PE 5523-001 Fall 2018

Advanced Production Engineering Field Design Project

Deadline: December 12th 2018 Hamid Karami

This project is to develop a production plan for a new onshore oil field. Reservoir data, fluid
properties, and pipeline profile are given in detail as follows. You are assigned to design the
production plan for this oil field for at least 5 years. The main objective is to maximize
production out of the network of wells. Your proposed production plan should consider at least
the following aspects:

1. Determine the optimum pipeline and tubing sizes. Install chokes for any of the wells that you
deem necessary.
• The objective of this part is to maximize production of each well. Pay attention to
the changes in pressure losses and multiphase flow patterns by changing
diameters. Discuss the logic that you use to select pipeline and tubing sizes.
2. Determine the temperature-pressure profiles from downhole to surface separator.
3. Should the pipelines be insulated or heated? Why or why not?
4. Consider different artificial lift methods, including ESP, PCP, sucker rod pumps and gas lift.
These methods can be installed at the beginning, or after a few years, and for one or more of
the operating wells.
5. Analyze potential flow assurance issues; i.e., erosion, wax deposition, hydrate formation, and
gelation, and propose solutions.
6. Discuss the uncertainty generated by applying different multiphase flow models in tubing and
pipeline. Will the choice change your sizing decisions?
7. Consider an economic component of this project (a rough approximation is fine; you may
consider the oil price of $50 per barrel or gas price of $2 per Mcf). Is this project
economically feasible?

• Surface ambient temperature = 50 °F.

• Borehole diameter = 8 inch.
• Outer diameter of casing = 7 inch
• Inner diameter of casing = 6.25 inch
• Annulus between borehole and casing is cemented.
• Estimated heat transfer coefficient of wellbore = 2 BTU/hr/ft2/°F

Top-view surface pipeline diagram is as follows:

 Pipeline profile
Elevation at a particular point of Pipe [ft]
% of total
I J K L M N O P Q
Length
0 0 1000 0 1200 700 1000 300 250 500
20 500 600 200 1500 500 1200 450 350 750
40 100 700 800 1400 800 900 400 300 700
60 80 300 1500 1500 900 1350 550 560 1050
80 -20 200 1400 1200 700 850 475 420 850
100 0 0 1000 1000 1000 1000 500 500 1000

Borehole Deviation Survey

Well-Specific Properties
 Fluid Properties
Well A & B Well C & D Well E & F
Gas S.G. 0.64 0.64 0.64
Water S.G. 1.02 1.02 1.02
Wax appearance temperature [F] 30 55 75
Pour point [F] N/A N/A 55

Changes with time

Changes in Water Cut (year n) WCn = WCn-1 × 1.2
Changes in GOR (year n) GORn = GORn-1 × 0.9
Pressure Decline Curve PR = Pi – 2.0 × 10-4 Qt
Qt = cumulative volume produced in STB
PR = average reservoir pressure, psia
Pi = initial reservoir pressure, psia

DESIGN REPORT FORMAT

Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction Brief description of project and objectives.
Procedure Tell what you did. Consider dividing into subsections
Results Divide into same subsections as in Procedure. Refer to
figures and tables for your discussions.
Conclusions Expanded version of what appears in Executive Summary.
References
Addendum Letters from each person in the design group stating his or
her contribution