PIPESIM PIPESIM* production system analysis software Version 2010.1

User Guide

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Table of ContentsUser Guide ........................................................................................................................................................... 1

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 1Company profile ................................................................................................................................................. 1Getting Started ................................................................................................................................................... 1

Modules .......................................................................................................................................................... 1PIPESIM Hot Keys ............................................................................................................................................. 3

File Hot Keys .................................................................................................................................................. 3Simulation hot keys ........................................................................................................................................ 3Windows Hot Keys ......................................................................................................................................... 3Tools Hot Keys ............................................................................................................................................... 4Editing or General Hot Keys ........................................................................................................................... 4

Main Toolbar ...................................................................................................................................................... 4Toolbox .............................................................................................................................................................. 5

Single branch Toolbox ................................................................................................................................... 5Network Toolbox ............................................................................................................................................ 7

Wizard Feature .................................................................................................................................................. 8Steps .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

Find .................................................................................................................................................................... 9Finding an object in a network model ............................................................................................................. 9

PIPESIM versions .............................................................................................................................................. 9PIPESIM Suite (Build26) to PIPESIM Conversion ......................................................................................... 9

Building Models ............................................................................................................................................. 12Steps in building a model ................................................................................................................................. 12

Basic overview ............................................................................................................................................. 12Creating a new model .................................................................................................................................. 12Adding objects to a model and connecting them ......................................................................................... 13Adding data to an object .............................................................................................................................. 13Minimum data ............................................................................................................................................... 13Duplicating an object .................................................................................................................................... 13Disconnecting objects .................................................................................................................................. 13Saving the model ......................................................................................................................................... 14

Network Models ............................................................................................................................................... 14Creating a network model ............................................................................................................................ 14Network Operations ..................................................................................................................................... 14Source .......................................................................................................................................................... 14Sink .............................................................................................................................................................. 15Branch .......................................................................................................................................................... 16Network Separator ....................................................................................................................................... 16Production Well ............................................................................................................................................ 17Injection Well ................................................................................................................................................ 18Well Curves .................................................................................................................................................. 19

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Boundary Conditions .................................................................................................................................... 20Network Constraints ..................................................................................................................................... 21Network Estimates ....................................................................................................................................... 21

Single Branch Models ...................................................................................................................................... 22Well Performance Analysis Overview .......................................................................................................... 22Pipeline tools ................................................................................................................................................ 61Source, Sink and Boundary Conditions ....................................................................................................... 87

Flow Correlations .......................................................................................................................................... 89Selecting a flow correlation .............................................................................................................................. 89

Source .......................................................................................................................................................... 89Correlation ................................................................................................................................................... 89

Defining Flow Correlations ............................................................................................................................... 90Tuning flow correlations ............................................................................................................................... 90Data matching .............................................................................................................................................. 90Flow Correlation comparison ....................................................................................................................... 90Suggested correlations ................................................................................................................................ 90

Configuration File for user specified flow correlations ..................................................................................... 91Fluid modelling .............................................................................................................................................. 93

Modeling systems ............................................................................................................................................ 93Water Systems ............................................................................................................................................. 93Gas Condensate Systems ........................................................................................................................... 93Dry Gas Systems ......................................................................................................................................... 93

Default fluid Data ............................................................................................................................................. 94Local Fluid Data ........................................................................................................................................... 94

Black Oil Fluid Modeling .................................................................................................................................. 95Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 95Black Oil Data Sets ...................................................................................................................................... 95Black Oil Options .......................................................................................................................................... 96Calibrate a Fluid to match lab data .............................................................................................................. 97Bubble point calibration data ........................................................................................................................ 98Gas Phase Contaminants .......................................................................................................................... 101Black Oil Thermal Data .............................................................................................................................. 101

Compositional Fluid Modeling ........................................................................................................................ 101Compositional Template ............................................................................................................................ 101Specifying the Composition ........................................................................................................................ 108Compositional using MFL file ..................................................................................................................... 113Compositional Flashing .............................................................................................................................. 113

External PVT tables ....................................................................................................................................... 115Steam ............................................................................................................................................................ 115

Single branch steam .................................................................................................................................. 116Network model steam ................................................................................................................................ 116

Stock tank Conditions .................................................................................................................................... 116Flowing Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 117Examples ................................................................................................................................................... 117

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Options ......................................................................................................................................................... 117Common Options ........................................................................................................................................... 117

Project Data ............................................................................................................................................... 117Units ........................................................................................................................................................... 117Heat Transfer Options ................................................................................................................................ 118Engine Options ........................................................................................................................................... 119Output Options ........................................................................................................................................... 120Erosion and Corrosion Options .................................................................................................................. 123Engine Preferences .................................................................................................................................... 125

Network Options ............................................................................................................................................ 126Speed up the calculation engine ................................................................................................................ 126Network Iterations ...................................................................................................................................... 127Fluid Models ............................................................................................................................................... 128

View Options .................................................................................................................................................. 129View Properties tab .................................................................................................................................... 129Objects tab ................................................................................................................................................. 130General Tab ............................................................................................................................................... 130Viewing a large model ................................................................................................................................ 131Viewing flowline data .................................................................................................................................. 131

Database ...................................................................................................................................................... 131New ESP/Pump/Compressor Curve .............................................................................................................. 131

ESP ............................................................................................................................................................ 132Generic Pump ............................................................................................................................................ 132Compressor/Expander ............................................................................................................................... 132New Reciprocating Compressor Curve ...................................................................................................... 132User Curves ............................................................................................................................................... 133

Gas Lift Valve List .......................................................................................................................................... 134Flow Control Valves ....................................................................................................................................... 135

How to add an FCV to a completion .......................................................................................................... 135Operations ................................................................................................................................................... 136

Common Operations ...................................................................................................................................... 136Check model .............................................................................................................................................. 136Run Model .................................................................................................................................................. 136Abort Run ................................................................................................................................................... 136Terminate Run ........................................................................................................................................... 136

Single Branch ................................................................................................................................................ 137No Operation .............................................................................................................................................. 137System Analysis ......................................................................................................................................... 137Pressure/Temperature profile .................................................................................................................... 138Flow correlation comparison ...................................................................................................................... 138Data matching ............................................................................................................................................ 139Nodal Analysis ........................................................................................................................................... 140Horizontal length ........................................................................................................................................ 142Reservoir tables ......................................................................................................................................... 143

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Well Performance Curves .......................................................................................................................... 144Gas Lift rate vs Casing head pressure ....................................................................................................... 144Artificial Lift System Performance curves ................................................................................................... 145Wax Deposition .......................................................................................................................................... 146Sensitivity variables .................................................................................................................................... 151User variable .............................................................................................................................................. 151

Network Operations ....................................................................................................................................... 152Restart Model ............................................................................................................................................. 152Gas Lift Optimization .................................................................................................................................. 153

Artificial Lift analysis .................................................................................................................................. 153How to create artificial lift performance curves .............................................................................................. 153General Gas Lift ............................................................................................................................................. 154

Gas Lift Operations - Deepest Injection Point ............................................................................................ 154Gas Lift Operations - Bracketing ................................................................................................................ 155Gas Lift Operations - Lift Gas Response Curves ....................................................................................... 156Gas Lift Design ........................................................................................................................................... 157Gas Lift Diagnostics ................................................................................................................................... 170Gas Lift Theoretical background ................................................................................................................ 171Gas lift instability ........................................................................................................................................ 172Annular Gas Pressure Design Method ....................................................................................................... 174

Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) ............................................................................................................ 175General ...................................................................................................................................................... 175ESP System Components: Motor .............................................................................................................. 175ESP System Components: Pumps ............................................................................................................ 176Motor Selection .......................................................................................................................................... 178ESP Database ............................................................................................................................................ 179Selection .................................................................................................................................................... 179Stage-by-stage modeling ........................................................................................................................... 179Install a Pump ............................................................................................................................................ 179ESP Design ................................................................................................................................................ 180ESP System Components: Cable .............................................................................................................. 180Errors ......................................................................................................................................................... 181ESP Design ................................................................................................................................................ 181ESP / Compressor / Pump data entry ........................................................................................................ 181

Rod Pump Module ......................................................................................................................................... 181About Rod Pump Module ........................................................................................................................... 181Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................... 182RP Operation Menu ................................................................................................................................... 183Components and Options .......................................................................................................................... 186Rod Pump Design ...................................................................................................................................... 187Selection of Design Methods ..................................................................................................................... 188Rod Pump Diagnostics ............................................................................................................................... 188Operations .................................................................................................................................................. 189Rod Pump Database Configuration ........................................................................................................... 189Open Project .............................................................................................................................................. 189

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Basis Input Data in PIPESIM ..................................................................................................................... 189RP Application from PIPESIM drop-down Menu ........................................................................................ 189Optimization Design ................................................................................................................................... 189Operation Diagnostics ................................................................................................................................ 190Database .................................................................................................................................................... 191

Reports ......................................................................................................................................................... 191Plotting ........................................................................................................................................................... 191

Single branch plots ..................................................................................................................................... 191Network plots ............................................................................................................................................. 192PsPlot ......................................................................................................................................................... 192

Report Tool Details .......................................................................................................................................... 84Network Report Tool ...................................................................................................................................... 198

Exporting to Excel ...................................................................................................................................... 199Expert Mode ................................................................................................................................................. 199

Expert Mode ................................................................................................................................................. 199Calculation engine ...................................................................................................................................... 199Network models ......................................................................................................................................... 199Single branch models ................................................................................................................................. 199

How to work in Expert mode .......................................................................................................................... 200Batch mode .................................................................................................................................................... 200

How to batch run a number of models, using Expert Mode ....................................................................... 200Run Multiple Models ..................................................................................................................................... 200Expert Data Entry .......................................................................................................................................... 201

Case studies ................................................................................................................................................... 203Condensate Pipeline Case Study ............................................................................................................. 204

Task 1. Develop a Compositional Model of the Hydrocarbon Phases ........................................................... 204Task 2. Identify the Hydrate Envelope ........................................................................................................... 205Task 3. Select a Pipeline Size ....................................................................................................................... 206

Completing the component ........................................................................................................................ 207Task 4. Determine the Pipeline Insulation Requirement ................................................................................ 208Task 5. Screen the Pipeline for Severe Riser Slugging ................................................................................. 210

Modified model ........................................................................................................................................... 211Task 6. Size a Slug Catcher .......................................................................................................................... 212Data Available ................................................................................................................................................ 213

Layout ........................................................................................................................................................ 213Boundary Conditions .................................................................................................................................. 214Pure Hydrocarbon Components: ................................................................................................................ 214Petroleum Fraction ..................................................................................................................................... 214Aqueous Component ................................................................................................................................. 214Pipeline Sizes Available ............................................................................................................................. 215Pipeline Data .............................................................................................................................................. 215Pipeline Insulation Study Data: .................................................................................................................. 215Data for Risers 1 and 2 .............................................................................................................................. 216

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Well Performance Case Study - Oil Well Design ...................................................................................... 216Task 1. Develop a Calibrated Blackoil Model ................................................................................................ 217

Calibration .................................................................................................................................................. 218Task 2. Develop a Well Inflow Performance Model ....................................................................................... 221Task 3. Select a Tubing Size for the Production String ................................................................................. 222Completed Model ........................................................................................................................................... 222Data Available ................................................................................................................................................ 223

Reservoir Conditions .................................................................................................................................. 223Stock Tank Oil Properties .......................................................................................................................... 224Bubble Point Properties ............................................................................................................................. 224Blackoil Calibration Data ............................................................................................................................ 224Deviation Survey ........................................................................................................................................ 224Multiphase flow correlation ......................................................................................................................... 224

Network Analysis Case Study - Looped Gathering Network .................................................................. 225Task 1. Build a Model of the Network ............................................................................................................ 225

Defining a composition ............................................................................................................................... 227Task 2. Specify the Network Boundary Conditions ........................................................................................ 231Task 3. Solve the Network and Establish the deliverability ........................................................................... 231Data Available ................................................................................................................................................ 233

Completion and Tubing Data ..................................................................................................................... 234Pure Hydrocarbon Components (Wells 1 and 2) ....................................................................................... 235Petroleum Fraction (Wells 1 and 2) ............................................................................................................ 235Aqueous Component (Wells 1 and 2) ........................................................................................................ 235Pure Hydrocarbon Components (Well 3): .................................................................................................. 235Petroleum Fraction (Wells 3) ...................................................................................................................... 236Aqueous Component (Well 3) .................................................................................................................... 236Data for Looped Gathering Lines (B1, B2, B3, and B4) ............................................................................. 236Data for Deliver Line (B5: ........................................................................................................................... 237Boundary Conditions .................................................................................................................................. 237

User Equipment DLL Case Study - User Pump ........................................................................................ 238Task 1. Write a DLL to define a piece of equipment for use with PIPESIM ................................................... 238

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 238How to write a DLL ..................................................................................................................................... 239Note on Fortran .......................................................................................................................................... 239Note on C/C++ ........................................................................................................................................... 239PIPESIM flash ............................................................................................................................................ 240Exporting routines ...................................................................................................................................... 241Build the DLL .............................................................................................................................................. 241

Task 2. Build a single branch model and use the DLL .................................................................................. 241Place the built DLL in the PIPESIM programs directory ............................................................................. 241Inform PIPESIM of the equipment DLL and its entry points ....................................................................... 241Build a single branch model with an Engine Keyword Tool to represent the piece of equipment .............. 242Note on Network models ............................................................................................................................ 243

Task 3. Run the model and verify that the DLL worked ................................................................................. 243

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Field Data Matching Case Study ................................................................................................................ 245Measured Data .............................................................................................................................................. 246Model Setup ................................................................................................................................................... 247Task 1. IPR matching .................................................................................................................................... 247Task 2. Optimizing Flow Correlation & Heat Transfer Coefficient ................................................................. 247

Load Measured Data .................................................................................................................................. 248Setup Optimizer Options ............................................................................................................................ 248Select flow correlation parameters and U factor ........................................................................................ 249

Task 3. Validate Match .................................................................................................................................. 249Task 4. Determine Choke Settings ................................................................................................................ 250

Liquid Loading Analysis Case Study ........................................................................................................ 250Task 1. Set up the Liquid Loading Model ...................................................................................................... 250Task 2. Control Liquid Loading Options in PIPESIM ..................................................................................... 251Task 3. Analyze Well for Liquid Loading ........................................................................................................ 251Task 4. Determine Critical Gas Rate to Prevent Well Loading ...................................................................... 251

Ramey Heat Transfer Model Case Study .................................................................................................. 252Task 1. Set up Ramey Heat Transfer Properties ........................................................................................... 252Task 2. Set up Detailed Heat Transfer for the Tubing ................................................................................... 253Task 3. Run the Model and View Results ...................................................................................................... 255

Support and Contact Information .......................................................................................................... 256Support ......................................................................................................................................................... 256

SIS web and phone support .......................................................................................................................... 256On-site support .............................................................................................................................................. 256SIS Education ............................................................................................................................................... 256See Also: ....................................................................................................................................................... 256

How To Reach Us ........................................................................................................................................ 256Technical Description ................................................................................................................................. 257

Flow Modelling ............................................................................................................................................ 257Flow Correlations ........................................................................................................................................... 257

Flow Regimes ............................................................................................................................................ 257Horizontal Multiphase Flow Correlations .................................................................................................... 258Vertical Multiphase Flow Correlations ........................................................................................................ 261Friction and Holdup factors ........................................................................................................................ 264Single Phase Flow Correlations ................................................................................................................. 265Swap Angle ................................................................................................................................................ 269Cunliffe's Method ....................................................................................................................................... 270Liquid by Sphere ........................................................................................................................................ 270Liquid Loading ............................................................................................................................................ 273

Inflow performance relationships (IPRs) ........................................................................................................ 274Inflow Performance Relationships for Vertical Completions ...................................................................... 274Inflow Performance Relationships for Horizontal Completions .................................................................. 301Oil / Water Relative Permeability tables ..................................................................................................... 314

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Coning ........................................................................................................................................................ 315Chokes, Valves and Fittings .......................................................................................................................... 316

Choke ......................................................................................................................................................... 316Choke Subcritical Flow Correlations .......................................................................................................... 319Choke Critical Pressure Ratio .................................................................................................................... 321Choke Critical Flow Correlations ................................................................................................................ 322Flow Control Valves Mechanistic Theory ................................................................................................... 324Fittings ........................................................................................................................................................ 325

Compressors, Pumps and Expanders ........................................................................................................... 327Centrifugal Pumps and Compressors ........................................................................................................ 327Reciprocating Compressor Operation ........................................................................................................ 330Expanders .................................................................................................................................................. 330

Multiphase Boosting Technology ................................................................................................................... 332Positive Displacement Type ....................................................................................................................... 336Dynamic Type ............................................................................................................................................ 340Helico-Axial Type ....................................................................................................................................... 340Contra-Rotating Axial Type ....................................................................................................................... 342Alternative approach .................................................................................................................................. 342Guide to Multiphase Booster Efficiencies ................................................................................................... 343

Heat Transfer Modelling ............................................................................................................................. 344Energy Equation for Steady-State Flow ......................................................................................................... 344Heat Transfer Coefficient ............................................................................................................................... 345

Resistances in series ................................................................................................................................. 345Resistances in parallel ............................................................................................................................... 346Heat transfer models .................................................................................................................................. 347Note ............................................................................................................................................................ 348

Internal Fluid Film Heat Transfer Coefficient ................................................................................................. 348KREITH8 .................................................................................................................................................... 348Single Phase General Correlations ............................................................................................................ 349Multiphase Correlations ............................................................................................................................. 351

Calculation of Conductive Heat Transfer Coefficients ................................................................................... 352Wax Heat Transfer Coefficient ................................................................................................................... 352Pipe wall heat transfer coefficient .............................................................................................................. 352Conductive layer heat transfer coefficient .................................................................................................. 353

Calculation of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients ................................................................................... 353Convection in a fluid filled vertical annulus ................................................................................................ 354Convection in a fluid filled horizontal annulus ............................................................................................ 354Fully exposed pipe ..................................................................................................................................... 355

Heat Transfer Between a Horizontal Flowline and the Ground Surface ........................................................ 355Fully Buried Ground Heat Transfer Coefficient .......................................................................................... 355Partially Buried Ground Heat Transfer Coefficient ..................................................................................... 356

Heat Transfer Between a Vertical Well and the Surrounding Rock ............................................................... 358Ramey Model ............................................................................................................................................. 358

Fluid Modelling ............................................................................................................................................ 359

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Black Oil Fluid Modeling ................................................................................................................................ 360Black oil Correlations ................................................................................................................................. 361Solution Gas-oil Ratio ............................................................................................................................... 363Oil Formation Volume Factor ..................................................................................................................... 367Oil Viscosity ................................................................................................................................................ 368Gas Compressibility ................................................................................................................................... 374Gas Viscosity ............................................................................................................................................. 377Surface Tension ......................................................................................................................................... 378Black Oil Enthalpy ...................................................................................................................................... 378Black Oil Mixing .......................................................................................................................................... 380

Compositional Fluid Modeling ........................................................................................................................ 101Cubic Equations of State ............................................................................................................................ 387Non-cubic Equations of State ..................................................................................................................... 390Components for Cubic Equations of State ................................................................................................. 392Components for Non-Cubic Equations of State ......................................................................................... 397Viscosity Models for Compositional Fluids ................................................................................................. 368Solid Precipitation ...................................................................................................................................... 400

Fluid Property Table Files .............................................................................................................................. 403Internal fluid property tables ....................................................................................................................... 404

Liquid Properties ............................................................................................................................................ 404Liquid Viscosity and Oil/Water Emulsions .................................................................................................. 404Liquid-gas Surface Tension ....................................................................................................................... 408

Solids Deposition Modelling ...................................................................................................................... 409PIPESIM-DBR Wax Deposition Models ......................................................................................................... 409

Single phase (oil) Wax Deposition Model .................................................................................................. 409Two Phase (Gas/Oil) Wax Deposition Model ............................................................................................. 409Nomenclature ............................................................................................................................................. 410

Workflows .................................................................................................................................................... 411Solvers ........................................................................................................................................................... 411

Tolerance Equations .................................................................................................................................. 411Addressing Network Speed Issues ................................................................................................................ 411

Typical and Default Data ............................................................................................................................. 417Limits ............................................................................................................................................................. 417

General ...................................................................................................................................................... 417Pipeline and facilities .................................................................................................................................. 417Well Performance ....................................................................................................................................... 417Network ...................................................................................................................................................... 417

Tubing and Pipeline Tables ........................................................................................................................... 418Tubing/Casing Tables ................................................................................................................................ 418Pipeline tables ............................................................................................................................................ 423

Typical Values ............................................................................................................................................... 427Fluid Properties .......................................................................................................................................... 427Roughness ................................................................................................................................................. 428Thermal Conductivities ............................................................................................................................... 428

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Permeability ............................................................................................................................................... 429Drainage Radius ........................................................................................................................................ 430Fittings ........................................................................................................................................................ 430

Glossary ....................................................................................................................................................... 432Roman Letters ............................................................................................................................................... 432Greek Letters ................................................................................................................................................. 434Subscripts ...................................................................................................................................................... 435

Conversion Factors ..................................................................................................................................... 436Length ............................................................................................................................................................ 436Volume ........................................................................................................................................................... 436Mass .............................................................................................................................................................. 436Time ............................................................................................................................................................... 436Gravity ........................................................................................................................................................... 437Pressure ........................................................................................................................................................ 437Energy ........................................................................................................................................................... 437Power ............................................................................................................................................................. 437Dynamic viscosity ......................................................................................................................................... 437Permeability ................................................................................................................................................... 437

References ................................................................................................................................................... 437Keyword Index ............................................................................................................................................... 450

Keyword List ................................................................................................................................................ 450A .................................................................................................................................................................... 450B .................................................................................................................................................................... 450C .................................................................................................................................................................... 450D E ................................................................................................................................................................. 451F ..................................................................................................................................................................... 451G .................................................................................................................................................................... 451H .................................................................................................................................................................... 451I ...................................................................................................................................................................... 452J ..................................................................................................................................................................... 452K .................................................................................................................................................................... 452L ..................................................................................................................................................................... 452M .................................................................................................................................................................... 452N .................................................................................................................................................................... 452O .................................................................................................................................................................... 453P .................................................................................................................................................................... 453Q R ................................................................................................................................................................ 453S .................................................................................................................................................................... 453T ..................................................................................................................................................................... 453U .................................................................................................................................................................... 454V .................................................................................................................................................................... 454W ................................................................................................................................................................... 454

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XYZ ................................................................................................................................................................ 454Input Files and Input Data Conventions .................................................................................................... 454

General .......................................................................................................................................................... 454Statements ..................................................................................................................................................... 454Delimiters ....................................................................................................................................................... 455

Examples ................................................................................................................................................... 456Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................. 456

Example ..................................................................................................................................................... 456Numeric data ................................................................................................................................................. 456

Example ..................................................................................................................................................... 456Units Description ............................................................................................................................................ 457Character Input .............................................................................................................................................. 457

Example ..................................................................................................................................................... 457Comment Statements and Blank Lines ......................................................................................................... 457

Example ..................................................................................................................................................... 458Multiple Value Data Sets ............................................................................................................................... 458

Examples ................................................................................................................................................... 458Input Files ...................................................................................................................................................... 459

General ...................................................................................................................................................... 459The main input ('.PSM' or '.PST') file .......................................................................................................... 459Included files and the INCLUDE statement ................................................................................................ 459AUTOEXEC.PSM ....................................................................................................................................... 460modelname.U2P or branchname.U2P ....................................................................................................... 460

General Data ................................................................................................................................................ 461HEADER - Job Accounting Header (Required) ............................................................................................. 461

Example ..................................................................................................................................................... 461JOB - Job Title (Optional) .............................................................................................................................. 461CASE - Case Title (Optional) ......................................................................................................................... 462UNITS - Input and Output Units (Optional) .................................................................................................... 462

Example ..................................................................................................................................................... 462OPTIONS Calculation Procedure Options (Optional) .................................................................................... 462RATE: Fluid Flow Rate Data .......................................................................................................................... 470ITERN Iteration Data (Optional) ..................................................................................................................... 471INLET System Inlet Data ............................................................................................................................... 474PRINT Output Printing Options (Optional) ..................................................................................................... 474

Per-case output page options .................................................................................................................... 475Attributes .................................................................................................................................................... 477Point report subcodes ................................................................................................................................ 478One-off output pages ................................................................................................................................. 480

PLOT Output Plotting Options (Optional) ...................................................................................................... 481NOPRINT Output Print Suppression Options (Optional) ............................................................................... 484BEGIN , END - Block delimiters ..................................................................................................................... 484

Example ..................................................................................................................................................... 485

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PUSH - Remote Action Editing (optional) ...................................................................................................... 486PLOTFILEDATA ............................................................................................................................................ 487EXECUTE - deferred execution of a statement ............................................................................................. 487USERDLL - Equipment .................................................................................................................................. 488

Flow Modeling ............................................................................................................................................. 488FLOW CORRELATION DATA ....................................................................................................................... 488

VCORR Vertical Flow Correlation Options ................................................................................................. 489HCORR Horizontal Flow Correlation Options ............................................................................................ 491SPHASE Single Phase Flow Options (Optional) ........................................................................................ 493USERDLL - Flow Correlations ................................................................................................................... 495

SYSTEM DATA ............................................................................................................................................. 496Changing Parameters within the System Profile ........................................................................................ 497CHOKE (Optional) ...................................................................................................................................... 497COMPCRV and PUMPCRV: Compressor and Pump performance curves ............................................... 501COMPLETION Completion Profile Delimiter .............................................................................................. 502COMPRESSOR Compressor (Optional) .................................................................................................... 504CORROSION ............................................................................................................................................. 505RODPUMP: Rod- or Beam-pump .............................................................................................................. 505EROSION Erosion Rate and Velocity (Optional) ....................................................................................... 506EQUIPMENT Generic Equipment .............................................................................................................. 507EXPANDER Expander (Optional) .............................................................................................................. 509FITTING : Valves and Fittings .................................................................................................................... 510FMPUMP (Optional) ................................................................................................................................... 512FRAMO 2009 (Optional) ............................................................................................................................ 512HEATER Heater/Cooler (Optional) ............................................................................................................ 513GASLIFT: Multiple Injection Ports in Gaslifted Wells ................................................................................. 513INJPORT Gas Lift Injection Valve .............................................................................................................. 517INJGAS: Injection Gas (Optional) and INJFLUID: Fluid Injection .............................................................. 519MPBOOSTER (Optional) ........................................................................................................................... 521MPUMP Multiphase Pump (Optional) ........................................................................................................ 522NODE System Profile Data (Required) ...................................................................................................... 523PIPE: Pipe or Tubing cross-section dimensions (Required) ...................................................................... 525PUMP Pump (Optional) .............................................................................................................................. 527COMPCRV and PUMPCRV: Compressor and Pump performance curves ............................................... 501REINJECTOR (Optional) ........................................................................................................................... 530RODPUMP: Rod- or Beam-pump .............................................................................................................. 505SEPARATOR Separator (Optional) ........................................................................................................... 531SLUG Slug Calculation Options (Optional) ................................................................................................ 532WELLHEAD Wellhead Profile Delimiter ..................................................................................................... 533

WELL PERFORMANCE MODELING ............................................................................................................ 533INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 534WELLPI Well Productivity Index (Optional) ................................................................................................ 535WPCURVE (Optional) ................................................................................................................................ 536VOGEL Vogel Equation (Optional) ............................................................................................................. 536FETKOVICH Fetkovich Equation (Optional) .............................................................................................. 536

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JONES Jones Equation (Optional) ............................................................................................................. 536IFPPSSE : Data for the Pseudo Steady State Equation (Optional) ........................................................... 537WCOPTION Well Completion Data (Optional) ........................................................................................... 538IPRCRV or IFPCRV: Inflow Performance Curve ........................................................................................ 541IFPTAB Inflow Performance Tabulation (Optional) .................................................................................... 543CONETAB Coning Relationship Tabulation (Optional) .............................................................................. 544BACKPRES Back Pressure Equation (BPE) (Optional) ............................................................................. 545HORWELL Horizontal Well Inflow Performance ........................................................................................ 545LAYER Reservoir Layer Properties ............................................................................................................ 547RESERVOIR .............................................................................................................................................. 549PERMCRV: Curves of Relative Permeability versus Saturation (Optional) ............................................... 549PERMTAB: Tabulation of Relative Permeability versus Saturation (Optional) .......................................... 550HVOGEL (Optional) ................................................................................................................................... 551FORCHHEIMER (Optional) ........................................................................................................................ 551FRACTURE: Data for Hydraulic Fracture ................................................................................................. 551TRANSIENT: Data for the Transient Inflow equation (Optional) ................................................................ 551

HEAT TRANSFER DATA ............................................................................................................................. 553Notes on Heat Transfer Output Printing ........................................................................................................ 553HEAT Heat Balance Options (Optional) ........................................................................................................ 553

Heat transfer mode .................................................................................................................................... 556COAT Pipe Coat and Annular Space Medium Data (Optional) ..................................................................... 556

Example ..................................................................................................................................................... 557TCOAT Pipe Coat Thickness Data (Optional) ............................................................................................... 557KCOAT Pipe Coat Thermal Conductivity Data (Optional) ............................................................................. 558

Files ............................................................................................................................................................ 559Example ..................................................................................................................................................... 559

FLUID Fluid Thermal Conductivity Data (Optional) ....................................................................................... 560CONFIG: Pipe Heat Transfer Configuration Data (Optional) ......................................................................... 561Pipeline burial depth examples ...................................................................................................................... 562

Fluid Modeling ............................................................................................................................................. 562BLACK OIL DATA .......................................................................................................................................... 562

BLACKOIL: Black Oil Fluid definitions ....................................................................................................... 563PROP Fluid Property Data (Optional) ........................................................................................................ 565LVIS: Liquid Viscosity Data (Optional) ....................................................................................................... 566CPFLUID: Fluid Heat Capacity Data (Optional) ......................................................................................... 571CPFLUID: Fluid Heat Capacity Data (Optional) ......................................................................................... 571TPRINT Black Oil Table Printing (Optional) ............................................................................................... 572CALIBRATE: Black Oil Property Calibration (Optional) ............................................................................. 572CONTAMINANTS Gas phase contaminants data (optional) ...................................................................... 574

COMPOSITIONAL DATA .............................................................................................................................. 574AQUEOUS: Aqueous Component Specification ........................................................................................ 574COMPOSITION: Compositional Fluid Specification ................................................................................... 575LIBRARY: Library Component Specification .............................................................................................. 578MODEL: Model Properties Specification .................................................................................................... 578

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PETROFRAC: Petroleum Fraction Specification ....................................................................................... 579TPRINT Tabular Data Print Options (Optional) .......................................................................................... 579File Formats ............................................................................................................................................... 580

PIPESIM OPERATIONS OPTIONS .............................................................................................................. 583NAPLOT: Nodal Analysis ............................................................................................................................... 583NAPOINT System Analysis Point .................................................................................................................. 587MULTICASE Introduction and Summary ....................................................................................................... 587

General Rules for use with MULTICASE ......................................