PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION

USING NODAL ANALYSIS

Production Optimization???

•Production optimization means –

Balance between production rate /
deliverability and demand
•
•Production optimization includes a
good understanding about Production
Systems & Reservoir fluid
 NODAL ANALYSIS
NODAL ANALYSIS

Psep

ΔP flowline Pwf
GAS

Pwh Flowline
OIL
+WATER

Q
Separator
IS A METHODOLOGY TO ANALYZE
Tubing
THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM AS AN
UNIT TO CALCULATE ITS CAPACITY
WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF:
ΔPtubing
•DESIGNING EACH COMPONENT OF THE
PRODUCTION SYSTEM

•DETECTING PRODUCTION IMPEDIMENTS

•
Reservoir
•CALCULATING THE EFFECT OF CHANGING
ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS ON THE
Pr, IPR, K CAPACITY OF THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM

ΔPres ΔP = f(Q)
NODAL ANALYSIS CONCEPT
 SUGGESTED PROCEDURE FOR
SUGGESTED PROCEDURE FOR
NODAL ANALYSIS APPLICATION
NODAL ANALYSIS APPLICATION

1. Determine which components in the system can be changed.

2. Select one component to be optimized.

3. Select the node location.

4. Develop expressions for the inflow and outflow.

5. Obtain required data to calculate the pressure drop versus

flow rate fall components.

6. Determine the effect of changing the characteristics of the

selected component by plotting inflow versus outflow and
reading the intersection.

7. Repeat the procedure for each component that is to be

optimized.
 POSSIBLE
POSSIBLE PRESSURE
PRESSURE LOSSES IN LOSSES IN SYSTEM
A PRODUCTION
A PRODUCTION SYSTEM
p8= Pwh -Psep
gas
Pwh -Pds = p5 p6= Pds -Psep

Pwh Pds Flowline Separator

Psep
Surface choke
Tank
Pdv
 p7= Pwf -Pwh

Safety valve
p4= Puv -Pdv Puv
p1=Pr-Pwfs Loss in porous medium
Well p2=Pwfs -Pwf Loss across the completion
p3=Pur -Pdr ” ” restriction
Restriction Pdr p4=Puv -Pdv ” ” safety valve
p5=Pwh -Pds ” ” choke
p3= Pur -Pdr Pur p6=Pds -Psep ” in flow line
p7=Pwf -Pwh Total loss in tubing
p8=Pwh -Psep Total loss in flowline
Reservoir Pwf Pwfs Pr Pe

p1=Pr-Pwfs
Pwfs -Pwf = p2
LOCATION OF VARIOUS
LOCATION OF VARIOUS NODES
NODES
1A

3 2
1

1B
4
NODE LOCATION

1 SEPARATOR
2 SURFACE CHOKE
3 WELLHEAD
4 SAFETY VALVE
5 RESTRICTION
6 Pwf
5 7
8
Pwfs
Pr
1A GAS SALES
1B STOCK TANK

6 7 8
Inflow Performance Curve

3500
Outflow Performance Curve

3500
System Graph

3500
 PROJECT OBJECTIVES

•Explain the concept of Nodal Analysis.

•
•Nodal Analysis Application in:-
-Production Tubing
Selection
- Flowline Sizing
- Artificial Lift System
Design

1.
 PRESENT STATUS

•Well Data acquired

•Tubing Optimization Process started.
•Inflow Calculations for Tubing Optimization
Complete.
•Inflow Curve Plotted
•Out flow Calculations to be finished shortly.
 FUTURE TARGETS

•Nodal Analysis Application in Flowline Sizing

(Jan-Feb)
•Nodal Analysis Application in Artificial Lift
Designing ( March)
•Comparison of Calculated Inflow –Outflow Curves with
Software Modeled Curves (Prosper)
(April)
 CASE STUDY

•  
•Data Description:
•SBHP = 1208.7 psia

•FBHP = 1045.1 psia

•FTHP = 178 psia

•P = 1750 psi (bubble

b
Point)
•Q = 700.3 bpd, QL =
o
1700 bpd
•GLR = 565 ft3/ bbl
•Depth = 4125 ft (TVD)

•Oil API = 35o

ssible Pressure Losses in Complete Syste
• Reservoir is flowing below bubble point
pressure, we are using Vogel’s equation.
•

• Qo/Qmax = 1-0.2 (pwf / pr) -0.8 (pwf / pr )2

• Qmax = Qo/ (1-0.2 (pwf / pr) -0.8 (pwf / pr )2 )

• = 700.3/
(1-.2(1045.1/1208.7)-.8(1045.1/1208.7)2)
• = 3058.48 bpd
•

• Now, assuming different values for Qo and

using Vogel Equation, we can calculate different
values of pwf to develop IPR curve.
•

•
 p wf
Qo (bbl)
(psia)
0 1208.70
500 1094.30
700 1045.40
1000 968.05
1500 825.60
2000 658.50
2500 446.30
3000 90.35
3058.48 0
Pwf (psi)
Inflow Curve

Qo (Bpd)
 Outflow Curve

Now, using Gilbert’s charts we can find tubing

intake pressure for the same assumed values of Q0,
and draw TPR for different tubing sizes.