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    The document provides a brief history of the development of PIPESIM software from 1984 to 2003. It describes key milestones such as PIPESIM being developed on Unix in 1984, ported to DOS in 1985, and the addition of various modules and upgrades over time. It also lists some of PIPESIM's capabilities for modeling single branch oil and gas production systems and summarizing simulation results.

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    The document provides a brief history of the development of PIPESIM software from 1984 to 2003. It describes key milestones such as PIPESIM being developed on Unix in 1984, ported to DOS in 1985, and the addition of various modules and upgrades over time. It also lists some of PIPESIM's capabilities for modeling single branch oil and gas production systems and summarizing simulation results.

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    1984 - PIPESIM developed on Unix Platform

    1985 - PIPESIM ported to DOS & Baker Jardine formed


    1990 - PIPESIM GOAL (Gas Lift Optimization & Allocation)
    Developed
    1993 Windows GUI added to PIPESIM
    1994 PIPESIM Net Launched
    1996 PIPESIM FPT Launched
    1997 PIPESIM FPT linked to ECLIPSE
    2000 PIPESIM 2000 developed (New 32-bit GUI)
    2001 Baker Jardine Acquired by Schlumberger
    2003 Q1 Release of PIPESIM 2003
    A Brief History of PIPESIM
    Total Production
    System
    Completion
    Choke
    Safety Valve
    Tubing
    Flowline
    Pump
    Compressor
    Separator
    Export
    lines
    Rise
    r
    Reservoir
    gas
    oil
    Outflow
    Inflow
    P
    R
    P
    R

    P
    sep
    P
    sep P
    wf
    P
    wf
    Flow rate
    Nodal Analysis
    DP
    3
    = P
    USV

    P
    DSV

    DP
    1
    = P
    R

    P
    wfs

    DP
    2
    = P
    wfs

    P
    wf

    DP
    5
    = P
    tf

    P
    DSC

    DP
    6
    = P
    DSC

    P
    RB

    DP
    8
    = P
    sep

    P
    CD

    DP
    10
    = P
    CD

    P
    GD

    DP
    11
    = P
    PD

    P
    LD
    DP
    4
    = P
    wf

    P
    tf

    DP
    7
    = P
    RB

    P
    sep

    DP
    9
    = P
    sep

    P
    PD

    Pressure Loss in
    System
    Tulsa University Fluid Flow
    Projects
    Leader in Multiphase Flow
    research for over 30 years
    Schlumberger rejoined
    August 2002
    Have recently developed
    Unified Mechanistic Model
    valid for all angles of
    inclination will appear in
    PIPESIM 2003
    3 phase mechanistic model
    in development


    Single Branch Operations
    Single branch operations
    System Analysis
    Pressure/Temperature Profile
    Flow Correlation Matching
    Nodal Analysis
    Optimum Horizontal Well Length
    Reservoir Tables
    Gas Lift Rate v Casing Head Pressure
    Artificial Lift Performance
    Flow correlation matching
    To determine the most suitable flow correlation
    Select the required flow correlations
    Enter known pressure and temperature at
    different measured depths (MD)
    Enter known boundary conditions
    Results show each correlation and the entered
    data

    Flow correlation matching
    Ansari
    Measured
    Hagedorn
    Brown
    Beggs Brill
    Orkezewsk
    i
    Pressure/temperature profile
    Compute the pressure and temperature profile for
    a system and also vary some other parameters
    within system
    Enter sensitivity variable
    Enter boundary conditions
    Resulting PSPLOT shows pressure or
    temperature against depth (well) or elevation
    (flowline)
    Pressure/temperature profile
    Single Simulation
    Run
    System analysis
    Set up model to compute
    Outlet Pressure with given Flowrate
    Inlet Pressure with given Flowrate
    Deliverability with given any other system variable
    In addition, also sensitivity test on
    One variable
    Several variables that change together
    Several variables permuted against one another
    Combination of above
    System Analysis Variables Permuted
    4 tubing
    3.5
    tubing
    3 tubing
    Each point represents separate
    simulation
    System Analysis Variables Change in
    Step
    4 tubing
    3.5
    tubing
    3 tubing
    Each point represents separate
    simulation
    Nodal analysis
    Classical nodal analysis at any point
    Break the system into two and compute the inflow
    and outflow around that point
    Resulting PSPLOT shows the classical
    inflow/outflow curves
    Nodal Analysis
    Skin = 2
    Skin = 0
    Skin = -2
    Tubing ID =
    3
    Tubing ID = 3
    1/2
    Tubing ID =
    4
    Reservoir tables
    Produce a table of bottom-hole pressure that
    can be utilised by reservoir simulator
    Interface to common reservoir simulators such
    as:
    ECLIPSE
    VIP
    PORES
    COMP4
    MoRes

    Reservoir tables
    Artificial lift performance
    Allows artificial lift performance curves (gas or
    ESP) to be generated and also varies some other
    parameters within system
    To produce input performance curves for GOAL
    Resulting plot is gas lift quantity (or ESP power)
    versus oil production rate
    Artificial lift performance
    Psep = 75
    psig
    125 psig
    150 psig
    175 psig
    Horizontal well performance
    A horizontal well with multiple sources along the
    wellbore which encounters reservoir drawdown
    and wellbore pressure drop
    Accurately predicts hydraulic wellbore
    performance in the completion
    Productivity investigation via Optimum horizontal
    completion length option
    Optimum Horizontal Well Length
    Specify:
    - reservoir pressure
    - outlet pressure
    - completion length

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