Production Engineering

Production Technology II

Heriot Watt University

Description

This book provides an advanced and practical understanding of well performance analysis and multiphase flow in production systems. It covers inflow performance relationships (IPR), tubing outflow performance (TPR), nodal analysis, flow regime prediction, pressure loss calculations, and temperature modeling. Emphasis is placed on real field applications, including gradient curves, flow maps, multiphase correlations, and computerized well performance prediction. The text equips students with the analytical tools required to design, evaluate, and optimize oil and gas wells under complex production conditions.

Contents:

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Systems Analysis of the Production System
Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour
Chapter 4 - Reservoir Inflow Performance
Chapter 5 - Tubing (Outflow) Performance
Chapter 6 - "Gradient" or Pressure Traverse Curves
Chapter 7 - Flow Maps and Correlations
Chapter 8 - Temperature Modelling
Chapter 9 - Surface Pressure Losses
Chapter 10 - Completions Inflow Performance
Chapter 11 - Computerised Well Performance Prediction Programs
Chapter 12 - Well Performance Sensitivity Study Exercise
Chapter 13 - Further Reading

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