Introduction
- Introduction
- Tour of the User Interface
- Tasks
- Network Simulation
- Pressure/Temperature Profile
- Nodal Analysis
- System Analysis
- VFP Tables
Simple Pipeline Tutorials
- Learning Objectives
- Single-Phase Flow Calculations
- Modeling a Water Pipeline with Hand Calculations
- Building the Water Pipeline Model with PIPESIM
- Running the Model
- Analyzing Multiple Scenarios with Sensitivities
- Modeling a Single-Phase Gas Pipeline
- Calculating Gas Pipeline Flow Capacity
- Multiphase Flow Calculations
- Modeling a Multiphase Pipeline
Oil Well Performance Analysis
- Nodal Analysis
- Building the Well Model
- Performing a Nodal Analysis
- Pressure/Temperature Profile
- Generating a Pressure/Temperature Profile
- Black Oil Fluid Calibration
- Single Point Calibration
- Calibrating PVT Data
- Inflow Performance Matching
- Matching the PI
- Well Performance Analysis
- Water-Cut Sensitivity Analysis
- Running a System Analysis Task
- Running a Nodal Analysis Task
- Evaluating Gas Lift Performance
- Modeling Multiple Completions
- Downhole Chokes
- Modeling a Downhole choke
Gas Well Performance
- Compositional Fluid Modeling
- Equations of State
- Creating a Compositional Fluid Model
- Gas Well Deliverability
- Calculating Gas Well Deliverability
- Calibrating the Inflow Model Using Multipoint Test Data
- Erosion Prediction
- Selecting a Tubing Size
- Choke Modeling
- Modeling a Flowline and Choke
- Predicting Future Production Rates
- Liquid Loading
- Turner Droplet Model
- Determining a Critical Gas Rate to Prevent Well Loading
Horizontal Well Design
- Inflow Performance for Horizontal Completions
- Horizontal Well Performance
Subsea Tieback Design
- Flow Assurance Considerations
- Sizing the Subsea Tieback and Riser
- Hydrates
- Hydrate Mitigation Strategies in PIPESIM
- Selecting Tieback Insulation Thickness
- Determining the Methanol Requirement
- Severe Riser Slugging
- Screening for Severe Riser Slugging
- Slug Catcher Sizing
- Pigging
- Ramp-up
- Evaluation of Each Scenario
- Sizing a Slug Catcher
Looped Gas Gathering Network
- Model a Gathering Network
- Boundary Conditions
- Solution Criteria
- Modeling a Pipeline Network
- Screening the Network for Erosion issues
Simple Network Model on the GIS Map
- Pipeline Modeling
- Building the Network Model on a Map