First oil production from a deep-water oil field is to be achieved by the installation of an initial development system (IDS). Well testing is required for field development and reservoir management. The well testing system requires high-accuracy oil and water rates to provide the data needed for decision analysis in ongoing drilling programs. The well testing system must also be integrated with other platform operations, such as well cleanup after drilling. We introduce here, the concept of a multiphase meter in series with conventional separation technology for improved process control. This feedback control loop configuration is simulated in MATLAB and shown to extend the capabilities of both technologies. The principle of gas volume fraction control in two-phase separator liquid lines is shown to be supplementary to conventional level control systems for performance enhancement of oil field well testing. Concepts demonstrated here can also be easily applied as retrofits to existing separation facilities, which show accuracy or upset problems.
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Use of Multiphase Meters in Process Control for Oil Field Well Testing: Performance Enhancement Through GVF Control
Jack D. Marrelli,
e-mail: Marrejd@ChevronTexaco.com
Jack D. Marrelli
Chevron Texaco Energy Technology Company
, 2811 Hayes Road, Houston, TX 77082
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Ram S. Mohan,
Ram S. Mohan
Petroleum Engineering Department and Mechanical Engineering Department,
The University of Tulsa
, 600 S. College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
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Shoubo Wang,
Shoubo Wang
Petroleum Engineering Department and Mechanical Engineering Department,
The University of Tulsa
, 600 S. College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
Shoubo Wang is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Tulsa and Research Associate at Tulsa Separation Technology Projects (TUSTP). He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa, and his B.Sc. degree from University of Petroleum, China. Wang conducts research in the areas of multiphase flow in pipes, multiphase compact separators, process control, and instrumentation. He has numerous publications in the areas of multiphase separation, process control, and instrumentation and currently serves as technical editor for SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Journal—SPE Production & Facilities.
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Luis Gomez,
Luis Gomez
Petroleum Engineering Department and Mechanical Engineering Department,
The University of Tulsa
, 600 S. College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
Luis Gomez is a Visiting Assistant Professor and a Research Associate at Tulsa Separation Technology Projects (TUSTP), in the Petroleum Engineering Department of the University of Tulsa, since 2001. He received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa, and his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Los Andes, Venezuela. Gomez teaches and conducts research in the area of modeling multiphase flow in pipes and its application in oil, water, sand, and gas production, transportation, and separation. He has served as a faculty member of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Los Andes from 1991 to 1995. Gomez is member of Sigma Xi, SPE, and ASME. His areas of interest are multiphase flow in pipes, multiphase compact separators, and multiphase dispersions. He has numerous refereed publications in these areas.
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Ovadia Shoham
Ovadia Shoham
Petroleum Engineering Department and Mechanical Engineering Department,
The University of Tulsa
, 600 S. College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
Ovadia Shoham is F.M. Stevenson Distinguished Presidential Chair Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Tulsa. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University and his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston and the Technion in Israel. Since 1994, Shoham directs the Tulsa University Separation Technology Projects (TUSTP), conducting research on compact separators. Shoham has authored or co-authored more than 90 publications in the areas of multiphase flow and separation and production operations. Recently, Shoham received the 2003 SPE Production and Operation Award.
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Jack D. Marrelli
Chevron Texaco Energy Technology Company
, 2811 Hayes Road, Houston, TX 77082e-mail: Marrejd@ChevronTexaco.com
Ram S. Mohan
Petroleum Engineering Department and Mechanical Engineering Department,
The University of Tulsa
, 600 S. College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
Shoubo Wang
Shoubo Wang is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Tulsa and Research Associate at Tulsa Separation Technology Projects (TUSTP). He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa, and his B.Sc. degree from University of Petroleum, China. Wang conducts research in the areas of multiphase flow in pipes, multiphase compact separators, process control, and instrumentation. He has numerous publications in the areas of multiphase separation, process control, and instrumentation and currently serves as technical editor for SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Journal—SPE Production & Facilities.
Petroleum Engineering Department and Mechanical Engineering Department,
The University of Tulsa
, 600 S. College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
Luis Gomez
Luis Gomez is a Visiting Assistant Professor and a Research Associate at Tulsa Separation Technology Projects (TUSTP), in the Petroleum Engineering Department of the University of Tulsa, since 2001. He received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa, and his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Los Andes, Venezuela. Gomez teaches and conducts research in the area of modeling multiphase flow in pipes and its application in oil, water, sand, and gas production, transportation, and separation. He has served as a faculty member of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Los Andes from 1991 to 1995. Gomez is member of Sigma Xi, SPE, and ASME. His areas of interest are multiphase flow in pipes, multiphase compact separators, and multiphase dispersions. He has numerous refereed publications in these areas.
Petroleum Engineering Department and Mechanical Engineering Department,
The University of Tulsa
, 600 S. College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
Ovadia Shoham
Ovadia Shoham is F.M. Stevenson Distinguished Presidential Chair Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Tulsa. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University and his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston and the Technion in Israel. Since 1994, Shoham directs the Tulsa University Separation Technology Projects (TUSTP), conducting research on compact separators. Shoham has authored or co-authored more than 90 publications in the areas of multiphase flow and separation and production operations. Recently, Shoham received the 2003 SPE Production and Operation Award.
Petroleum Engineering Department and Mechanical Engineering Department,
The University of Tulsa
, 600 S. College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104J. Energy Resour. Technol. Dec 2005, 127(4): 293-301 (9 pages)
Published Online: March 4, 2005
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Received:
February 11, 2005
Revised:
March 4, 2005
Citation
Marrelli, J. D., Mohan, R. S., Wang, S., Gomez, L., and Shoham, O. (March 4, 2005). "Use of Multiphase Meters in Process Control for Oil Field Well Testing: Performance Enhancement Through GVF Control." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2005; 127(4): 293–301. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1924467
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