07-Jan-13 ***GRADIENT CURVE FOR TWO-PHASE FLOW***

***TYPICAL GRADIENTS FOR 50 % CUT WELLS***

WELL NAME:
API Problem
--INPUT DATA--1 Ql:TOTAL PROD RATE
1000 bfpd
2
3
4
5

1000 Increments of 100 bfpd

100 to 1000 bfpd & 1500 & 2000
TBG: TBG ID
2.441 in
OK
STANDARD API SIZES
For 1.995,2.441,& 2.992 inches
CUT:Water cut ratio
0.50 b/b
OK
(BASE CASE 0.50,OK IF CUT >0.35)
Pwh:Wellhead pressure
100.0 psi
OK
RANGE 25 TO 499 PSI
Base case for 100 psig
UNIT SELECTION
E
E or M
(OILFIELD = E; METRIC = M)
AGL_GRAD VERSION 6.0
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AND JOE DUNN CLEGG
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WELL NAME:
API Problem
TUBING PRESSURE FOR SIX GLR RATES
DEPTH
GLR=250 GLR=500 GLR=750 GLR=1000 GLR=1250 GLR=1500
ft
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
------------------------------------------------------------0
100
100
100
100
100
100
1000
323
210
195
201
206
214
2000
572
352
313
316
322
336
3000
848
526
454
445
448
464
4000
1151
732
617
590
582
600
5000
1481
971
804
749
727
742
6000
1837
1242
1014
923
881
891
7000
2220
1545
1246
1111
1045
1048
8000
2630
1880
1501
1314
1218
1211
9000
3067
2247
1780
1532
1401
1382
10000
3530
2647
2081
1764
1593
1559
11000
4020
3079
2405
2011
1795
1743
12000
4537
3543
2752
2272
2006
1935
RATE =
1000 bfpd
TBG SIZE=
2.441 in

Current

AGL_GRAD: GAS LIFT GRADIENT CURVES

2500

PRESSURE (psi) or (bar)

2000

1500

1000

500

0
0

1000

GLR=250(44.5)

2000

500(89)

3000

4000
5000
DEPTH (ft) or (meters)

750(134)

1000(178)

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6000

1250(223)

7000

1500(267)

8000