The use of Prosper in studying the Production Optimization of an Oil Well

Table of Contents

• CHAPTER ONE
• 1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION
• 1.1 SCOPE OF STUDY
• 1.2 OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
• 1.3 MODALITIES OF STUDY
• 1.4 RESTRICTION(S) OF STUDIES
• CHAPTER TWO
• 2.0 NODAL ANALYSIS
• 2.1 NODAL ANALYSIS THEORY AND CONCEPT
• 2.2 INFLOW PERFORMANCE OF A WELL
• 2.2.1 DARCY'S EQUATION
• 2.2.2 PRODUCTIVITY INDEX (PI)
• 2.2.3 IPR CURVE
• 2.2.4 IPR IN SINGLE PHASE FLOW
• 2.2.5 IPR IN TWO PHASE FLOW
• 2.2.6 VOGEL'S EQUATION
• 2.2.7 FETKOVICH AND MULTIRATE FETKOVICH
• 2.2.8 JONES AND MULTI-RATE JONES
• 2.2.9 TRANSIENT
• 2.3 TUBING PERFORMANCE OF A WELL
• 2.4 CHOKE PERFORMANCE
• 2.5 GRADIENT CURVES
• 2.5.1 LIQUID FLOW RATE
• 2.5.2 GAS TO LIQUID RATIO (GLR)
• 2.6 OPERATING POINT
• 2.6.1 FAVOURABLE GLR
• 2.6.2 WATER CUT
• 2.7 MULTIPHASe FLOW
• 2.8 OVERVIEW OF THE GAS LIFT SYSTEM
• 2.8.1 FORMS OF GAS LIFT SYSTEMS
• 2.9 INJECTION GAS PRESSURE REQUIREMENT
• 2.9.1 GAS LIFT VOLUME REQUIREMENT
• CHAPTER THREE
• 3.0 HISTORY OF WELL J-12T
• 3.1METHODOLOGY
• 3.1.1 PROSPER'S SETUP FOR SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
• 3.1.2 WORKING PROCEDURE FOR WELL MODEL SET-UP
• 3.1.3 OPTIONS SUMMERY
• 3.2 PVT DATA
• 3.2.1 PVT MATCHING PROCEDURES
• 3.2.2 REGRESSION
• 3.2.3 PARAMETERS
• 3.3 EQUIPMENT DATA
• 3.3.1 DEVIATION SURVEY
• 3.3.2 SURFACE EQUIPMENT
• 3.3.3 DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT
• 3.3.4 GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT
• 3.3.5 AVERAGE HEAT CAPACITIES
• 3.4 GAS LIFT DATA
• 3.5 IPR DATA
• 3.6 MATCHING OF THE IPR MODEL
• 3.6.1 VLP MATCHING
• 3.6.2 IPR MATCHING
• CHAPTER FOUR
• 4.0 INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
• 4.1 SIMULATE BASE CASE FORECAST

Objectives and Key Themes

The project aims to study the production optimization of well J-12T using the Prosper software and a nodal analysis approach. The objective is to analyze the well's inflow performance, tubing performance, choke performance, and gas lift system performance. The project also aims to match the inflow performance relationship (IPR) model to the well's actual production data.

• Nodal Analysis and its application to well production optimization
• Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR) analysis and matching
• Gas lift system performance and optimization
• Sensitivity analysis and its role in production optimization
• Well production forecasting using the Prosper software

Chapter Summaries

• Chapter One: Introduces the project, outlining its scope, objectives, modalities, and restrictions. The project aims to use Prosper to optimize well J-12T's production using nodal analysis.
• Chapter Two: Explains the theory and concept of nodal analysis. It covers various aspects of well performance including inflow, tubing, choke, gradient curves, and gas lift systems.
• Chapter Three: Discusses the history of well J-12T and the methodology used for the sensitivity analysis. This includes setting up Prosper, working procedures for well model setup, PVT data matching, equipment data, gas lift data, and IPR data matching.
• Chapter Four: Focuses on the interpretation and discussion of the sensitivity analysis, including the simulation of the base case forecast.

Keywords

This project primarily focuses on the production optimization of oil wells, specifically well J-12T, using a nodal analysis approach and Prosper software. The key concepts and keywords are: nodal analysis, inflow performance relationship (IPR), gas lift systems, sensitivity analysis, production optimization, well performance, Prosper software, and well production forecasting.