Tubing performance calculations

Eq-1 from Gas Tubing e-note 450.000 diameter =2.5

in
diameter =3.5
400.000 in
Pt 800 tubing head pressure (psia)
Ta 580 average tubing temperature, deg R diameter =4.5
350.000

Gas flow rate (MMscf/d)

in
Za 0.78 average gas Z-factor
diameter =5.5
H 7300 true vertical height, feet 300.000 in

sg 0.75 gas specific gravity (air = 1)

250.000
Dpmax 5000 maximum pressure drop, psi 200.000
150.000
100.000
Diam1 2.5 tubing diameter, inches
Diam2 3.5 tubing diameter, inches
50.000
Diam3 4.5 tubing diameter, inches
Diam4 5.5 tubing diameter, inches
0.000
0 1000 2000 3000 40
Bottom hole pressure
S 0.4538296

Pwf 801 1301 1801 2301 2801

Diam Fr CC
2.5 0.0098602 11.73607 diameter =2.5 in 0.000 7.742 13.987 19.367 24.459
3.5 0.0040945 28.2624 diameter =3.5 in 0.000 18.643 33.682 46.638 58.902
4.5 0.0021238 54.4872 diameter =4.5 in 0.000 35.942 64.936 89.913 113.557
5.5 0.0012574 92.03028 diameter =5.5 in 0.000 60.707 109.679 151.866 191.800

aaa1 31.62
aaa2 0.0375
aaa3 0.10797
meter =2.5

meter =3.5

meter =4.5

meter =5.5

00 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

m hole pressure (psi)

3301 3801 4301 4801 5301

29.414 34.291 39.119 43.914 48.686

70.833 82.577 94.204 105.752 117.244
136.560 159.201 181.616 203.879 226.035
230.653 268.895 306.754 344.357 381.779
Tubing performance calculations

Eq-1 from Gas Tubing e-note

Katz equation is given in Golan Whitson, Concepts in Well performance Engineering

D 2.5 tubing diameter, inches 60.000

e 0.0006 abs pipe roughness, in
50.000

Gas flow rate (MMscf/d)

40.000

30.000

20.000

10.000
Fr CC
0.00986 11.73607
0.000
100015002000250030003500400045005000
Fm 0.0142458 Moody friction factor
Denom 20265.323 Bottom hole pressure (psi)

Pwf 1300 1800 2300 2800 3300 3800 4300 4800

Qg (MMscf/d)
Eq-1 7.727 13.975 19.356 24.449 29.404 34.281 39.109 43.904
Katz 7.726 13.975 19.355 24.448 29.402 34.279 39.107 43.902
 Katz
Eq-1

00025003000350040004500500055006000
ottom hole pressure (psi)

5300

48.676
48.674