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Flowing Well Performance and Production System Analysis

Competency Statement:

Establish Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR) and determine flowing well potential. Use systems analysis approach to predict and optimize production.

Learning Objective:

Upon completion of this module, the participant should be able to
  • Use production data to define a well's IPR and flow potential under current operating conditions.
  • Predict changes in well potential resulting from declining reservoir pressures.
  • Evaluate the effects of various operating parameters on flowing well performance.
  • Design a single-well production system based on analysis of individual system components.
  • Select the appropriate tubing and flowline diameters for optimizing well performance.
  • Predict future production rates based on changing operating conditions.

Assignment Instruction:

Well TR-34 is a recently completed development well in the Main Body sands of the Firestone Field. You have just completed an extended production test of this flowing well in preparation for tying it into the field's main production facilities. In this assignment, you will treat this well as a single production system extending from the reservoir to the first-stage production separator. You will analyze the test results to determine the well's potential and the effect of various operating parameters on its performance. You will then use your analysis to establish an optimal production rate and size the tubing and surface flowline.