
24.
25.

Close BJEDIT
Close PIPESIM

Press X in top right had corner

Select File->Close
Select No to save changes

BJEDIT closes
Save changes dialog appears

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BJEDIT is a txt editor.

Noet the Flow Regime Map was
requested from the report tool.
The flow regime at model outlet is
Intermittent flow.

Model is not saved so that next time

the above changes can be made.

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

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Figure 9: Flow Regime