Prerequisites

An interest in using PIPESIM software to analyze the performance of wells, pipelines, and facilities

Anyone who needs to learn steady-state, multiphase flow simulation for oil and gas production systems to analyze well performance, model pipelines and facilities, and perform nodal analysis using PIPESIM software

Course Software

Schlumberger PIPESIM Simulator 2014.1 (latest available version). Also; the old interface of the software will be discussed.

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

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.