The performance of saturated reservoir with a 437 scf/stb gas-oil ratio is given by the following

equation,
( )
2 4
,
10 67 . 6 133 . 0 3 . 533
wf wf sc o
p p Q

=
The formation is located at 2987 ft (TVD) and the well is completed packerless. The completion
consists of 4.5 (OD) x 3.958 (ID) tubing which is installed in a 6.33 ID casing. The pump is
set at 2705 ft. The pump is an ESP whose stage performance is given by the following equation
5
max
4
max
3
max
2
max max max
432 . 3 785 . 6 403 . 4 253 . 0 202 . 0 1
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A
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q
q
q
q
q
q
p
p

4 . 24
max
= Ap psi
3 . 10523
max
= q bpd
BEP= 0.6

This equation is only valid at 3,600 rpm. The pump has 72 stages and it operating at 1,500 rpm
The wellhead operating conditions are 90 psi and 110 deg F, while the downhole temperature is
140 deg F.
Estimate the oil flow rate for this well using the following information:
Fluid properties,
Gas Specific Gravity = 0.65, average temperature = 177 deg F
Z= 0.931, Bg = 0.0346 ft3/scf, gas density=1.544 lb/ft^3, gas viscosity = 0.012cP
Rs= 35.6 scf/stb, Bo=1.04 bbl/stb, oil density = 60.6 lb/ft^3, oil viscosity = 194 cP,
Surface tension = 34 dyne/cm
Pressure Gradient Casing GOR=437 scf/stb
Qosc
(stbpd)
Two-Phase
Gradient -dp/dL
(psi/ft)
25 0.1320
250 0.1321
500 0.1322
750 0.1323


Pressure Gradient Tubing

Qosc
(stbpd)
GORt
(scf/stb)
Two-Phase
Gradient -dp/dL
(psi/ft)
25 437 0.1320
250 437 0.1324
500 437 0.1333
750 437 0.1345
25 300 0.1704
250 300 0.1707
500 300 0.1713
750 300 0.1723
5 50 0.3885
25 50 0.3885
100 50 0.3886
250 50 0.3887
500 50 0.3889
750 50 0.3893



Solution:
The first step is to determine the reservoir pressure for this well. The reservoir pressure can be
found by making oil flow rate zero and solving the resulting quadratic equation,
( )
2 4
10 67 . 6 133 . 0 3 . 533 0
wf wf
p p

=
The reservoir pressure is around 800 psi.
We split the well flowing pressure in different values,
Pwf (psig)
784
400
0

We use the IPR equation for estimating the oil flow rates,

Qosc
(stbpd)
Pwf (psig)
19 784
373.4 400
533.3 0

Since this is a packerless completion, the natural separation efficiency is obtained as
( )
s
ft
v
L
g L
085 . 0 115 . 0
5 . 0
2
=
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=

o


( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2
2 2 2 2
,
108 . 0
3465 . 183
5 . 4 33 . 6
3465 . 183
ft
OD ID
A
tub cas
h p
=

=
sc o
h p
sc o o
sl
Q
A
Q B
v
,
4
,
, 5
10 257 . 6 10 498 . 6

= =
sc o sl
sep
Q v v
v
E
,
4
10 257 . 6 085 . 0
085 . 0

+
=
+
=
Thus, natural separation efficiency is obtained as,
Qosc
(stbpd)
Pwf (psig)
sep
E
19 784 0.88
373.4 400 0.267
533.3 0 0.203


The tubing GOR is then calculated as,
( ) Rs E GOR E GOR
sep f sep t
+ = 1
Thus,

Qosc
(stbpd)
Pwf (psig)
sep
E
t
GOR
19 784 0.90 84.8
373.4 400 0.266 329.8
533.3 0 0.203 355.5

Since the pump is located above the perforation, we need to estimate the pressure drop in 6.33
casing as
( )
pump
C
wf ip
L L
dL
dp
p p A A |
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=
, 2
1 ,
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While the two-phase pressure gradient in the tubing is required to estimate the discharge
pressure,
( )
pump
T
wh dp
L
dL
dp
p p A |
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+ =
, 2|

These pressure gradient and pressure must be calculated for each flow rate using linear or
Bilinear interpolation

Qosc
(stbpd)
Pwf (psig)
sep
E
f
GOR
C
dL
dp
, 2|
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t
GOR
T
dL
dp
, 2|
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\
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ip
p
dp
p
19 784 0.90 437 0.1320 84.8 0.358 746.8 1058.4
373.4 400 0.266 437 0.1328 329.8 0.163 362.6 530.9
533.3 0 0.203 437 0.1335 355.5 0.156 -37.62 512

Note that the intake pressure for 533.3 stbpd is negative. It implies that this flow rate cannot be
produced. The new maximum oil flow rate can be obtained as,
( ) ( )
pump
C
wf pump
C
wf ip
L L
dL
dp
p L L
dL
dp
p p A A |
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= A A |
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= =
, 2
1 ,
, 2
1 ,
0
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The required or system pressure increment is calculated as,
ip dp sys
p p p = A
While the volumetric flow rate for this system is calculated as,
( )( )
sc o o sep f
g
total
Q B E Rs GOR
B
q
,
1
61 . 5
(

+ =

So that

Qosc
(stbpd)
Pwf
(psig)
sep
E
t
GOR
C
dL
dp
, 2|
|
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\
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T
dL
dp
, 2|
|
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ip
p
dp
p
sys
p A
total
q
19 784 0.90 75.3 0.1320 0.366 746.8 1058.4 311.6 24.46
373.4 400 0.266 330.2 0.1328 0.168 362.6 530.9 168.3 1066.9
533.3 0 0.203 355.5 0.1334 0.160 -37.62 512 549.6 1606.9

The maximum pressure increment and maximum flow rate at 3,600 rpm is given,
4 . 24
max
= Ap psi
3 . 10523
max
= q bpd
We can predict the performance at 1,500 rpm using the affinity law
7 . 4384
3600
1500
3 . 10523
1
2
1 2
2
1
2
1
= = = =
N
N
q q
N
N
q
q
bpd
( )
( )
24 . 4
3600
1500
4 . 24
2
2
2
1
2
2
1 2
2
2
2
1
2
1
= = A = A =
A
A
N
N
p p
N
N
p
p
psi
ESP performance is by the following polynomial,
5
max
4
max
3
max
2
max max max
432 . 3 785 . 6 403 . 4 253 . 0 202 . 0 1
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A
A
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
q
p
p

Lets evaluate this equation for each of the q
total
calculated (q=q
total
),
Qosc
(stbpd)
total
q
max
q
q
total

max
p
p
A
A

stg
p A
pump
p A
19 24.46
0.0055 0.999 4.23 304.56
373.4 1066.9
0.243 0.923 3.91 281.52
533.3 1606.9
0.367 0.843 3.57 257.04

The error is calculated as,
pump sys
p p A A = c
Qosc
(stbpd)
Pwf
(psig)
sep
E
t
GOR

C
dL
dp
, 2|
|
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\
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T
dL
dp
, 2|
|
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\
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ip
p
dp
p
sys
p A
pump
p A

c
19 784 0.90 75.3 0.1320 0.366 746.8 1058.4 311.6
304.56
7.04
373.4 400 0.266 330.2 0.1328 0.168 362.6 530.9 168.3
281.52
-113.2
533.3 0 0.203 355.5 0.1334 0.160 -37.62 512 549.6
257.04
350.8

stbpd Q
sc o
74 . 39
,
=
774 . 0
10 257 . 6 085 . 0
085 . 0
,
4
=
+
=

sc o
sep
Q
E
( )( )
( )( )
35 . 0
1 61 . 5
1
=
+

=
sep f g o
sep f g
E Rs GOR B B
E Rs GOR B
GVF
6 . 63
1 1
,
=

=
GVF
Q B
GVF
q
q
sc o o
o
total
bpd
014 . 0
1500 max@
= =
q
q
q
total
n

This normalized flow rate is way too small for this application. It may imply that this pump is oversized
for this well