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The document provides answers to various exercises related to well productivity and pressure loss calculations in oil and gas wells. It includes detailed calculations for pressure losses in damaged and undamaged zones, as well as flow rates before and after treatments. Additionally, it covers pressure loss in tubing for both oil and gas wells under different conditions.

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Appendix_04

The document provides answers to various exercises related to well productivity and pressure loss calculations in oil and gas wells. It includes detailed calculations for pressure losses in damaged and undamaged zones, as well as flow rates before and after treatments. Additionally, it covers pressure loss in tubing for both oil and gas wells under different conditions.

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Appendix: Answers to exercises

Well Productivity & Wellbore Interface


Answer exercise N° 4
For a given flow rate (100 m3/d), the total pressure loss in the reservoir ΔPR is equal to 40 bar including
30 bar in the damage zone around the well. After an acidizing job the permeability in this damage zone is
multiplied by 3 (k' = kdamage x 3, the permeability in the undamaged zone being unchanged).
1. What would be the new ΔP'R for the same flowrate (100 m3/d) (detail calculation, before going into
calculation it is strongly recommended to make a small drawing to illustrate data)?
2. What would be the new flowrate for the initial ΔPR (40 bar) (detail calculation)?
1. Before treatment:
- total pressure loss in the reservoir: 40
- pressure loss in the damaged zone: 30
- pressure loss in the undamaged zone: 40 - 30 = 10
After treatment:
- pressure loss in the damaged zone: 30 (k / k') = 30 (1 / 3) = 10
- pressure loss in the undamaged zone: 10 (unchanged)
⇒ new total pressure loss in the reservoir: 10 + 10 = 20
2. New flowrate: 100 x (40 / 20) = 200 m3/d
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Answer exercise N° 5
On a shut oil well, the well head pressure is 80 bar and the bottom hole pressure is 320 bar. When
flowing, the well head pressure is 45 bar and the bottom hole pressure is 300 bar. What is the value of
the pressure loss in the tubing ∆Ptbg (consider oil as non compressible; detail calculation; make a small
drawing to illustrate data)?
Well shut: BHPS = PHtbg.S + WHPS⇒ PHtbg.S = 320 – 80 = 240 bar
Well flowing: BHPF = PHtbg.F + ∆Ptbg + WHPF
with PHtbg.F = PHtbg.S as the fluid is non compressible
⇒ ∆Ptbg = BHPF - WHPF - PHtbg.F = 300 – 45 – 240 = 15 bar
or: ∆Ptbg = (WHPS - WHPF) – (BHPS - BHPF) = 35 – 20 = 15 bar
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Answer exercise N° 6
On a shut gas well, the well head pressure is 230 bar and the bottom hole pressure is 320 bar. When
flowing, the well head pressure is 195 bar and the bottom hole pressure is 319 bar. What is the value of
the pressure loss in the tubing ∆Ptbg (let assume that the change of the ZT factor is negligible; detail
calculation; make a small drawing to illustrate data)?
Well shut: BHPS = PHtbg.S + WHPS⇒ PHtbg.S = 320 – 230 = 90 bar
Well flowing:BHPF = PHtbg.F + ∆Ptbg + WHPF
with PHtbg = proportional to the average pressure in the tubing
⇒ PHtbg.F = 90 [(319 + 195)/2] / [(320 + 230)/2] = 84 bar
∆Ptbg = BHPF - WHPF - PHtbg.F = 319 – 195 – 84 = 40 bar
or: ∆Ptbg = (WHPS - WHPF) + (PHtbg.S - PHtbg.F) – (BHPS - BHPF)= 35 + 6 – 1 = 40 bar
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Answer exercise N° 7
A vertical well produces oil in the following conditions:
• reservoir pressure: PR = 305 bar at Z = 3000 m
• productivity index : 10 m3/d/bar (assume that the PI law can be applied)
• average specific gravity in the tubing when producing: 0.85
• wellhead pressure: WHP = 30 bar
Q1. Assuming that the pressure losses in the tubing (∆Ptbg) are equal to 5 bar, what is the flowrate
(detail your calculation)?
PHtbg = (0.85 x 3000) / 10.2 = 250 bar
BHP = WHP + PHtbg + ∆Ptbg = 30 + 250 + 5 = 285 bar
Q = PI x (PR – BHP) = 10 x (305 – 285) =10 x 20 = 200 m3/d
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Answer exercise N° 7
Q2. If Psep is lowered to decrease WHP to the value of 20 bar, what would be the corresponding new
flowrate (detail your calculation)?)
BHP = WHP + PHtbg + ∆Ptbg= 20 + 250 + [5 x (Q / 200)2] = 270 + [5 x (Q / 200)2]
Q = PI x (PR – BHP)= 10 x (305 – 270 - [5 x (Q / 200)2]) = (10 x 35) – (10 x 5 / 40 000) x Q2
Q = 350 – (1.25 x 10-3 xQ2) ⇒ (1.25 x 10-3) Q2 + Q – 350 = 0
Q = (- 1 + [12 + 4 x 1.25 x 10-3 x 350]1/2) / (2 x 1.25 x 10-3)
Q = (- 1 + 1.658) / (2.5 x 10-3) = 263.3 m3/d
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