Poettman-CarpenterBHP.

xls
Description: This spreadsheet calculates flowing bottom hole pressure based on tubing head pressure and
tubing flow performance using Poettmann-Carpenter Method.

Instruction: 1) Select a unit system; 2) Update parameter values in the Input Data section; 3) Click "Solution"
button; and 4) View result in the Solution section.

Input Data: 0

Tubing ID: 1.66 in 0.05

Wellhead pressure: 500 psia 3.5
Liquid production rate: 2000 stb/d 65
Producing gas-liquid ratio (GLR): 1000 scf/stb 200
Water cut (WC): 25 % 25
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Oil gravity: 30 API 0.9
Water specific gravity: 1.05 1 for fresh water 1.07
Gas specific gravity: 0.65 1 for air 0.65
N2 content in gas: 0 mole fraction 0
CO2 content in gas: 0 mole fraction 0
H2S content in gas: 0 mole fraction 0
Formation volume factor for water: 1.2 rb/stb 1
o
Wellhead temperature: 100 F 35
Tubing shoe depth: 5000 ft 1500
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Bottom hole temperature: 150 F 60

Oil specific gravity = 0.90 1 for fresh water 0.90

Mass associated with 1 stb of oil = 514.50 lb 233.07
Solution gas ratio at wellhead = 70.87 scf/stb 12.62
Oil formation volume factor at wellhead = 1.04 rb/stb 1.04
Volume associated with 1 stb of oil at wellhead = 48.03 cf 1.36
Fluid density at wellhead = 10.71 lb/cf 171.23
Solution gas-oil ratio at bottom hole = 306.72 scf/stb 54.63
Oil formation volume factor at bottom hole = 1.16 rb/stb 1.16
Volume associated with 1 stb of oil at bottom hole = 17.14 cf 0.49
Fluid density at bottom hole = 30.02 lb/cf 479.90
The average fluid density = 20.37 lb/cf 325.57
Inertial force (Drv) = 14.17 lb/day-ft 21.06
Friction factor = 0.1471 0.15
Friction term = 415.56 (lb/cf)2 106187
Error in depth = 0.00 ft 0.00
Bottom hole pressure = 1907 psia 12.98

M 350.17( o WOR w ) GOR rair g

1 .2048
p 10 0.0125 API
Rs g 0 .00091t
18 10
 1 .2048
p 10 0.0125 API
Rs g 0 .00091t
18 10
1 .175
g
0 .5

Bo 0 .971 0 .000147 R s 1 .25 t
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Vm 5.615( Bo WOR Bw ) (GOR Rs ) 14p.7

T
520
z
1.0

5
Drv 1.4737 10 Mqo
D
1.444 2.5 log Drv
f m 4 10
ubing head pressure and

section; 3) Click "Solution"

m 1.9685 in
MPa 514.5 psia
m3/d 408.8050314 bbl/d liquid 306.604 stb/d oil
sm3/m3 1123 scf/bbl 1497.33 scf/stb
% 102.2012579 bbl/d water 0.33333 bbl/stb
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1 for fresh water 25.7222 API
1 for fresh water 1.07 1 for fresh water
1 for air 0.65 1 for air
mole fraction 0 mole fraction
mole fraction 0 mole fraction
mole fraction 0 mole fraction
3 3
rm /sm 1 rb/stb
o o
C 95 F
m 4920 ft
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C 140 F

1 for fresh water

kg
sm3/m3
rm3/m3
m3
kg/m3
sm3/m3
rm3/m3
m3
kg/m3
kg/m3
kg/day-m

(kg/cm)2
m
MPa
 0.16404199 ft

Gas rate = 459088.05 scf/d

Z-factor Calculations:

Ppc = 670.5 psia

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Tpc = 373.355 R

Wellhead Bottom hole

Ppr = 0.76733781 2.84488151

Tpr = 1.48652087 1.60704959

A= 0.41007186 0.47261167
B= 0.25364077 1.12845472
C= 0.07690528 0.06607063
D= 0.96663415 0.98676439
z= 0.92737478 0.82861908