Remote real-time experimental diagnostics for well challenges

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

Multiphase flow in pipes is a rather complicated problem. It commonly has two ways to investigate and capture the flow characteristics (1) steady-state correlations, which are derived from massive experiment data with limited flow conditions; (2) steady-state or transient mechanistic models, which are also subjected to experiment-derived closure relationships. Both methods try to present generic mathematical models to predict the well performance for a wide range of scenarios. However, the accuracy of such models is limited to the range of flowing conditions included in the empirical correlations and closure relationships. Very often engineers have to extrapolate these empirical correlations without fully understanding the consequences of such extrapolations. This paper proposes the creation of a virtual environment and workflow that provides the capability of remotely running in real-time actual experiments to validate and tune simulation models using small and field scale laboratories. This type of virtual environment can be controlled and visualized in real time from any computer, smartphone, or tablet, from any place where internet access is available. Additionally, this paper shows how remote real-time experiments could be used to run tests to evaluate well challenges from any computer, without the need of mathematical models.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

First Page

4926

Last Page

4936

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