Pressure (psia)

Depth (ft)

50
0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

Pressure (MPa)

Depth (m)

0.50
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

HagedornBrownCorrelation.xls
Description: This spreadsheet calculates flowing pressures in tuning string based on tubing head pressure
using Hagedorn-Brown Correlation.
Instruction: 1) Select a unit system; 2) Update parameter values in the Input Data section; 3) Click "Slotion"
button; and 4) View result in the Solution section and charts.

Input Data

1
Depth (D):
Tubing inner diameter (dti):

Pwf

2,000 ft

3000.00 m

2.441 in.

0.0500 m

Oil gravity (API):

41 API

Oil viscosity (cp):

0.8 cp

GLR:
Gas specific gravity (g):

300 scf/bbl

0.80 S.G.
0.0020 Pa-s
90 sm3/m3

0.65 air =1

0.709 air =1

Flowing tubing head pressure (phf):

100 psia

5.00 MPa

Flowing tubing head temperature (thf):

82.4 oF

80.00

Flowing temperature at tubing shoe (twf):

167 oF

90.00

Liquid production rate (qL):

200 stb/day
50 dynes/cm
1.02 H2O=1

Depth
(ft)
0
69
138
207
276
345
414
483
552
621
690
759
828
897
966
1,034
1,103
1,172
1,241

(m)
0
21
42
63
84
105
126
147
168
189
210
231
252
273
294
315
336
357
378

300.00 sm3/day

30 %

Water cut (WC):

0 %
0.030 N/m
1.076

(psia)
100
106
112
120
127
135
144
153
162
172
182
192
203
214
226
238
250
262
275

Pressure
(MPa)
0.68
0.72
0.77
0.81
0.86
0.92
0.98
1.04
1.10
1.17
1.24
1.31
1.38
1.46
1.54
1.62
1.70
1.79
1.87

1,310
1,379
1,448
1,517
1,586
1,655
1,724
1,793
1,862
1,931
2,000

399
421
442
463
484
505
526
547
568
589
610

288
302
315
329
343
357
371
386
400
415
430

1.96
2.05
2.14
2.24
2.33
2.43
2.53
2.62
2.72
2.82
2.93

2,000 ft
2.441 in.

Aera =

41

S.G. =

API

0.032 ft2
0.82

0.8 cp
300 scf/bbl

Gas =

60000 scf/day

0.65 air =1
100 psia
82.4

167

F
F

200 stb/day
30 %

Liquid=
qw =

50 dynes/cm
1.02

Temp.
(oF)
82
85
88
91
94
97
100
103
106
109
112
114
117
120
123
126
129
132
135

0.88 S.G.
60 bbl/day

Mass flow rate =

Ppr

Tpr

ln (g/1*Tpr)

0.15
0.16
0.17
0.18
0.19
0.20
0.21
0.23
0.24
0.26
0.27
0.29
0.30
0.32
0.34
0.35
0.37
0.39
0.41

1.45
1.46
1.47
1.48
1.49
1.49
1.50
1.51
1.52
1.52
1.53
1.54
1.55
1.56
1.56
1.57
1.58
1.59
1.59

0.240212
0.242523
0.245003
0.247708
0.250597
0.253663
0.256897
0.260294
0.263838
0.267536
0.271378
0.275357
0.279467
0.283702
0.288056
0.292523
0.297095
0.301767
0.306533

138
141
144
147
149
152
155
158
161
164
167

0.43
0.45
0.47
0.49
0.51
0.53
0.55
0.57
0.60
0.62
0.64

1.60
1.61
1.62
1.63
1.63
1.64
1.65
1.66
1.66
1.67
1.68

0.311386
0.316306
0.321313
0.326394
0.331539
0.336743
0.342002
0.347310
0.352663
0.358057
0.363489

e=

usl =

Tpc=169.0+314.0*

Ppc=708.75-57.5*S

0.0006

0.4001504322 ft/s

64663.8941565 lbm/day
0.71 cp

a0

-2.462

a1

2.97

a2

-0.2862

a3

0.008054

a4

2.808

a5

-3.498

a6

0.3603

a7

-0.01044

a8

-0.7933

a9

1.396

a10

-0.1491

a11

0.00441

a12

0.08393

a13
a14

-0.1864
0.02033

373.1

671.245 psia

a15 -0.0006095
Base Viscosity
(cp)
0.010636
0.010682
0.010728
0.010774
0.010820
0.010866
0.010912
0.010958
0.011004
0.011050
0.011096
0.011142
0.011188
0.011234
0.011280
0.011326
0.011371
0.011417
0.011463

Gas Viscosity
(cp)
0.009303
0.009365
0.009428
0.009494
0.009562
0.009633
0.009705
0.009779
0.009855
0.009932
0.010012
0.010094
0.010177
0.010262
0.010349
0.010438
0.010528
0.010620
0.010714

t=1/Tpr

0.68786873
0.68418889
0.68054822
0.67694608
0.67338188
0.66985501
0.66636489
0.66291095
0.65949264
0.65610939
0.65276068
0.64944599
0.64616478
0.64291656
0.63970084
0.63651712
0.63336494
0.63024383
0.62715332

0.037483
0.03718
0.036879
0.036582
0.036289
0.035998
0.035711
0.035428
0.035147
0.03487
0.034596
0.034325
0.034057
0.033792
0.03353
0.033271
0.033015
0.032761
0.032511

7.0255
6.9967
6.9682
6.9399
6.9120
6.8843
6.8569
6.8298
6.8029
6.7763
6.7499
6.7238
6.6980
6.6723
6.6470
6.6218
6.5969
6.5722
6.5477

-38.41
-37.74
-37.08
-36.44
-35.80
-35.18
-34.56
-33.96
-33.36
-32.78
-32.20
-31.64
-31.08
-30.53
-29.99
-29.46
-28.94
-28.43
-27.92

4.1198
4.1094
4.0991
4.0890
4.0789
4.0690
4.0591
4.0494
4.0398
4.0302
4.0208
4.0114
4.0022
3.9930
3.9840
3.9750
3.9661
3.9573
3.9486

0.0125
0.0159
0.0212
0.0261
0.0314
0.0369
0.0427
0.0483
0.0546
0.0609
0.0674
0.0739
0.0805
0.0871
0.0936
0.1001
0.1065
0.1127
0.1187

0.011509
0.011555
0.011601
0.011647
0.011693
0.011739
0.011785
0.011831
0.011877
0.011923
0.011969

0.010809
0.010906
0.011004
0.011104
0.011205
0.011308
0.011412
0.011518
0.011624
0.011732
0.011842

0.62409298
0.62106236
0.61806103
0.61508857
0.61214456
0.6092286
0.60634029
0.60347924
0.60064506
0.59783738
0.59505582

0.032264
0.032019
0.031777
0.031538
0.031301
0.031067
0.030836
0.030608
0.030381
0.030158
0.029937

6.5235
6.4994
6.4756
6.4520
6.4286
6.4053
6.3823
6.3595
6.3368
6.3144
6.2921

-27.42
-26.93
-26.45
-25.98
-25.51
-25.05
-24.60
-24.15
-23.71
-23.28
-22.86

3.9399
3.9314
3.9229
3.9145
3.9062
3.8980
3.8899
3.8818
3.8738
3.8659
3.8581

0.1235
0.1300
0.1356
0.1408
0.1456
0.1503
0.1546
0.1587
0.1626
0.1663
0.1697

F
0.006431
0.009317
0.013784
0.017793
0.021949
0.026193
0.030561
0.034699
0.039317
0.043836
0.048378
0.052934
0.057499
0.062032
0.066567
0.071076
0.075552
0.079988
0.084378

z
0.447959
0.36915
0.291448
0.249213
0.218903
0.196498
0.179102
0.16675
0.155155
0.146253
0.138969
0.132966
0.127983
0.12391
0.120515
0.117735
0.115484
0.113694
0.112307

usg
(ft/s)
1.468476
1.147557
0.858505
0.69443
0.576774
0.489564
0.422087
0.371932
0.327839
0.292994
0.264225
0.240205
0.219927
0.202788
0.18807
0.175416
0.164479
0.154985
0.14671

a1

-2.698510E+00

a2

1.584095E-01

a3

-5.509976E-01

a4

5.478492E-01

a5

-1.219458E-01

um

Nvl

Nvg

ND

NL

(ft/s)
1.868626
1.547708
1.258655
1.094581
0.976924
0.889715
0.822237
0.772083
0.727989
0.693144
0.664376
0.640355
0.620078
0.602938
0.588221
0.575566
0.56463
0.555136
0.54686

0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919

2.913533
2.276814
1.703319
1.377786
1.14435
0.971321
0.837442
0.737933
0.65045
0.581315
0.524237
0.476579
0.436347
0.402341
0.373141
0.348034
0.326336
0.307499
0.29108

25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979

0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181

CNL
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049

0.087889
0.092878
0.097352
0.101556
0.105696
0.10977
0.113774
0.117708
0.12157
0.12536
0.129078

0.112231
0.110673
0.109971
0.109743
0.109734
0.109919
0.110277
0.110786
0.11143
0.112191
0.113057

0.140667
0.133268
0.127359
0.122371
0.117945
0.114004
0.110483
0.107327
0.104488
0.101925
0.099603

0.540817
0.533419
0.52751
0.522521
0.518095
0.514154
0.510634
0.507478
0.504638
0.502075
0.499754

0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919
0.793919

0.27909
0.264411
0.252688
0.24279
0.234008
0.22619
0.219205
0.212943
0.207309
0.202224
0.197619

25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979
25.76979

0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181
0.002181

0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049
0.002049

-1.030658E-01

9.116257E-01

6.177740E-01

-4.821756E+00

-6.329460E-01

1.232250E+03

2.959800E-01

-2.225358E+04

-4.010000E-02

N vl
N 0vg. 575

p
p st

0.1 CN

( )

0.000041
0.000048
0.000057
0.000065
0.000072
0.000080
0.000088
0.000095
0.000103
0.000110
0.000118
0.000125
0.000132
0.000139
0.000146
0.000153
0.000160
0.000166
0.000172

N vg N 0L .38

ND

yL/

N 2D.14

0.218054
0.232510
0.251306
0.266571
0.280980
0.294547
0.307507
0.319145
0.331167
0.342313
0.352918
0.363001
0.372593
0.381650
0.390258
0.398393
0.406068
0.413296
0.420092

0.000271
0.000212
0.000159
0.000128
0.000107
0.000090
0.000078
0.000069
0.000061
0.000054
0.000049
0.000044
0.000041
0.000037
0.000035
0.000032
0.000030
0.000029
0.000027

Index:
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000

0 .38
N vg N L
N 2D.14
Modified:
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000

1.161743E+05

0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164

0.000177
0.000184
0.000189
0.000194
0.000199
0.000204
0.000209
0.000213
0.000217
0.000221
0.000225

0.425539
0.432325
0.438192
0.443482
0.448437
0.453078
0.457428
0.461508
0.465337
0.468935
0.472321

0.000026
0.000025
0.000024
0.000023
0.000022
0.000021
0.000020
0.000020
0.000019
0.000019
0.000018

-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000
-1.000000

0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000
0.012000

0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164
0.995164

yL
0.2170
0.2314
0.2501
0.2653
0.2796
0.2931
0.3060
0.3176
0.3296
0.3407
0.3512
0.3612
0.3708
0.3798
0.3884
0.3965
0.4041
0.4113
0.4181

NRe
24,455
22,860
20,975
19,542
18,275
17,154
16,145
15,282
14,444
13,703
13,032
12,422
11,866
11,361
10,900
10,479
10,095
9,744
9,422

0.006528
0.006617
0.006735
0.006835
0.006933
0.007028
0.007122
0.007209
0.007301
0.007388
0.007474
0.007557
0.007638
0.007716
0.007792
0.007866
0.007937
0.008005
0.008071

(lbm/ft3)
0.722278
0.924265
1.235458
1.527363
1.83893
2.166512
2.512865
2.851722
3.235269
3.620033
4.014176
4.415595
4.822721
5.230336
5.639631
6.04648
6.448513
6.843528
7.229558

Average
(lbm/ft3)
12.48416
13.41915
14.66261
15.69269
16.68283
17.63112
18.55193
19.39018
20.27028
21.09735
21.89449
22.66175
23.40007
24.10447
24.78048
25.42503
26.03792
26.61915
27.16899

dp/dz
(psi/ft)
0.087284
0.093743
0.10234
0.109467
0.11632
0.122887
0.129265
0.135072
0.141171
0.146903
0.152429
0.157748
0.162868
0.167752
0.17244
0.176911
0.181162
0.185193
0.189008

0.4235
0.4302
0.4361
0.4413
0.4463
0.4509
0.4552
0.4593
0.4631
0.4667
0.4700

9,164
8,863
8,606
8,377
8,166
7,971
7,790
7,623
7,467
7,321
7,185

0.008126
0.008193
0.008253
0.008308
0.008361
0.008412
0.008461
0.008508
0.008552
0.008595
0.008636

7.540143
7.958734
8.327987
8.667483
8.992755
9.303604
9.600068
9.882379
10.15092
10.40617
10.6487

27.60658
28.16505
28.64753
29.08249
29.4907
29.87355
30.23254
30.5692
30.88502
31.1815
31.46004

0.192043
0.195918
0.199265
0.202283
0.205115
0.207772
0.210263
0.212599
0.214791
0.216848
0.218781