Difference between revisions of "P/Z plot"

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The P/Z plot is a plot of P/Z versus cumulative gas production, G_p.

The interpretation technique is fitting the data points with the straight line to estimate GIIP.

The P/Z plot method is based on the Gas Material Balance equation.

The bubble flow exist when:

\frac{v_g}{v_g + v_L} < L_B

^[1]

L_B = 1.071 - 0.2218 \frac{(v_g+v_L)^2}{D}

, with the limit

L_B \geqslant 0.13

^[2]

The gas holdup:

H_g = \frac{1}{2}\ \left ( 1 + \frac{v_g+v_L}{v_s} - \sqrt{ \left ( 1 + \frac{v_g+v_L}{v_s} \right )^2 - 4 \frac{v_g}{v_s}} \right )

^[2]

Griffith correlation adds a hook to the originally straight Hagedorn and Brown VLP curve.

D

= pipe diameter, ft

H_g

= gas holdup factor, dimensionless

L_B

= bubble-slug boundary, dimensionless

v_g

= gas velocity, ft/sec

v_L

= liquid velocity, ft/sec

v_s

= 0.8, slip velocity (difference between average gas and liquid velocities), ft/sec

↑ Economides, M.J.; Hill, A.D.; Economides, C.E.; Zhu, D. (2013). Petroleum Production Systems (2 ed.). Westford, Massachusetts: Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-703158-0.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Orkiszewski, J. (June 1967). "Predicting Two-Phase Pressure Drops in Vertical Pipe". Journal of Petroleum Technology. SPE. 19 (SPE-1546-PA).

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