CHOKE EXERCISE

A vertical well is perforated at 6500 ft. Its diameter is 4"1/2 (ID = 3.958").
The productivity Index is 5 bbl/d/psi, the static reservoir pressure is
2800 psia and GOR = 400 Scf/bbl.

questions:
Assuming a straight line IPR, determine its equation.
Determine the production rate for a well head pressure Pup equal to 200
psia.
If the well is required to produce 4000 bbl/d, what will be the reduction at
the choke for a 0.55 critical ratio in the choke ?
If the pressure loss in the flow is 30 psia, what will be the maximum
pressure at the separator ?

CHOKE EXERCISE
1- IPR equation:
J

q
q

5
Pr Pwf 2800 Pwf

2- production rate determination:

Pwf 0.2q 2800

WHP = 200 psia

determination of the VLP

(use of Brown's sharts)
for WHP = 200 psia
Pr = 2800 psia

?
intersection IPR / VLP
= production rate
1

IPR

CHOKE - Exercise
q (bpd)

WHP (psia)

GOR (scf/STB)

virtual depth (ft)

final depth (ft)

Pwf (psia)

15000
10000
8000
5000
4000
3000
2000

200
200
200
200
200
200
200

400
400
400
400
400
400
400

500
800
1000
1000
2000
2400
2200

7000
7300
7500
7500
8500
8900
8700

2240
1840
1640
1480
1300
1200
1200

determination of the VLP

(use of Brown's sharts)
for WHP = 200 psia

IPR -VLP curves for WHP = 200 psia

3000
2500

Pwf (psia)

2000
1500

VLP

1000

IPR

500

q = 6200 bpd

0
-500
2

2000

4000

6000

8000
q (bpd)

10000

12000

14000

16000

CHOKE EXERCISE
3- WHP and choke calculation
Pwf 0.2 * 4000 2800 2000 psia

Pwf 0.2q 2800

for q = 4000 bpd

use of Brown's sharts for Pwf = 2000 psia

WHP = 500 psia

Pr = 2800 psia

D 17.4

q GOR
52.8 / 64in
WHP

4- separator pressure

Pdown
0.55 Pdown 0.55 * 500 275 psia
WHP
Psep 275 30 245 psia

Pwf

IPR