Prediction of bottomhole flowing pressures in multiphase systems using a thermodynamic equation of state
Conference
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OSTI ID:372333
- Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Petroleum Engineering Dept.
- King Fahd Univ. of Petroleum and Minerals, Daharan (Saudi Arabia)
The simultaneous flow of oil, water and gas in pipes occurs throughout the production systems involved in flowing fluids from the reservoir to the surface. Accurate prediction of the pressure drop in a multiphase flow system is essential for proper design of well completions, artificial-lift systems, surface flowlines and gathering lines. The authors have developed a numerical simulator to predict the bottomhole flowing pressure (BHFP) in multiphase systems, where oil/gas or oil/water/gas are flowing together. To improve the accuracy of the prediction they coupled the Beggs and Brill procedure for pressure drop calculations to a thermodynamic equation-of-state (EOS).
- OSTI ID:
- 372333
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950433--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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