PIPESIM* production system analysis software

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Contents
DVD for PIPESIM 2012.1 and 2013.1 .......................................................................... 4
PIPESIM 2013.1 ......................................................................................................... 5
A Better, More Efficient User Experience .......................................................................... 5
New Features in PIPESIM 2013.1 ................................................................................ 6
Well Modeling ................................................................................................................ 6
Enhancements and Changes ........................................................................................... 8
Functional Limitations (Relative to PIPESIM 2012.1) ..................................................... 9
Summary of functionality available on different platforms ........................................... 10
Known Issues in PIPESIM 2013.1 .............................................................................. 11
Appendix A: Issues addressed for PIPESIM 2011.1..................................................... 12
Appendix B: Enhancement History ............................................................................ 14
Enhancements and changes for PIPESIM 2011.1 .............................................................. 14
New Features in PIPESIM 2011.1 .............................................................................. 16
Artificial Lift Enhancements and Additions ....................................................................... 16
New Mechanistic Flow Correlations & Related Enhancements ............................................ 18
Flow Assurance Related Enhancements ........................................................................... 19
Fluid Modeling Enhancements ........................................................................................ 19
SIS Flash is based on Reporting Enhancements ............................................................... 20
Optimization Enhancements ........................................................................................... 21
Solver Enhancements .................................................................................................... 22
Other Enhancements ..................................................................................................... 22
Enhancements and changes for PIPESIM 2010.1 .............................................................. 22
Enhancements and changes for PIPESIM 2009.1 .............................................................. 26
Enhancements and changes for PIPESIM 2008.1 .............................................................. 32
Enhancements and changes for Gas Lift Optimizer 2008.1 ................................................ 34
Enhancements and changes for PIPESIM 2007.2 .............................................................. 36
Enhancements and changes for PIPESIM 2007.1 .............................................................. 37
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DVD for PIPESI M 2012.1 and 2013.1
ThePIPESIMDVDcontains
ThemainPIPESIMprogramsanddocumentation,includingMultiflash
TheLinuxPIPESIMprogramsanddocumentation
o 64bitengines
o IntelMPI
TheDBRSolidsPVTpackage
TheSchlumbergerLicensingtool
Thirdpartytools(suchasDongleDriversandthelinktodownloadAcrobat)
ThelegacyversionofFPT

Forfurtherdetails,refertotheInstallationandLicensingGuidesuppliedwiththesoftware.ThePDFfileis
locatedontheDVDinthisdirectory:
PI PESI M\ pr ogr amf i l es\ Schl umber ger \ PI PESI M\ Pr ogr ams\
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PIPESI M 2013.1
PIPESIM2013.1introducesthenextgenerationuserinterfacefortheindustryleadingPIPESIMmultiphase
flowsimulator.TheexistingPIPESIMengine,whichhasbeenextensivelyvalidatedandimprovedthroughout
itsdevelopmentsince1984,continuestobeusedforperformingsimulationcalculations.

PIPESIM2013.1leveragesthelatestMicrosoftsoftwaretechnologiesincludingMicrosoft.NETFramework
4.0,WindowsPresentationFoundation(WPF),andWindowsCommunicationFoundation(WCF).Building
onextensiveusabilitytesting,PIPESIM2013.1featuresamodernlayoutsimilartothatofMicrosoftOffice
2010.

A Better, More Efficient User Experience

ThePIPESIM2013.1userinterfacehasbeencompletelyrewrittenwithafocusonachievingastepchangein
userexperience.Theguidingprinciplebehindthisnewdesignistoenableyoutoworkmoreefficientlyand
getresultsfaster.Notableimprovementsinclude:

AnewlayouttoprovideeasyaccesstoPIPESIMfunctionality,accessiblethroughtheRibbon
toolbars.
Consistentdesignpatternandcolorschemethroughouttheinterface.
Theoptiontoworkwithin,andeasilyswitchbetween,awellcentricornetworkcentricapplication
layouttosimplifytheoverallworkenvironment.
Asubstantiallyimprovedwaytobuildingnetworks.Thesinglebranchviewfrompreviousversions
ofPIPESIMhasbeenmergedintothemainnetworkdiagramsothatallequipmentisvisibleatthe
networklevel.
Buildingwellsisnowmucheasier,throughtheuseofanewgraphicalwellboreschematicsharedby
otherSchlumbergerInformationSystems(SIS)softwareapplications.
Theintroductionofasingle,modelesspropertieseditorenablesyoutoviewandchangeataglance
allpropertiesfortheobjectyouselectwithoutclosingandreopeninganothereditor.
Resultsarenowmoreconsolidatedandviewablewithinthesameeditorusedtoconfigurethe
simulationtask.Anewresultsviewerintroducesasimplifiedapproachtomanagingresults.
Theworkspacelayoutiscustomizableandincludesinputandtaskpanesforeasiernavigation.A
messagecenterprovidesbetterfeedbackonsimulationprogressandmessages.
Modelsarenowvalidatedcontinuously.Wevealsoaddedvalidationcuesintheeditorandanew
validationtabthatdirectsyoutothespecificobjecteditorrequiringattention.

Finally,forPIPESIM2013.1usersworkingwithotherSISproductionproductssuchasOilFieldManager*
(OFM)2012,youwillnoticeaconsistentlookandfeelacrosstheproductionsoftwareproducts.
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New Features in PIPESI M 2013.1
PIPESIM2013.1offersmanyofthebasicworkflowsandfeaturesofpreviousPIPESIMreleases,alongwith
severalnewfeaturestoenhanceuserexperience.
Keyfunctionalityincludes:
Wellmodeling
Networksimulation
Blackoilfluidmodeling
Resultsmanagement
Well Modeling
Wellbore Schematic
PIPESIM2013.1introducesanew,highresolutionwellboreschematicthatvisuallyrepresentswell
equipmentandproperties.Keyfeaturesinclude:
Optionalwellcentricmodeforperformingsimulationtasksspecifictowells
Interactivewellboreschematictobuildawelldiagrammatically,withdraganddropsupportfor
wellboreequipment
Flowpathvisualizationandvalidationofsolvableconfigurations,basedonthemechanical
configurationofthewellbore
Advancedfilteringofcompletionconfigurationsandinflowmodels,basedonwellboredeviation
surveys
Configurationofsurfaceequipmentinthewellboreschematictoallowexpandedwelldefinitionin
wellcentricworkspaces
Supportformodelingandvisualizationoftwoandthreedimensionalwellboreprofiles
StandardAPIcatalogsforcasingandtubing
Welltemplatestoquicklycreateandsavetemplatesrepresentingseveralwellconfigurations
Well Simulation Tasks
PIPESIM2013.1offersthefollowingwellsimulationtasks,forbothproductionandinjectionwellswith
singlelayerormultilayerconfigurations:
Pressure/TemperatureProfileGenerateprofileresultsandplots,withhundredsofcustomizable
flowandflowassuranceparameters.
NodalAnalysisIdentifyproductionbottlenecksandoptimizewellperformance.
VFPTablesGenerateVFPtablesusedbyavarietyofreservoirsimulatorsincludingECLIPSE*.
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Network Modeling
PIPESIM2013.1enablesyoutobuildandsolvecomplexproductionandinjectionnetworks.Keyfeatures
include:
Enhancedvisibilityonthenetworkdiagram(allnetworkelementsexposedatasinglelayer)
Asearchableinputpaneandcontextsensitivepropertyeditorthatmakesnavigationandobject
configurationmoreefficient
NetworkspecificRibbontoolbarsdedicatedtomodelbuildinganddataconfiguration
Resultsannotationonthenetworkdiagram,withflowdirectionindicators
Centralizeddatamanagersthatmakeiteasytoconfigurenetworkdataandsimulationsettingssuch
asflowcorrelations,heattransferoptions,environmentaldata,andfluidproperties
Validationofnetworkboundaryconditions,whichcanhelpidentifysolvablenetworkconfigurations
Theabilitytoeasilyswitchfromsimulatingafullnetworkincludingwellstoasurfacenetworkwith
boundaryconditionsspecifiedatthewellstreamoutlet
Structuredtabularandgraphicalresultsforbranchandnodeobjects,withdetailedresultsfor
networkelementsembeddedintables
Fluid Modeling
PIPESIM2013.1supportsblackoilfluidmodeling,includingvarioustypesofhydrocarbonfluids.Keyfeatures
are:
Basefluiddefinitionwithawiderangeofcorrelationsandcalibrationoptions
Standardfluidtemplatesforvariousblackoilfluidtypes,alongwiththeabilitytocreatecustomfluid
templates
Afluidmanagerthatenablesefficientmanagementoffluidsandfluidsourcemappingforlarge
networks,includingphaseratiooverridesforspecificsources
Results Management
PIPESIM2013.1providesstructuredresultsforalltaskstomakeiteasiertoretrieve,assemble,and
manipulateresults.Forexample,
AnewlyintroducedStudyconceptenablesyoutorunmultipleinstancesoftasksforthesamewell
ornetworkandstoreresultsforeach,withouthavingtosaveseparatemodels.Resultsareclassified
basedontheparentstudy,timestamp,andentityassociatedwiththesimulationtask.
Standardtemplatesforresultvariablesenablecustomizableoutputvariablesbasedonthetypeof
application.Youcanalsocreatecustomoutputvariabletemplatestocaptureresultsofinterest.
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Enhancements and Changes
SIS Flash Is Obsolete
SISFlashisbasedonanearlierversionofthePVTiFlashandisnolongersupported.Keyimprovements
ofE300overSISflashincludemorerobustphaseenvelopegenerationandbetterpredictionofliquid
viscosity.
AllmodelspreviouslysavedwithSISFlashwillnowuseE300Flash.
MultiFlash
AllthefollowingflashpackagesarepartofthePVTtoolbox:
Multiflash
E300
REFPROP*
GERG
DBR*
*AvailableinPIPESIM2012.1only.
Improved Accuracy of Critical Molar Volumes for Lower Molecular Weight
Inpreviousreleases,thecriticalmolarvolume(Vc)usedintheLohrenzBrayClark(LBC)viscositycorrelation
wascalculatedbyusingacorrelationfromtheoriginalLBCpaperwherethemodelisdescribed.
ExtrapolationofthiscorrelationformolecularweightfractionslowerthanC7producedinconsistentresults.
However,theVcvaluesusedforsuchlowermolecularweightfractionsarenowdirectlytakenfromthe
Multiflashdatabankandproducemoreaccurateresults.
Changes to Well and Network Models Opened and Saved in PIPESIM 2013
ModelsfromearlierversionsofPIPESIMthatareopenedinPIPESIM2013aresavedasnewfileswiththe
.PIPSextension.Ingeneral,
Thefilesizesofwellandsmallnetworkmodelsincrease.
Thefilesizesoflargenetworksdecrease.
Ifdiskspaceisaconcern,usefilecompressionsoftware,whichreducesmodelsizesbymorethanninety
percent.Forrecommendationsonmemory,seethesectionintheLicenseandInstallationGuidethatapplies
toyourversionofPIPESIM.
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Functional Limitations (Relative to PI PESI M 2012.1)
ThefollowingfeaturesinPIPESIM2012.1arenotyetavailableinPIPESIM2013.1.
Foradditionalinformationaboutfunctionality,pleaseseeWhichVersionofPIPESIMShouldIInstall?on
yourinstallationCD.YoucanalsoaccessthisdocumentfromthePIPESIMsetuppageduringinstallation.
Feature Examples
Artificialliftdesign Gaslift(valvedatabase,liftdesign,anddiagnostics),ESP
design,androdpumpdesignanddiagnostics

Note:PIPESIM2013doessupportsimulation.
Enduserextensibility OpenLink
Flowassuranceanalysis Corrosionmodeling,Salamaerosionmodeling,waxsub
coolingcalculationsalongprofileandbranchmaximums,and
waxdepositionanalysis
Fluidmodels PVTfileswithcompositioninformation(PIPESIM2013.1
supportsonlyPVTTablefiles)andsteamfiles
MultiphaseBoosters
Integrationwiththirdparty
applications
Avocet,AvocetIAM,AvocetWFM,HYSYS,andUniSim
Localization Spanish,Portuguese,Chinese,andRussianlanguagesettings
intheGUI
MFLfiles FluidscharacterizedwiththeMultiflashGUI
Networkconstraints Flowrateconstraints
Networkmodelsusing
folders
Subflowsheets
Reporting Highresolutionflowregimemaps
Specificwellandpipeline
simulations
Flowrateconstraintsonbranchlevel
WellOptimizermodule GasliftandESPoptimization

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Summary of functionality available on different platforms
TherearethreePIPESIMversions.Themainversionis64bitandrunson64bitplatforms.Therearetwo64
bitversionsoftheengines,forWindowsandLinux,whichareprimarilyintendedforcoupledsimulation
usingMPIandtheECLIPSEreservoirsimulators.
ThenewversionofPIPESIM,2013.1,runsonboth32and64bitmachines.TheearlierversionofPIPESIM,
2012.1,runson32bitonly.
Mainprograms Version
Win32 Win64 Linux64
Mainprograms
PIPESIM2013.1
PIPESIM2012.1
Singlebranchengine
Networkengine
OpenLink
OLGAS
LedaFlow
Supportedoperatingsystems
Windows7(engineanduser
interface)

Windows7(PIPESIM2013.1
engingeanduserinterface)
*
WindowsXP(PIPESIM2012.1
engineanduserinterface)
*
RedHatEnterpriseLinux5(Engine
only)

*Limitedsupport
Foradditionalinformationaboutfunctionality,pleaseseeWhichVersionofPIPESIMShouldIInstall?on
yourinstallationCD.YoucanalsoaccessthisdocumentfromthePIPESIMsetuppageduringinstallation.
Notes:
DBRisnotavailableon64bitmachines.
OtherversionsofOLGASmaybeavailablefromSPT.TheOLGASlicensecannotbeusedonavirtual
machine(suchasVMWareorRemoteDesktop)oronCitrixmachines.Inaddition,whenrunning
PIPESIMasapublishedapplicationonaremotemachine,thesimulationcanberunonlyinexpert
mode.
UserAccessControl(UAC)LimitationsPIPESIMrunswiththelowestavailablepermission.The
Windows7limitationwithUserAccessControl(UAC)nowappliestoPIPESIM.Forexample,whenUACis
activated,itpreventsprogramsfromwritingtotheProgramsfolder.Ifyoucannotwritetothe
Programsfolder,dooneofthefollowing:
o Beforerunningcasestudies,copythefilestoawriteablefolder,suchastheDocumentsfolder.
o RunPIPESIMasanadministrator.
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Known I ssues in PIPESI M 2013.1
Model Folders Not Imported
Description
Sincefoldersarenotyetsupported,PIPESIMmodelsthatincludefoldersareimportedwithoutthefolders.
Asaresult,theoriginalmodellayoutisnotpreserved.

Workaround
Manuallyrearrangeitemsimportedfromfolders.
After Installation, PIPESIM Does Not Start
Description
IfarequiredMicrosoftsecurityupdateismissing,PIPESIMwillnotstartaftertheinstallationsetupisrun.
Theupdateensuresthatexternallibrariesaresecurelyloaded.

Workaround

Verifythatthisistheissuebycheckingtheapplicationlogfilesin
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ Schl umber ger \ PI PESI M\ 2013 ( f or exampl e,
c: \ user s\ <user _name>\ AppDat a\ Local ) .Forinformationoninstallingtheupdate,see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2533623.
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Appendix A: I ssues addressed for PI PESI M 2011.1
ThefollowingissueswerefixedinPIPESIM2011.1.
IssueId Component ShortDescription
2530125 Casestudies ChokeSizeCalculationErrorwithSIunits
2436803 FluidGeneral Improvementsmadetotheusercontrolandmanagementofglobal
(network)andlocal(completion,etc.)fluidsinPIPESIM.
2468156 Compositional Inafewspecialcircumstances(e.g.,theuserdefinescomponents
andthenchangestheflashpackage)thenewpackagemaynot
recognizecertaincomponents)resultinginerrors.Appropriate
messagesareprovidednow.
2491818 Compositional PhasedefinitionisdifferentbetweenMultiflashandPIPESIMGUI
2492773 Compositional AddedabilitytoprintextrapetroleumfractionpropertiesforE300,
DBRandSISFlash
2504697 Compositional Problemwithaqueousmolescomputationforwhenusersconvert
watermolebasistovolratioandWGR(PVTToolbox)
2510788 Compositional 3phaseflashfailure
2517925 Compositional OptionsgridpresandgridtempignoredifPVTfilehasembedded
table
2517951 Compositional Multiflashphaseidentificationissue
2531286
and
2502987
Compositional MissingpetroleumfractiondatainrevisionCPVTfiles.
Discrepancyinviscositycalculationb/wDBRandE300packages.
2536833 Compositional PIPESIM2010.1doesnotimportthePVOfilecreatedbyPVTi
2538649 Compositional Molarvolumeunitsincorrectwhenperformingaphasesplit
2569951 Compositional ReportedOil/water/Liquidviscositieswereidenticalwhenusinga
MFLfluidfileforaspecificcase
2572975 Compositional MixingMFLfilewithothercompositionsinanetworkmodelwas
notpossible
2560123 Database PIPESIM2010doesnotsavenewdataofwelltestforIPRtuning
2490795 ESPDesign ESP:reopeningESPUIresetsnumberofstagesto1
2411726 ESPDesign
(nonEnglishplatform)
RegionalOSsettingsinterferedwithESPdesignandrelated
databasetasks.
2502110
&
2502112
ESPDesign

ESPdesignfailsforcertaincases
2491050 GasLift Editedvalvetemperatureisnotkeptafterperformingaredesign
2504213 GasLiftOptimizer PIPESIMMarlimissueswithgasliftvalues(AvocetIAMrelated)
2534612 Help&
Documentation
ErrorinTubingTablesvaluesinonlinehelp
2552393 OLGAS SinglephaseflowcorrelationselectionoverriddenbyOLGAS
2522660 OpenLink CannotdeactivatewellconnectorsusingOpenLinkinPIPESIM2010
2500972 PSIMEngine 'Othervariable'limitsaresometimesaffectedbyunitsconversion
problem
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IssueId Component ShortDescription
2535406 PSIMEngine Latentheatenthalpyinconsistency
2559541 PSIMEngine Conflictbetweentheflowregimemapandtheoutputresults
2567774&
2567820
PSIMEngine Degradationandviscositycalculationswereincorrectforexplicitly
definedESPcurves.
2570447 PSIMEngine FMDcomponent:Catalogcurveisproducedwithwrongflowrate
units
2411726 PSIMGUI Can'trunESPDesignwithFrench/PortugueseRegionalSettings
2436803 PSIMGUI Issuesrelatedtofluidmodelinginperformingsinglebranch
operationsforanetworkinjectionwell.
2481380 PSIMGUI ExportingmodelindifferentdirectoryleavesthePVTfileinoldone
(thispreventstheuserfromrunningasimulationfromthenew
directoryduetomissingfluidpropertydescriptionifPVTfilesare
used)
2502366 PSIMGUI Errorprocessinggeometry
2523374 PSIMGUI PIPESIMGUIgetsstuckininfiniteloopofmessageboxes
2523699 PSIMGUI SeveralReportToolDefects
2550258 PSIMGUI Unabletoassignspecificnamesforwellseventhoughthenames
arenotpresentlyinuse
2571686 PSIMGUI GUIprocessingofdataforbranchmassflowratelimitwasfaulty
andithasbeencorrectednow.
2578050 PSIMGUI Refreshbuttonfor'FlowlineProperties'tabledidn'trefresh.
2471360
2502111
PSIMNetEngine Noclearmessagetotheuserwhenmissingchokedataprevents
thesimulationfromrunning
2490241 PSPlot PSPlotsdefaultunitsnotworkingproperly
2508927 PSPlot Errorwithsystemplotafterrunning"ReservoirTables."
2522367 PSPlot ErrorMessage:RunTimeerror'9':Subscriptoutofrange.
2568633 PSPlot PSPlotcannotopenplotfilesifthefileisopeninanotherprogram.
Confusingerrormessage.
2224290 RodPump Issuewhenusertriestorunadesignwithoutasinkerrod.
2498778 RodPump Reportoftherodpumpdesignisnotwrittentothecorrect
directory
2479144 RodPump RodPumplicensinghasbeensimplifiedandisnowconsistentwith
allotherPIPESIMlicensefeatures
2487155 SlaveInterface(IAM) Reportingvariablesatflowingconditionsimplemented
2505960 SlaveInterface(IAM) Numericalaccuracyofinputsisslightlytruncated
2523488 SlaveInterface(IAM) ProvideawindowsHPCversion
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Appendix B: Enhancement History
Enhancements and changes for PI PESI M 2011.1
PIPESIM 2011.1.1 a patch release of PIPESIM 2011.1
PIPESIM2011.1.1isanincrementalpatchreleasebasedonthePIPESIM2011.1release.Thepurposeofthis
releaseistoprovideimprovedsolutionforgasliftedwellsandresolveseveralothercriticaldefects.Fora
completedescriptionofthePIPESIM2011.1release,refertothenextsectionNewFeaturesinPIPESIM
2011.1.NotethatmodelssavedinPIPESIM2011.1.1maybeopenedinPIPESIM2011.1andviceversa.
UpdatedfeaturesinPIPESIM2011.1.1aredescribedbelow:
Improved Design Diagnostic and Simulation of Gas Lifted Wells:
Gas Lift Design (Valve parameter Calculation):
Itwasobservedincertaincircumstancesthatcalculationresultsofseveralvalveparameters(testrack
openingpressure,surfaceopeningpressure,surfaceclosingpressure,etc)weremissingforthe
bottommostvalveselectedbythedesign.Thiscouldseverelyimpactsimulationoperationsinvolving
gasliftedwellsandespeciallythegasliftdiagnosticoperation.Thishasbeenresolved.(SWIFTIssue:
2601918).
Gas Lift Diagnostics (Multilayer Wells):
Gasliftdiagnosticsformultilayerwellsdidnttakeintoaccountthestatusofoneofthelayersifthat
layerwassettoinactivestatus.Asaconsequence,thediagnosticoperationyieldedanunrealistic
result.Thefixhasensuredacorrectandconsistentresult.(SWIFTIssue:2580054).
Gas Lift Simulation (Solution inconsistency):
Gasliftwellswithnnumberofvalvesarelikelytoproduceupton+1possiblesolutions.Thisdepends
onwhichofthesenvalvesareoperatingandallowsforasolutiontoexistwithnogasinjectionatall.
Incertainsituations,thismaycauseinconsistencyinthewellperformancecalculation,inparticularifa
solutionexiststhatdoesnotinjectgas.Itisevidentthatthepurposeofanygasliftvalveisnotjustto
unloadawellduringstartup,buttoalsoenhanceperformanceofanaturalflowingwell.The
improvementensuresthatifliftgasisspecified,itisalwaysinjectedtooneofthevalvesdependingon
tubularandannularpressuredistribution.(SWIFTIssue:2592933).
Hydrate sub-cooling calculation results:
Areportingbugpreventedtheresultsofhydratesubcoolingcalculationsfrombeingdisplayed(note,this
didnotaffectthegenerationofthehydratecurveonthephaseenvelope).Thishasbeenfixed.(SWIFTIssue:
2600770).
Mass Balance error across network separator:
Incertainuncommonsituationswhenthenetworksolverchoosestoswitchoffoneofthebranches
between2networkseparators,amassimbalanceoccursacrosstheseparatortrain.Thisissuehasbeen
resolvednowandapropermassbalanceismaintainedasexpected.(SWIFTIssue:2594562).
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Compositional Rigorous Flash causing Math error in certain situation:
Underspecificcircumstances,certainfluidcompositionsmayfailtosolvewhenrunusingtherigorousflash
option.Thiswascausedbyanumericalprecisionissue.Afixhasbeenimplementedtocorrectthemath
errorandprovidethecorrectresult.(SWIFTIssue:2610623).
Compositional issue interfacing with AIAM (Avocet Integrated Asset Modeler):
Aspecificmodelfailedtosolveduetolimitationsinthewaycompositionalinformationissharedbetween
PIPESIMandAvocetIAM.Thisissuehasbeenrectifiednow.(SWIFTIssue:2589408).
Note:TheSWIFTissuenumberreferstoDefectTrackingSystemusedinsideSchlumberger

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New Features in PIPESI M 2011.1
PIPESIM2011.1isthemostsignificantreleaseofPIPESIMinanumberofyears,introducingnew
functionalitythroughouttheprogram.
Keynewfeaturesinclude:
1 New3PhaseMechanisticMultiphaseFlowModels:
a. LEDAFlowPointModel
b. OLGASv7.2
c. TUFFPUnifiedMechanisticModels
2 Improvedreporting:
a. AdditionalReportingofHeatTransferMechanisms
b. Reportingofpressuredropacrossgravelpack
c. Redesignedonscreennetworkreporttool
3 IntegrationwithOLIsScaleChemforScalepredictionandimprovedcorrosionmodeling
4 GERG2008EquationofStateforCO2richsystems
5 Variousgasliftoptimizationenhancements
6 PCPsimulation(withperformancecurvecatalogsforPCMandWeatherford)
7 UpdatedRodPumpdesignanddiagnostics(internationalversionthatincludesLufkinpumps)
8 Viscositycorrectionsforsurfacepumpstomodeldiluents
9 VariousenhancementsforgeneratingECLIPSEVFPtables
10 Newcasestudiesandtutorials

Morecompletedetailsareprovidedbelowbycategory.
Artificial Lift Enhancements and Additions
Enhanced Rod Pump Design & Diagnostic Modules
Key updates in rod pump design module:
Widerrangeofpumpingunitavailableforselection
Motorselectionfromanextensivedatabase
Abilitytospecifycrankrotationdirection
Strokeandspeedhavebeenlinkedtoselectedpumpingunitandmotorrespectively
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Key updates in rod pump diagnostics module:
Abilitytospecifycranktypeandrotationdirection.
Abilitytospecifypositionsformasterweights,auxiliaryweights,andcounterweights
Extended equipment database:
TheRodpumpdatabasehasbeenextendedtoincludeover1600newpumpingunitsandseveral
modelsofprimemoversfromanumberofinternationalvendors.Additionalcranksandweightsare
alsoincluded.
Pumpingunitadditionsinclude:
InternationalModels:LufkinConventional,LufkinMarkII,AmericanConventional,Ampscotand
BakerTorqmaster.
ChineseModels:ErJi,DaAn,BaoJi,LanTong,SiJi,TongHua,LanShi,FuShun,SanJi&XinJiang
PrimeMoveradditionsinclude:
InternationalModels:Sargent,GeneralElectric,Reliance,Robbins&Meyers,Westinghouseand
Baldor.
ChineseModels:ErJi,DaAn,BaoJi,LanTong,SiJi,TongHua,LanShi,FuShun,SanJi,XuZhouand
XinJiang
Note: Rodpumpmodulescannotbeusedonvirtualmachines(VMWare,RemoteDesktops)oron
Citrixmachines.
Warning: TheRodPumpdatabaseisnotbackwardscompatibletoPIPESIM2010.Ifyouupgrade,
youmighthaveissuesifyouneedtoreinstallPIPESIM2010andruntheRodpump
designanddiagnostics.Beforeupgrading,backupyourdatabaseincaseyouwantto
reverttousinganolderversionofPIPESIM.
Progressive Cavity Pumps (PCPs)
ProgressiveCavityPumpsareanincreasinglycommonformofartificialliftforlowtomoderaterate
wells,especiallyforonshorefieldsproducingheavyoilsand/orsandladenfluids.PIPESIM2011.1
providestheabilitytosimulateprogressivecavitypumpswithkeyparametersavailableforsensitivity
analysis.
PCPperformancecurvesfromWeatherfordandPCMhavebeenaddedtoPIPESIMdatabasefor
selection.Usersmayalsodefinenewperformancecurves,whichisrecommendedforpumpsthathave
undergonefieldbenchtests.
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New Mechanistic Flow Correlations & Related Enhancements
TUFFP 2-Phase and 3-Phase Unified Mechanistic Models
TheTUFFPUnifiedMechanisticModels(version2011.1,July2011)arethecollectiveresultofmany
researchprojectsperformedbytheTulsaUniversityFluidFlowProjects(TUFFP)researchconsortium.
Thesemodelsdetermineflowpatterntransitions,pressuregradient,liquidholdupandslug
characteristics.A2phaseversionisavailableforgasliquidflowanda3phaseversionisavailablefor
gasoilwaterpipeflow.Thesemodelsarevalidforallinclinationangles,pipediametersandfluid
properties.
LedaFlow Steady-State Mechanistic Flow Models
TheLedaFlowPointModel(v1.2,August2012)issteadystateversionofthetransientmechanistic
modeldevelopedbySINTEFincollaborationwithTotalandConocoPhillips.Itwasfirstcommercialized
byKongsberginJune2011.The2phasemodelconsidersgasliquidflow,whereasthe3phasemodel
considersgasoilwaterflow.Itisapplicableforallinclinationangles,pipediametersandfluid
properties.
Updated OLGA-S Mechanistic Flow Models
Thelatestversions(7.2)oftheOLGAS2and3Phasemechanisticflowmodelsarenowavailablein
PIPESIM.TheOLGASmechanisticmodels,developedbySPT,areapplicableforallinclinationangles,
pipediametersandfluidproperties.TheOLGASmodelwasdevelopedwithextensivedatacollected
fromtheSINTEFmultiphaseflowlaboratorynearTrondheim,Norwayandcontinuouslyupdated
throughtheOLGAVerificationandImprovementProject(OVIP).
Enhanced Flow Correlation Extensibility Mechanism
Themechanismforuserdefinedflowcorrelationshasbeenenhancedtoincludeboth2phaseand3
phaselinkages.Additionally,theabilitytospecifyinputswitchesandreportanyoutputvariable
associatedwiththeuserflowcorrelationisnowavailable.Newexamplecodetemplatesareprovided.
User Control of Downhill Pressure Recovery
Whenatwophasefluidflowsinapipethatisangleddownhill,theliquidphaseusuallyflowsfaster
thanthegas.Sometimestheliquidflowsdownhillatitsterminal,orcritical,velocity,wherebyitsspeed
islimitedbyfrictionagainstthepipewalls,andthereisnonetpressuregainduetotheelevation
change.Thisisoftencalledslackflowconditions.Themultiphaseflowcorrelationsusuallywillnot
modelslackflow,soakeywordhasbeenintroducedthatallowsachoiceofmethodsforsimulating
howpressurerecoveryismodeledindownhillpipesections;itwillaffectthevalueforElevation
Pressuregradient.
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Flow Assurance Related Enhancements
Scale Prediction
PredictionofscaleformationmaybeperformedbyusingaPVTfilegeneratedbyOLIsScaleChem
program(purchasedseparately).NoextralicenseforPIPESIMisrequired.ThePVTfilecontainstables
ofallfluidphasesandtransportpropertiesrequiredforthermohydrauliccalculations.Additionally,this
filecontainsdetailedwaterchemistryinformationthatenablesPIPESIMtodeterminetheoccurrence,
type,location,andseverityofscaleformation.Variousprofilepropertiesrelatedtoscaleformationare
reportedinprofileplotsandtables,including:
Totalscaleconcentration
Individualscalespeciesconcentrations
Massratioofindividualscalespecies
PostScaleIndex
PreScaleIndex
Improvements to Corrosion Calculations
ThedeWaardCorrosionmodelforCO2corrosionhasbeenenhancedtoaccountforglycolinhibition
whenusingaMultiflash(MEGorDEG)fluidmodelorPVTfilesgeneratedbyScaleChem(MEG).
Additionally,ifScaleChemPVTfilesareused,waterpHistakenfromScaleChem.
Viscosity correction for user defined pump curves
Viscositycorrections(Turzomethod)arenowavailableasanoptionforuserdefinedpump
performancecurves.Thisisparticularlyusefulformodelingtheeffectsofdiluentsinjectedupstreamof
surfacepumpsforheavyoilapplications.
Fluid Modeling Enhancements
PVT file format enhanced
ThePVTfileformathasbeenenhancedtoallowdefinitionofsolidphases.Twoprogramscurrentlytake
advantageoftheseenhancements:
ScaleChem(OLI)topredictscaleformation.
DBRSolids(Schlumberger)topredictWaxandAsphalteneprecipitation
Additionally,thelimitofpressuretemperaturegridpointshasbeenincreasedto60(from20)toallow
formoreaccurateinterpolationoffluidproperties.
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Multiflash Upgraded to version 4.1
Multiflashhasbeenupgradedtoversion4.1.Thisreleasecontainsgeneralmaintenanceupdatesand
severalnewfluidpropertycalculationmethods.Formoreinformation,pleaserefertoNewFeatures
andChangessectionoftheMultiflashuserguide(Help>MultiflashHelp).
GERG 2008 Compositional Package
GERG2008isathermodynamicpackagedevelopedbytheEuropeanGasResearchGroupfeaturinga
highlyaccurateequationofstatedevelopedspecificallyfornaturalgasesandisparticularlysuitedfor
conditionsoflowtemperatures(LNG)andhighmolarconcentrationsofCO2.Theequationsarebased
onamultifluidapproximationwhichisexplicitinthereducedHelmholtzenergy.TheGERG2008
equationofstateisunderconsiderationtobeadoptedasanISOStandard(ISO207652andISO20765
3)tocalculategaspropertiesforcustodytransfer.
NotethatGERGisapureflashpackage,andtransportpropertiesarepredictedbytheNISTREFPROP
thermodynamicpackage.

SI S Flash is based on Reporting Enhancements

Replaced *.pns files with *.pnsx files
PreviousversionsofthePIPESIMtabularreporttoolextractedresultsfromanASCII(*.PNS)file.With
PIPESIM2011.1,outputdataisnowwritteninXMLformattoa.PNSXfile.Thenewformatmakes
structuredreportingmoreflexibleforavarietyofpurposes.Whilesupportfor(*.pns)filehasbeen
discontinuedforallnewlyreportedparameters,.PNSfilesarestillavailableforbackwards
compatibility.
Enhancements to the Onscreen Report tool
Thetabularonscreenreporttoolusedprimarilyforviewingnetworksimulationresultshasbeen
extensivelyenhanced.Differentviewoptionsarenowavailablefornodeobjects(sources,sinks,
equipment,etc.)andprofileobjectswhichhavephysicaldimensionssuchasbrancheswhichmay
containflowlines,risersandwellbores.Thenewreporttooloffersseveralbenefits:
UserscanswitchbetweenNode&Branchviewsandperformadvancedfilteringbasedontypeof
equipmentandrangeofproperties(forexample,watercut,erosionrates,andsoon.)
Measurementsatflowingconditionsarereportedinadditiontostocktankconditions.
Previouslyhiddeninternalnodeobjectslocatedwithinnetworkbranchesarenowexposed
NetworklevelreportingofBottomHolePressures(BHP),TubingHeadPressures(THP),anddrawdown.
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Thenewreporttoolismoreconvenientwhensearchingforspecificresults.Forexample,byfilteringon
theUpstream=PCOMPLETIONproperty,thereporttooldisplayspropertiesofbottomholepressures
foreachwell.
Additional Heat Transfer Reporting
PIPESIM2011.1reportsspecificcontributionsontemperaturechangesresultingfromthefollowing
heattransfermechanisms:
Freeconvection
Forcedconvection
Conduction
JouleThomsoneffects
Elevationeffects
Overalltemperaturegradient
ThesevariablesarereportedinthePIPESIMOutputfileunderHeatTransferOutputDataaswellasin
spotreportsifselected.ThesevariablesarealsoavailableinPIPESIMplotfiles.Suchanalysisisvery
usefulwhenevaluatingmethodstoavoidsolidsformation(eg.insulationvs.inhibitorinjection).
Additional Reporting for Pressure Drop across gravel pack completions
PIPESIM2011.1explicitlyreportspressuredropacrossgravelpacksforbothopenholeandcasedhole
gravelpackcompletions.
Optimization Enhancements
TheWellOptimizerModuleisanextensionofpreviouslynamedGasLiftOptimizermodule(GLO)to
offeranumberofnewcapabilitiesincluding:
SDRMINLP(MixedIntegerNonLinearProgramming)algorithmtohandlemorecomplexoptimization
problemsandachievebetterperformance
Chokecontrolfornaturallyflowingwells(generallyusedtohonorproductionconstraints)
Wellstatusmaybeautomaticallybeswitchedonandoff
Additionalwellconstraintsareavailable
Supportformultilayerwells
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Solver Enhancements
Enhanced accuracy in Compositional interpolated Flash calculations:
FinergriddingisnowappliedwhenPVTtablesareusedtoapproximatecompositionalfluidproperties.
Thisresultsinmoreaccurateinterpolationoffluidpropertieswhenthisflashingoptionisselected.
Best Solution Provided for Unconverged Network Simulation Cases:
Certainnetworksthatareeitherillconditionedorencounterissues(generallyflowregime
discontinuitiesorunstablewellbehavior)thatmaypreventsolutiontoatightconvergencetolerance
willreturnthebestsolutionachieved(asopposedtonosolution)iftheiterationlimitisreached
withoutreachingthetargettolerance.Awarningmessageisprominentlydisplayedwhichindicatedthe
targettolerancehasnotbeenreached.Bystudyingthebestsolution,causesfornotreachingthetarget
tolerancecanbemoreeasilyinvestigated.
Other Enhancements
VFP Table Enhancements
PIPESIM2011.1allowsuserstoincorporatetemperatureasanoutputforVFPTablesgeneratedfor
ECLIPSE.Inaddition,theusercanalsospecifythebottomholereferencedepthforVFPtablesgenerated
forECLIPSEandarepresentedwithasimplifieduserinterfaceforcreatingVFPtablesforinjectionwells.
Updated MPI version for use with Avocet IAM
TheversionofMPIusedbythenetworkenginehasbeenupdatedforcompatibilitywhenusedwith
AvocetIntegratedAssetModeler(IAM)tocoupletotheECLIPSEreservoirsimulators(versions2011.1).
IntelMPI(pnetstub_ilmpi.exe)isavailableforWindows32bit,Windows64bitandLinux64bit
environments.ForWindows64bit,MicrosoftHPSServer2008MPI(pnetstub_msmpi.exe)isalso
available.PlatformMPI(pnetstub_plmpi.exe)isavailableforLinux64bitenvironments.
Additional Example Case Studies, Tutorials, and General Documentation Improvements
AnumberofnewexamplecasestudieshavebeenincludedwiththePIPESIMinstallationtobetter
illustratenewandexistingfunctionality.Additionally,theonlinehelpsystemhasbeensignificantly
expanded,includingnewtutorialsandfurthertechnicaldetailsonanumberoffeatures.

Enhancements and changes for PI PESI M 2010.1

NewPVTpackagesandRedesignoftheCompositionaldialogue
OpenLinksupportforthenewPVTpackages
ImprovedPIPESIMsimulationruntime
NewandfasterMoodyfrictionfactorcalculationmethods
ImprovedNetworktopologyanalysisandchecks
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NodalAnalysisenhancedtoidentifyvalidOperatingPoints
SupportofWindows7
AdditionalRestartfunctions
RetirementofGoalandHoSim
Retirementof32bitLinuxnetworkengine
Framo2009Multiphaseboosters
Updatedversionsofsupportingsoftwareandwhathaschanged
o DBRSolids
o Multiflash
o OLGAS
o RodPump
o FramoPumps
New PVT packages and Re-design of the Compositional dialogue
TheMultiflashpackagehasbeenupdatedandnewfeaturesadded.TwonewPVTpackageshavebeen
addedtheSchlumbergerDBRflashandtheNISTRefpropflash.Inaddition,anewversionofthe
SchlumbergerECLIPSEflashhasbeencreated,allowingaccesstomorefeatures.
Sixdifferentflashesarenowavailable:
Multiflash3phaseflash.Thishasbeenupdatedtoversion3.8.TheCPAequationofstatehasbeen
added.MFLfilescontainingtheCSMAequationofstatecanalsobeused,althoughthisrequiresanew
licensefeature.
SISflashoriginalinterfacetoECLIPSE2phaseflash.
E300flashnewinterfacetoECLIPSE2phaseflash,allowingextraEquationsofStateandimproved
phaseenvelopes.
DBRflash2phaseflash,whichhasamoreextensivecomponentlibrarythantheECLIPSEflash.
NISTRefpropflash2phaseflashusingHelmholtzequationofstate.
SIEPSPPTSforShellusersonly,Multiflash3phaseflashcombinedwithShellThermodynamic
properties.

Thecompositionaldialoguehasbeenredesignedtomakeiteasiertomanagetheseextraflashpackages.A
newcompositionaltemplatedialoguehasbeenadded,actingasasingleplacewherethePVTpackageand
modelscanbedefined.Thecomponenttemplatealsostoresthemasterlistofallcomponentsinthemodel,
ensuringthatpetroleumfractionshavethesamepropertiesforallfluids.

OpenLink support for the new PVT packages

ThenewPVTpackagestheSchlumbergerDBRflash,theNISTRefpropflashandthenewversionofthe
SchlumbergerECLIPSEflashareavailablethroughOpenLink.
Improved PIPESIM simulation run time
PIPESIM2010.1enginehasbeenreviewedandoptimizedtoenablefastersimulation.Thenewengineruns
thesimulationwithareductionintimebetween10and40%comparedtothe2009.1engine.Inaddition,
theuserisgivenmorecontrolandcanselectsometradeoffbetweenspeedandaccuracy.Thehelp
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documentationhasbeenupdatedtoprovidehintsonthePIPESIMconfigurationwhichenablessuchtrade
offs.
New and faster Moody friction factor calculation methods
TwoadditionalmethodshavebeenaddedforthecalculationoftheMoodyfrictionfactor.PIPESIMcan
calculatetheMoodyfrictionfactorusingeitheraniterativeimplicitmethod(ColebrookWhiteequation
(Moodychart)previousmethodinPIPESIM2009.1),anexplicitmethod("ExplicitReformulationofthe
ColebrookWhiteEquationforturbulentFlowfrictionFactorcalculation"byJ.SonnadandC.Goudar,Ind.
Eng.Chem.Res,2007,46,pp.25932600)orafastexplicitorapproximatemethod("Anapproximate
FormulaforPipeFrictionFactors"byLewisF.Moody,TransactionsASME,vol69,1947,pp.1005).The
defaultcalculationmethodforthefrictionfactoristheexplicitmethod.TheMoodyfrictionfactor
calculationmethodalsohasanimpactonthehorizontalandverticalflowcorrelationsasthefrictionfactor
usedtocomputethepressuregradientintheflowcorrelationswillbeevaluatedbasedonthemethod
specifiedbytheMoodyfrictionfactorcalculationmethod.TheSonnad2007linearapproximationgivesa
speedimprovementof5%overtheoriginalColebrookWhiteEquationwithanaccuracyofabout10%
comparativelytotheColebrookWhiteEquation.TheMoody1947approximationgivesaspeed
improvementof9%overtheoriginalColebrookWhiteEquationwithanaccuracyofabout25%
comparativelytotheColebrookWhiteEquation.
Improved Network topology analysis and checks
Anewmethodforanalysisandcheckingnetworktopologyhasbeenintroduced.ThisallowsPIPESIMto
handlemorenetworktopologiesthanbeforeasitbetterdetectsandmanagesloopsinthenetwork
topology.
Enhancements to Nodal Analysis
TheNodalAnalysisoperationhasbeenenhanced:
TheplotnowshowsexplicitplotmarkersonthevalidOperatingPointsintersections.Thisallowsvalid
andinvalidintersectionstobedistinguishedandthedataforthevalidonestobedisplayedaccurately.
AdditionalPIPESIMcasesarerunateachOperatingPointtocalculatethedata.Theprofileplotsfrom
thesecasescanalsobeviewed,usingReports>ProfilePlot.Theyarealsoavailableintheoutput
report.
Theoperatingpointspressuresandflowratescanbeobtained,numerically,fromtheDatatabonthe
plot,andfromtheoutputreport.
Theoutputreportliststheoperatingpointsasallcombinationsofinflowandoutflowsensitivity
variables,providingthepressureandflowrateforthevalidones,andthemessageINVALIDforthe
invalidones.
Thealgorithmthatgeneratespointsontheinflowandoutflowcurveshasbeenenhancedtoensure
eachcurvehasapointatallvalidoperatingpointsintersections.Theremainingpointsonthecurvesare
distributedtoensuretheyareclusteredinregionswheretheslopechangesfastest.
ThePIPESIMplottingprogramPSPlothasbeenenhancedtoallowmultipleXseries.Thisinturnallows
multipleinflowcurvestobedisplayedonthesameplotforwellswith2ormorecompletions.
Support of Windows 7
PIPESIM2010.1hasbeentestedandcertifiedonWindows764bitmachines.
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Additional Restart functions
Whenusingtherestartfunction,PIPESIMcankeepallbranchesskippedintherestartfilepermanently
skippedoritcanresetthemtobeincludedinthesolutionagain.Thedefaultbehavioristokeepallbranches
skippedintherestartfilepermanentlyskipped.Anadvancedengineoptionallowsyoutoactivatethe
secondtypeofbehavior.
Retirement of flowrate lower limits option
Theflowratelimitsonbranchandwellshasbeenreworked.PIPESIMnolongersupportslowerflowrate
limits:upperflowratelimitsarestillsupportedhowever.Thoselimitsapplybothtoforwardandreverse
flows.Soanupperflowratelimitof2000STB/dwilllimittheflowtoamaximumof2000STB/d,
independentlyonwhethertheflowisgoingbackwardorforward.Asaresult,oldermodelhavingalower
limitsetwilllosethelowerlimitdatawhenopenedandsavedwithPIPESIM2010.1,whiletheupperlimit
willbekeptasthenewsinglelimit.
Enhancements to PsPlot
ThefollowingenhancementshavebeenmadetoPsPlotintheversionsuppliedwith2010.1PIPESIM:
1. Option of adding multiple dataset series to the X axis. This allows the display of multiple inflow curves
for individual completions when the well contains multiple completions.
2. Added line formatting capabilities allowing for broken and thick lines and symbol styles
3. Improved formatting of axes annotation and data table entries
4. Improved automatic calculation of axes data range to give sensible number of increments
5. Correct display of Revision A PVT table files
6. Remove limit of number of files that can be displayed in the files list (previously 30)
Retirement of FPT, Goal and HoSim
GoalandHoSimhavebeenretired.AlegacyversionofFPTisprovidedontheDVD.
Retirement of 32 bit Linux network engine
The32bitLinuxnetworkenginehasbeenretired.The64bitversionisstillavailable.
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Framo 2009 Multiphase boosters
AnewpackagefromFramoEngineeringAShasbeenaddedtomodelFramoHelicoAxialMultiphase
boosters.Thepackagecomeswithdatafilesdescribingtheperformanceof13Framopumpsandnewfiles
canbeaddedwhenavailable.Thispackagesupersedestheprevious(1999)model,andisonlyavailableon
Windows32versionsofthePIPESIMengine.The13FramoHelicoAxialpumpsthatcancurrentlybe
modeledaregiveninthetablebelow:
Impellerdiameter(mm) Capacity(m3/h) MaximumpressureIncrease(Bar)
310 250 180
310 400 180
310 500 45
310 500 180
310 600 120
310 700 45
310 800 120
310 900 45
310 1100 45
310 1100 120
360 1200 38
360 1500 38
360 1800 38

Enhancements and changes for PI PESI M 2009.1

Improvedheatlosscalculations:Partiallyburiedpipes
Improvedheatlosscalculations:Rameymodelforwells
ModifiedBuriedPipeAmbientFilmCoefficient
Improvedcalculationofblackoilenthalpy
ModifiedEnergyEquation
Rodpumpsimulation
DataMatching
ModifiedHoldupfactor
Waxsensitivity
Multiphasewaxdepositionmodeling
Multiflash3.7
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SISflashmodifiedbehavior
UpdatedMPIforusewithR2SL
OlgasforLinux64bit
Shellflowcorrelations
64bitversionforWindows
PsPlotLocalization
ESPPumpCatalogueUpdate
AvocetGLOUpdate
Improved heat loss calculations: Partially buried pipes
Analyticalexpressionsforgroundconductionshapefactorshavebeenderivedfromsolutionstothesteady
stateheatconductionequationwithconvectiveboundaryconditionsonthepipeinsidewallandground
surfaces.Theseshapefactorsareusedtocomputethesteadystateheatlossfromfullyandpartiallyburied
pipes.Theresultsarecontinuousthroughtheentirerangeofburialconfigurations(fromburiedtoexposed)
andareaccuratetowithin2.5%ofrigorousnumericalsimulations.
Improved heat loss calculations: Ramey model for wells
AnewGUIdialoghasbeenaddedtoallowUvaluestobecalculatedinDetailedTubingModels.The
CalculationusestheRameyModelandallowstheusertoenterthetimethewellhasbeenoperating
togetherwithphysicaldimensionsandthermalpropertiesofthevariousinsulatinglayers.
Improved (Flow regime-dependent) Inside Film Coefficient (IFC)
AnewGUIdialoghasbeenaddedtoallowtheselectionofthemodelfortheinsidefilmcoefficient(IFC)
calculation.TherearetwomodelsavailabletheKaminskymodelandtheKreithseparateReynoldsnumber
model.TheKaminskymodelprovidesameansofextendingtheheattransfercalculationstoaccountfor2
phaseflow(inthesinglephaseregiontheKaminskyModelusesSiederTatecorrelation).
Modified Buried Pipe Ambient Film Coefficient
Theambientfilmcoefficientforburiedpipelines(whichisusedtomodelheattransferbetweentheearth
surfaceandthesea/air)hasbeenchangedtousethesamecorrelationasforfullyexposedpipes.Use
debugflag58toselectthepreviousmodel.
Improved calculation of blackoil enthalpy
Anew,improved,modelforthepredictionofthetotalenthalpyofablackoilfluidhasbeenadded.Thetotal
enthalpyatacertainpressureandtemperatureistheflowingmassfractionweightedsumoftheenthalpies
oftheoil,gasandwaterphases.Theenthalpiesoftheindividualphasesareobtainedfromapproximated
JouleThomsoncoefficientsanduserspecifiedspecificthermalpropertiessuchasheatcapacitiesandlatent
heatofvaporization.
Modified energy equation
PreviousversionsofPIPESIMusedasimplifiedenergyequationtocalculatetemperaturechangesinpipe
flow.Thishasbeenreplacedbyarigorouscalculationtakingintoaccountheatlossandpotentialenergy
terms.Changesinkineticenergyarestillignored.Changesinkineticenergyarestillignored.Usethe
followingenginekeywordstoselectthepreviousmodel:HEATDHEQUATION=1983.
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Rod pump simulation
Anoutlinemodelofarodpumpisnowavailable.PumpperformanceisspecifiedwithasocalledNominal
Flowrate,whichrepresentsthepump'sdesignvolumetricflowrateatsuctionconditions.Asteeppenalty
functionisusedtopredictdischargepressure.Limitscanbesetformaximumdifferentialpressureand
availablepower.TheRodPumpisavailablefromtheDownholeEquipmenttabontheTubingdialog.The
Rodpumpsimulationcanbeusedforpressure/temperatureprofilesinawellmodelandcanbeusedinthe
wellcontainednetworkmodels.TheinitialmodelisdesignedforaRodPumpthatisoperatingundersteady
stateoperation.
Data Matching
Anewsinglebranchoperation,DataMatchinghasbeenaddedtotheGUI.Thisallowstheusertoselect
parameterswhichwillbeautomaticallysetusinganoptimizertominimizethedifferencebetween
measuredandsimulateddata.TheflowlineandriserGUIdialogueshavebeenupdatedtofacilitateentryof
measureddataunderthedetailedpipeline/riserdescription.
Modified Holdup factor
Thewaytheholdupfactorisusedinflowcorrelationshasbeenmodifiedinthelightofexperimentswiththe
newDataMatchingoperation.Previously,toallowthecorrelationtobetunedtomeasureddata,alinear
factorcouldbeusedtomultiplytheliquidholduppredictedbyaflowcorrelation.However,thiscanleadto
liquidholdupsof1,evenwhengasisflowing.Therefore,thelinearmultiplierhasbeensupplementedwitha
nonlinearterm,whichensurestheholdupremainsbetween0and1.Thenewholdupfactormustbe
between0and2.Torestoretheoldbehavior,debugflag807canbeused.
Wax sensitivity
ThewaxdepositionoperationhasbeenenhancedtoprovidesensitivityanalysisfortheSchlumbergerDBR
waxdepositionmodels.Itiscurrentlypossibletosensitizeon5waxpropertyvariablesforthesinglephase
modeland9propertiesvariablesforthemultiphasemodel,includingthemultipliersorcoefficientsforthe
moleculardiffusionandshearreductionmechanisms.
Multiphase wax deposition modeling
AnewSchlumbergerDBRwaxmultiphasedepositionmodelhasbeenaddedtothisrelease.Thismodelis
complementstheoriginalsinglephasemodelreleasedin2008.1.Atthistimetheuseofthismodelislimited
toSchlumbergersFlowAssuranceConsultantsasitcomplementstheadvancedmeasurementstechniques
forwaxdepositionthatareavailablefromSchlumbergerOilphaseDBR.
DBR-Solids 4.2
TosupporttheWaxdepositionmodelingworkflowinPIPESIMtheDBRSolidsPVTpackageissuppliedonthe
PIPESIMCD.TheDBRSolidsprogramsupportsthecharacterizationofcompositionalfluidsusingequations
ofstate.Theprogramprovidesworkflowsforthepredictionofwaxandasphalteneprecipitationregions
andforthepredictionofWaxdepositioninpipelines.Theresultsofthewaxdepositionpredictionarethen
fedtothePIPESIMwaxdepositionoperationtocalculatetherateofwaxdepositionandthechangeinbulk
flowrateduetothewaxdepositedonthewalls.DBRSolidsisavailableasanadditionaladdonmodulefor
PIPESIM.
Multiflash 3.7
Multiflashhasbeenupdatedtoversion3.7.
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SIS flash change of behavior
ThedefaultbehaviorofSISflashhasbeenmodifiedtoperformatwophase(liquidvapor)flash.Inthis
mode,allwaterendsupinthewaterphase,whichcontainsonlythewatercomponent.Thisbehavioris
consistentwiththeECLIPSEflash.
InpreviousversionsofPIPESIM,SISflashattemptedtoperforma3phaseflashinwhichwatercouldappear
inthevaporphase.Thisversionisnotsufficientlyreliableforsimulations,aswellasbeinginconsistentwith
theECLIPSEflash.The3phaseversioncanbeusedbysettinganoptionkeyword
COMPOSITIONSFLASH_TYPE=3PHASE
Updated MPI for use with R2SL
TheversionsofMPIusedbythenetworkenginehavebeenupdatedforcompatibilitywithAvocet
IntegratedAssetModelerandtheECLIPSEsimulators.OnWindows,32and64bitversionsareavailable
usingIntelmpi(pnetstub_ilmpi.exe).OnLinux,32and64bitversionsareavailableusingIntelmpi
(pnetstub_ilmpi.exe)andScaliMPI(pnetstub_scampi.exe).
Olgas for Linux 64
Version5.3.2Olgasisnowavailableforthe64bitLinuxnetworkengine.Thisrequiresversion2.4ofglibc.so,
whichcomeswithRedHat5orwithgcc4.1.
Olgas5.3.2isalsoavailablefor32bitWindows.
Shell flow correlations
ShellflowcorrelationscanstillbeusedwithPIPESIMbutarenolongersuppliedwiththePIPESIMinstall.
PeoplewishingtousetheShellflowcorrelationsshouldcontactShelldirectly.LicensingoftheShellFeatures
isstillcarriedoutbySchlumberger.
64 bit version for Windows
64bitversionoftheenginesisavailableforWindows64machines.Theseareprimarilyintendedforuse
withAvocetIntegratedAssetModelerandR2SL.The64bitengineisinstalledinaProgramsx64directory,
alongsidethe32bitengineintheProgramsdirectory.However,anumberofthe3
rd
partypluginsarenot
availableontheWindows64bitplatform;theseincludeDBRWax,Multiflash,andOLGAS.Notethatthe32
bitenginescanalsobeusedon64bitoperatingsystems.
PsPlot Localization
Thedisplayofaxisanddataserieslabelscanbetranslatedintothelocallanguageusingadictionaryfile
calledPsPlotdict.txtwhichmustbelocatedintheinstallationdirectoryofthePsPlotXexecutable.The
dictionaryfileshouldcontaintwocolumnsofcharacterstringsseparatedby,withtheEnglishlabelsfirst,
followedbytherequiredlanguagetranslation,oneperline.Onlysinglebytelanguagestringsarecatered
for.
Aplotlabeltemplateisprovided(PsPlotdict.tmp)forwhichtranslationscanbecreatedinthedesired
language.ARussiandictionary(partial)isalsoprovidedasPsPlotdict.rus.Ineachcase,thedictionaryshould
becopiedtoafilecalledPsPlotdict.txttobeutilizedbyPsPlot.
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PIPESIM HELP System
ThePIPESIMonlinehelpsystemhasbeenrestructured.Thetechnicaldescriptionsectionhasbeenreviewed
andexpanded.InthetechnicaldescriptionmanymoreoftheequationsusedinPIPESIMarepresented.
ESP Pump Catalogue Update
Thefollowingpumpdatahasbeenaddedormodified:
Centrilift

HC675 HC35000

GC513Series GC1150
GC1700
GC4100
Centurion

400&538Series P10
P22
P11
P37
P47
P62
P100
WoodGroup

338&400Series TA400
TA550
TA900
TA1200
TA1500
TD150
TD300
TD450
TE538&562Series TE11000
TE1500
TE2700
TE3300
TH13000

Avocet GLO Update
SDRLexicosolverisnowavailableasanalternativetotheNewtonRaphsonandGeneticAlgorithmsolvers.
Thisisaderivativefreealgorithmthatisabletosolveproblemswithmultipleglobalconstraints.Unlikethe
GeneticAlgorithmwhichisinitializedbyrandomseeding,thissolveryieldsthesameresultseachtimeitis
runbutmaynotyieldagloballyoptimumsolution.
AnumberofenhancementshavebeenmadetothealgorithmsusedforglobalconstraintsofMaximum
InjectionGasRateandMaximumTotalGasRate.Usersmaynowspecifyalowerboundforthesearchrange,
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thusimprovingsolverspeedandreliability.Amarginalgradientmayalsobespecifiedtoobtainyieldresults
thatareboth(a)amorerealisticoptimumoperatingpointinthevicinityoftheregionatthetipofthe
operatingcurveofproductionratevs.liftgasand(b)lesssusceptibletonumericalnoisecausedbythe
toleranceoftheunderlyingPIPESIMmodel.Theiterationhistorymayalsobedisplayed,allowingtheuserto
seethesensitivityofthesystemproductionratetotheoverallliftgasrate.
Astableflowmarginmaynowbespecifiedtoensurethatthesolutionpointforanywellhasasafetymargin
abovetheminimumliftgasrateforstableoperation.
ThePIPESIMmodeltolerancecannowbeautomaticallycontrolledbythegasliftoptimizer.Thiscanyielda
fasterandmorestablesolution.
Summary of functionality available on different platforms
Win32 Win64 Linux32 Linux64
GUI Notavailable Notavailable Notavailable
Singlebranchengine Notavailable Notavailable
Networkengine
OpenLink Notavailable Notavailable Notavailable
OLGAS5.3.2 Notavailable Notavailable
OLGAS5.0.2 Notavailable Notavailable
Multiflash3.7 Notavailable
SISflash
DBRWax Notavailable Notavailable Notavailable

Note
32bitprogramswillrunonWindows64bitmachines.Sothe32bitGUIcanbeusedonaWindows64
bitmachine,incombinationwitheither32bitor64bitengines.However,the64bitenginescanonlybe
usedwith64bit3
rd
partydlls.
OtherversionsofOLGASmaybeavailablefromSPT.
Summary of MPI versions available for use with R2SL on different platforms
Build MPI Executable Win32 Win64 Linux64
Win32 Intel4.0.1 pnetstub_ilmpi
Win64 Intel4.0.1 pnetstub_ilmpi
Win64 MSHPS2008 pnetstub_msmpi
Linux64 Intel4.0.1 pnetstub_ilmpi
Linux64 Platform8.1.0 pnetstub_plmpi

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Enhancements and changes for PI PESI M 2008.1
ThefollowingenhancementshavebeenmadetoPIPESIM:
Blackoilthermalproperties
Blackoilfluidinjectionpoint
Calculationofuserdefinedvariables(suchasequipmentsettings)
Enginekeywordtoolintubing
EnginekeywordsforRameyheatloss
Enginekeywordsforregression(calibration)
EnginekeywordsforuserequipmentDLLs
FCVforinjectors
Injectorsintubing
LinuxMultiflash
LinuxOlgasteadystateflowcorrelations
Liquidloading
Multiflash3.6
Multilayerinjection
Networkconstraints
NewChokecode
Olgas5.3
R2SLimprovements
Waxdeposition
Black oil thermal properties
UserscannowusethePIPESIMGUItoenterheatcapacityandconductivitydatausingtheBlackoil
propertiesdialog.
Black oil fluid injection point
TheInjectionPointdialoginthePIPESIMGUIcannowbeusedinblackoilmodels,aswellascompositional
models.
Calculation of user defined variables
PIPESIMGUIoperationshavebeenmodifiedtoallowthesinglebranchenginetocalculateauserdefined
variable.Previouslyusersspecifiedtwoofthreeboundaryconditions(inletflow,inletpressure,outlet
pressure)andtheprogramcalculatedthethird.Nowitispossibletospecifyallthreeboundaryconditions,
andasktheprogramtocalculatethevalueofanothervariable,forexampleachokesettingorapump
setting.
Engine keyword tool in tubing
UserscannowinsertanEngineKeywordTool(EKT)intothetubingusingthePIPESIMGUI.Theoptionis
availableintheDownholeEquipmenttaboftheDetailedModelTubingdialog.TheEKTallowsuseof
enginekeywordstoswitchonadvancedenginefunctionalitythatisnotcurrentlyavailablethroughother
GUIitems.
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Engine keywords for Ramey heat loss
TheRameyheatlossmodelhasbeenaddedtothePIPESIMengines.Atpresentthismodelcannotbe
accessedfromtheGUI,exceptviaenginekeywords.
Engine keywords for regression (calibration)
Newfunctionalityhasbeenaddedtothesinglebranchenginetoallowflowcorrelationandheatloss
parameterstobecalculatedtomatchmeasuredpressureandtemperaturedata.Atpresentthis
functionalitycannotbeaccessedfromtheGUI,exceptviaenginekeywords.
Engine keywords for user-equipment DLLs
Userscannowwritea32bitDLLtodefineanequipmentpieceforusewiththePIPESIMengines.AnEngine
keywordtoolisusedtorepresenttheequipmentpieceinthePIPESIMGUIandtheuserinformsthe
PIPESIMenginesoftheDLLanditsentrypointsviaenginekeywords.
Flow Control Valves
AnumberofenhancementshavebeenmadetoFlowControlValves(FCVs).Theflowratelimitcannowbe
specifiedalongwiththevalvediameter(previouslytherewereexclusiveoptions).FCVscannowbeusedin
injectionwells.Functionalityhasbeenmuchimproved.
Linux Multiflash
Multiflashcannowbeusedwiththe32bitand64bitLinuxnetworkengine.
Linux Olga steady-state flow correlations
Version5.02oftheOLGASsteadystateflowcorrelationscanbeusedwiththe32bitLinuxnetworkengine.
A64bitversionisnotavailable.
Liquid Loading Calculations for gas wells
TheliquidLoading(LL)calculationsarenowperformedalongtheentirelengthofthewell.Theresultsare
usedtopositiontheLLlineontheNodalAnalysisplot.LLVelocityRatio(LLVR)appearsontheAuxiliary
outputpageoftheoutputreport.
Multiflash 3.6
TheversionofMultiflashhasbeenupdatedto3.6.
Multi-Layer Injection Wells
Itisnowpossibletomodelaninjectionwellwith2ormorecompletions,and/orhorizontalcompletions.
Network constraints
ThePIPESIMGUIcannowbeusedtosetflowconstraintsinnetworkbranches.
New Choke code
Thechokecodehasbeenrewritten.Thenewcodewasdesignedtocalculatederivatives,butinadditionit
treatscriticalflowinaslightlydifferentway.Atthesametimeanumberofinconsistencieswereremoved
fromthecalculationoftheAshford&Piercecorrelation.Thesechangesmaygivedifferentresultsfrom
previouscalculations.Torestorepre2008.1behavior,usedebugflag374.
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OLGAS 5.3
Version5.3oftheOlgasteadystateflowcorrelationsisnowincludedforWindowsruns.
R2SL improvements
TwochangeshavebeenmadetoimprovethecouplingfromPIPESIMtoECLIPSEthroughR2SL.
ThefirstimprovementistoreplacePQcurveboundaryconditionswithcompletionitems.Thismakes
thenetworkeasiertosolveandalsoallowsnonlinearIPRstobesetbyR2SL.Thisnewfeaturecanbe
switchedoffbyusingdebugflag317.
ThesecondimprovementistousetheECLIPSE2phaseflashinPIPESIM.Thisgivesimprovedreliability
aswellasconsistentresultsbetweenthesimulators.Forthisrelease,thisfeaturecanbeusedby
selectingSISflashandusingdebugflag3249.
Wax deposition
TheSchlumbergerDBRwaxdepositionmodelisavailableinthisrelease.Aseparatelicenseisrequiredfor
thisfeature.
Enhancements and changes for Gas Lift Optimizer 2008.1
TheGasLiftOptimizer2008.1isdesignedforuseinconjunctionwithSchlumbergerPIPESIM2008.1or
AvocetIntegratedAssetModeler2008.2(orlaterversionsoftheseapplications).
SeeGasLiftOptimizerHelpforcompleteinformationonthefeaturesavailablewithinthisapplication.
Whats new in Gas Lift Optimizer v2008.1
ThefollowingchangeshavebeenmadetotheGasLiftOptimizerforthe2008.1release:
Supportfordualstringwells.Whenworkingwithadualstringwell,youcanselectthedesiredstring
andthenedittheconstraintsforthatstring.SeeLocalConstraintstabinGasLiftOptimizerHelpfor
moreinformationoneditingconstraintsfordualstringwells.

Newlocalwellconstraintsadded.TheDynamicMinimumGasLiftRateandAlhanatiStability
constraintswereaddedforthe2008.1release:
o WhenyouselectawellandapplytheDynamicMinimumGasLiftRateconstraint,theminimum
gasliftratewillbedeterminedfromthecharacteristicsofthePIPESIMwellperformancecurve,such
thatthegradientofthesystemoutletpressure(withrespecttotheliquidoroilflowrate)is
negative;
o WhenyouselectawellandapplytheAlhanatiStabilityconstraint,theminimumgasliftratewillbe
determinedfromtheAlhanatistabilityparameters.

SeeLocalConstraintstabinGasLiftOptimizerHelpformoreinformationontheseandtheotherlocal
constraintsavailable.

Newlocalbranchandsinkconstraintsadded.TheMinimumTotalGOR,MaximumCO2,andMaximum
H2Sconstraintswereaddedforthe2008.1release:
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o UsetheMaximumTotalGORconstrainttospecifythemaximumGORpermittedwithinabranch(or
sink).ThegasflowusedinthecalculationofthisGORincludesboththeproducedgasandliftgasin
thebranch(orsink);
o UsetheMaximumCO2constrainttospecifythemaximumconcentrationofCO2permittedwithina
branchorsink.
o UsetheMaximumH2SconstrainttospecifythemaximumconcentrationofH2Spermittedwithina
branchorsink.

SeeLocalConstraintstabinGasLiftOptimizerHelpformoreinformationontheseandtheotherlocal
constraintsavailable.

Newglobalconstraintsadded.TheMinimumTotalGOR,MaximumCO2,andMaximumH2Sconstraints
wereaddedforthe2008.1release:
o UsetheMaximumTotalGORconstrainttospecifythemaximumGORpermittedwithinacomposite
streammadeupofthesinkflowsfromallofthenetworksinyouroptimizationstudy.Thegasflow
usedinthecalculationofthisGORincludesboththeproducedgasandliftgasinthenetworks;
o UsetheMaximumCO2constrainttospecifythemaximumconcentrationofCO2permittedwithina
compositestreammadeupofthesinkflowsfromallofthenetworksinyouroptimizationstudy;
o UsetheMaximumH2SconstrainttospecifythemaximumconcentrationofH2Spermittedwithina
compositestreammadeupofthesinkflowsfromallofthenetworksinyouroptimizationstudy.For
blackoilmodels,thisisbaseduponthecontaminantconcentrationsinthestocktankgas.For
compositionalmodels,thisisbasedupontheoverallfluidcompositionwithinthenetworks.

SeeGlobalConstraintstabinGasLiftOptimizerHelpformoreinformationontheseandtheother
globalconstraintsavailable.

Addedabilitytogeneratewellcurveswithoutrunninganoptimization.WhenworkingontheOptimize
tab,youcannowclicktheGenerateCurvesbuttontogeneratewellcurvesbasedonthecurrently
selectedcurvegenerationparameters,withouthavingtorunanoptimizationstudy.Thesecurves,
whichhavea*.pwifileextension,aregeneratedinthesamefolderwherethePIPESIMmodelislocated.

SeeOptimizetabinGasLiftOptimizerHelpformoreinformationontheseandtheotheroptions
availableontheOptimizetab.

Newadvancedoptionsadded.TheVerboseMessagesandMemoryResidentPIPESIMEngineoptions
wereaddedforthisrelease,andsomeliftcurvegenerationoptionswerechanged:
o SelecttheVerboseMessagesconstrainttotodisplaymoredetailedstatusmessagesinthe
MessagesgridatthebottomoftheOptimizetabwhenrunninganoptimizationstudy;
o SelecttheMemoryResidentPIPESIMEngineoptiontoenterMemoryResidentMode,inwhichthe
PIPESIMenginedoesnotneedtoreloadwellcurveswhenthenetworkissolvedattheendofeach
GasLiftOptimizeriteration;
o Themaximumnumberofinterpolatedpressurevaluesthatmaybeusedwhengeneratingliftcurves
wasincreasedto200;
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o Themaximumnumberofliftvaluesthatmaybeusedtogeneratetheoptimalliftcurveforeach
wellwasincreasedto90.

SeeSettingadvancedGasLiftOptimizeroptionsinGasLiftOptimizerHelpformoreinformationon
theseandtheotheradvancedoptionsavailable.

Enhancements and changes for PI PESI M 2007.2
ThefollowingenhancementshavebeenmadetoPIPESIM:
GasLiftOptimization
Linux64bitversionofthenetworkengine
VistaCompatible
Gas Lift Optimization
AnewGasLiftOptimizationfeatureisnowavailabletoperformgasliftoptimizationstudiesofasingle
networkmodel(inPIPESIM)ormultiplenetworkswithlinkstoHYSYSprocessfacilities(inAvocetIAM).
Constraintscanbesetupatseverallevels,creatingboundaryconditionsthatwillcontrolhowthe
optimizationisperformed.DifferenttypesofoptimizationscanbeperformedTotalLiquidProduced,Total
GasProduced,orTotalOilProduceddependingonwhatdrivestheeconomicsofthefield.Preandpost
optimizationresultscanbecomparedindifferentways,enablingthevalidationandquantifyingofany
productiongains.Optimizationstudyresultsarepostedintabularorgraphicalformats,enablinguseofgas
liftoptimizationdatainreportsorpresentations.
Linux 64 bit version of the network engine
In2007.2thereare32bitand64bitLinuxnetworkengines.TheseenginesareusedwhencouplingPIPESIM
toR2SLandECLIPSErunningonLinuxclusters,asusedintheAvocetIAMworkflows.Thenew64bitengine
isrecommendedforusewith64bitversionsofECLIPSEandR2SLasitsimplifiesthecrossprocess
communication.
Vista Compatible
PIPESIM2007.2cannowberunonWindowsVistainthesamewayasotherWindowsoperatingsystems.
However,ifyouuseVistayouhavetomakeacopyoftheCaseStudiesifyouwishtousethem.Thedefault
pathfortheCaseStudiesis:
C:\ProgramFiles\Schlumberger\Pipesim\CaseStudies
Youmaycopythisdirectorytoapersonaldocumentfolder(outsideC:\ProgramFiles).
AnumberofotherchangeshavebeenmadetothewayPIPESIMworks,buttheseshouldnottheenduser.
Someofthesedetailsaregivenbelow.
InPIPESIM2007.2allusersettings,whichwerestoredintheregistry,havebeenmovedintoaconfiguration
file.Thisfileiscreatedduringtheinstallationprocessanditservesasatemplateconfigurationforany
PIPESIMuser.Thedefaultpathforthisfileis
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C:\ProgramFiles\Schlumberger\Pipesim\programs\pipesim.config
ThefirsttimeyourunPIPESIManewconfigurationfileiscopiedintoyourpersonalapplicationdatafolder
anditprovidesstoragefortheuserspecificconfigurationforallsubsequentPIPESIMruns.Theapplication
datafolderisacommonrepositoryforapplicationspecificdata.ForWindowsXPorWindowsVistaitwill
typicallybe,respectively:
(XP)C:\DocumentsandSettings\username\ApplicationData\Schlumberger\pipesim\
(Vista)C:\Users\username\AppData\roaming\Schlumberger\pipesim\
Filesfromthefolder
C:\ProgramFiles\commonfiles\schlumberger\pipesim
havebeenmovedtothemainPIPESIMprogramsfolder,whichdefaultsto
C:\ProgramFiles\Schlumberger\Pipesim\programs\
Enhancements and changes for PI PESI M 2007.1
ThefollowingenhancementshavebeenmadetotheGUIandtheengines.Thenewfunctionalityisavailable
onPCandonLinux:
FlowControlValves
Blackoilcorrelationsforheavyoil
Emulsions
ErosionandCorrosion
Globaloverrideofflowcorrelationsinnetworkmodels
NewTUFFPUnified2phaseflowcorrelations
OLGAS2000v5.0.2flowcorrelations
Multiflash3.5
Retirementofoldengines
HoSim
Newenginepreference
NoteforPIPESIMFPTusers
Flow Control valves
Verticalcompletionshavebeenenhancedwithdownholeflowcontrolvalves(FCV)toprovidethe
capabilitiesformodelingintelligentorsmartwells.TheFCVcurrentlyoperatesintwodifferentmodes,
eitherthevalvesettingsareinputtocontroltheflow,oramaximumflowrateissettoevaluatethevalve
size.SpecificFCVdatahavealsobeenaddedtothePIPESIMdatabaseandcanbeselectedbytheusers.
Black Oil Correlations for Heavy Oil
Arangeofadditionalblackoilcorrelationsaregearedtowardstheneedsofsimulatingheavyoils.The
correlationsbyDeGhettoetal.andHossainetal.,whichweredesignedforestimatingthedead,liveand
undersaturatedviscositiesofheavyandextraheavyoils,havebeenimplemented.Twoothergeneral
purposeviscositycorrelationsbyPetrosky&FarshadandElsharkawy&Alikhanhavealsobeen
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implemented.Forundersaturatedoilviscosity,theBergman&Suttoncorrelation,whichisbasedonvast
databasecontaining1400differentoils,canalsobeselected.
Inaddition,thedeadoilviscositycanbespecifiedwithauserprovidedtableofmeasuredviscosityagainst
temperature.
ThecorrelationsofDeGhettoetal.andPetrosky&Farshadhavealsobeenaddedforthebubblepoint
pressure,solutiongasoilratio(GOR)andoilformationvolumefactor.
Emulsions
ModelingofOil/wateremulsionshasbeenenhanced.Theblackoilfluidmodelhasanexpandedrangeof
correlationstomodelemulsionviscosityasafunctionofliquidwatercut.Thenewcorrelationsare:
Brinkman,Vand,Leviton&Leighton,Richardson,andanewimplementationoftheWoelflincorrelationsfor
loose,mediumandtightwaterinoilemulsions.Inaddition,ausersuppliedtableofviscosityagainst
watercutcanbespecified.Thephaseinversionwatercut(thecutoff)canbecalculatedwiththeBrauner&
Ullmancorrelation.
Erosion and corrosion
Pipelineerosionandcorrosioncannowbemodeled.ThenewdialogmaybefoundunderSetup/Erosion&
Corrosionproperties.
Twoerosionmodelsareavailable:TheexistingAPI14E,andthenewSalama2000.Salamasmodel
calculatestheerosionrateresultingfromsolids(sand)entrainedintheliquidphase.Sandproductionis
specifiedperwell,andinanetworkmodelthesandinventoryistrackedacrossmanifoldsandjunctionsso
anaccuratesandrateisautomaticallyavailableinlinkbranches.Anacceptableerosionratecanbe
specified,thisallowscalculationofamaximumrecommencedvelocity(thesocalledErosionalVelocity).
Erosionratesandvelocityareprintedintheauxiliaryoutputpageandtheprofileplotfile.Maximumrates
andvelocitiesareinthesystemplotfile.
Anewcorrosionmodel,deWaard,isnowavailable.ThismodelsthecorrosioncausedbyCO
2
intheliquid
waterphase.Onceenabled,themodelusestheconcentrationsofliquidwaterandCO2

asspecifiedbythe
selectedfluidmodel(blackoilorcompositional).CorrosionrateisreportedintheAuxiliaryoutputpageand
theprofileplotfile,andthemaximumrateforthecaseorbranchappearsinthesystemplotfile.
Global override of flow correlations in network models
GlobalflowcorrelationscannowbesetforallbranchesinanetworkfromtheSetupmenu.
New TUFFP unified 2-phase flow correlations
Newunified2phaseflowcorrelationsareavailablefromTulsa(inthebjasource).Initialtestinghasshown
thatinsomecasesthesecorrelationsmayleadtoconvergenceproblems.
OLGA-S 2000 v 5.0.2 flow correlations
OLGAS2000v5.0.2twophaseandthreephasecorrelationsarenowavailableinadditionaltoversion4.13.
Multiflash 3.5
TheInfochemflashpackagehasbeenupgradedfromMultiflash3.4toMultiflash3.5.
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Retirement of old engines
Thepre2006enginespnengine.exeandpsengine.exehavebeenretiredandarenotonthe2007.1CD.
HoSim
Asnotedabove,theoldpnengineprogramhasbeenretired.Therefore,usersofHoSimwillneedtogoto
Setup>ChoosePathsandchangethenetenginefrompnengine.exetopnetstub.exe.
New Engine Preference
AnewenginepreferenceRunengineviabatchfile(viaSetup>Preferences>Engine)hasbeenmade
availableasoneofthedefaults.ThisoptionwillpromptanerrormessagewhenaPIPESIMmodelfails
abnormally;itreads:Abnormaltermination!SeethePIPESIMEnginewindowformoreinformation.This
isparticularlyusefulforproblemdiagnosticandinvestigation.
Note for PIPESIM-FPT users
FPThasnotchangedforthisrelease.However,thecompositionalpackageusedwithbothPIPESIMandFPT
hasbeenupdated,andisnolongercompatiblewithFPT.UsersrunningFPTcompositionaltankmodelswill
notbeabletousethisversion.AswithPIPESIM2006.2,FPTEclipselinkisnotsupportedinPIPESIM2007.1.