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Prosper® Tutorial 08: Modelling A Gas Well With Connected Pipeline

The document discusses connecting a gas well model created in a previous tutorial to a 5,000 foot pipeline with a 6 inch diameter. It provides step-by-step instructions to describe the pipeline in the model, run a system calculation to predict the well flow rate given a manifold pressure of 350 psig, and view the resulting system plot. Key steps include recalling the previous well model file, adding the pipeline details, running a 3 variable system calculation, and generating the system plot.

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Prosper® Tutorial 08: Modelling A Gas Well With Connected Pipeline

The document discusses connecting a gas well model created in a previous tutorial to a 5,000 foot pipeline with a 6 inch diameter. It provides step-by-step instructions to describe the pipeline in the model, run a system calculation to predict the well flow rate given a manifold pressure of 350 psig, and view the resulting system plot. Key steps include recalling the previous well model file, adding the pipeline details, running a 3 variable system calculation, and generating the system plot.

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Prosper® Tutorial 08:

Modelling a gas well with


connected pipeline
Objectives

The main objectives of this example are to show:

 How to connect a surface pipe to a PROSPER well model

 How to perform a system calculation (VLP + IPR) to estimate the well flow rate for a
given WHFP.
Statement Of The Problem

In Tutorial 1, we have build a PROSPER model for a dry and wet gas well. The PROSPER file
that corresponds to this tutorial is Tutorial_01.OUT.

It is required to:

-Connect a 5000 ft long pipeline (ID = 6 inches) to the well only model created in tutorial 1

- Predict the flow rate if the pressure at the manifold is 350 psig.
Input Data
In Tutorial 1, we have build a PROSPER model for a dry an wet gas well. The
PROSPER file that corresponds to this tutorial is Tutorial_01.OUT.

It is strongly suggested to work trough the tutorial 1 first in order to gain familiarity with the
software.
Users already familiar with the software can simply recall the file "Tutorial_01.OUT" and
proceed with the current tutorial.

The pipeline data are:


The surroundings of the surface
pipeline are described with the
Roughness in
Equipment Length in ft TVD in ft ID in inches following data:
inches
Temperature of the surroundings: 60
Manifold N/A 0 N/A N/A degF

Pipeline 5000 0 6 0.0018 Overall Heat transfer coefficient at


surface: 3 Btu/h/ft2/F.
Step by Step
The following pages provide a step-by-step procedure that will lead to the solution of the problem:

-Construct a PROSPER model for a producing an oil well with surface pipeline included.

- Use the PROSPER well model to estimate the flow rate against a manifold pressure of 350
psig.

- Step 1: Recall the file "Tutorial_01.OUT" and save it under a new name.

- Step 2: Describe the pipeline

For this, select | System | Equipment | Surface Equipment and make the following changes:

Equipment Length in ft TVD in ft ID in inches Roughness in inches


Manifold N/A 0 N/A N/A
Pipeline 5000 0 6 0.0018
Step by Step

Temperature of the surroundings: 60 degF


Overall Heat transfer coefficient at surface: 3 Btu/h/ft2/F

Select | Done | Done to complete this.


Step by Step
Step 3: Select | Calculation | System | 3 Variables and make the following entries:

Select | Continue | Continue | Calculate and this is what will be seen:


Step by Step

One can read that the well would produce around 20 MMscf/d at a well head pressure of 395 psig.
Step by Step
In order to visualise the system plot, select | Plot | System Plot and this is the plot that
is generated:

Select | Main and this completes this exercise.

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