JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective:

• To develop understanding of the principles, techniques, standard tools of production optimization
• To formulate multi-objective optimization problem with constraints based on production requirements
• To gain exposure to application of optimization techniques for performance in case of multi- phase flow and also in case of wells per productivity perspective.

Course Outcome

The student would be equipped with the advance knowledge of various optimization

techniques to be used in Petroleum Industry to enhance the production considering various constraints.

UNIT - I

Introduction: Production systems modeling and optimization – overview Production system modeling: Production system – System Modeling – Nodal Analysis Optimization objective and Constraints: Economics Objectives- Environmental Objectives – Technical Objectives – Constraints

UNIT - II

Properties of Reservoir Fluids: Fluid Properties- Pressure Temperature Phase Diagram- Equation of State – Oil models Single Phase Flow in Wells and Pipelines: Governing Equations – Pressure Drop Analysis

UNIT - III

Multi-Phase Flow in Wells, Pipelines and Chokes: Flow Regimes – Slip and Hold-Up- Gradient Curves – Intake Pressure Curves for Describing Performance –Multi Phase flow through Chokes Inflow Performance: Then importance of Inflow Performance-Governing Equations – Inflow Performance Relationship –Formation Damage and Skin –Multi Layer Inflow Performance.

UNIT - IV

Oil Well Productivity: Optimizing well Productivity- Oil Completions- Production Rate of a Vertical Well Operating at given Tubing Head Pressure- Production Rate of Vertical Well Operating through a Surface Choice- Summary of Analysis Methods.

UNIT - V

Field Development: Planning and Field Management- Short Term Optimization of Well Performance – Long Term Optimization of Well Performance – Productivity of Horizontal Wells

TEXT BOOK:

• 1. Modelling and Optimization of Oil and Gas Production Systems, JD Jansen & PK Currie, TU DELFT, 2004

REFERENCE BOOK:

• 1. Production Optimization using Nodal Analysis, Beggs H.D., Oil and Gas Consultants International Publications, Tulsa 1991