midterm Flashcards
what is the equation for formation volume factor where the unit of formation volume factor is ft 3/scf.

Pressure equations for choke flow are derived based on __________process

how are horizontal separtors used

what is deliverability

what is Guo’s equation for calculating friction factor for turbulent flow in pipes

Once a ________equation is established using either a theoretical or an empirical equation, it can be used to construct well IPR curve.
Once a deliverability equation is established using either a theoretical or an empirical equation, it can be used to construct well IPR curve.
fluid seperation mainly occurs because of

what is stage separation

what is the equation for sonic flow through a choke

what is gas expansion factor

what is the Hall and Yarborough’ z-factor Correlation:

what is the gas material balance equation without water production, injection, water influx, or compressibility

mist flow in gas wells consists of what

waht is the equation to determine stage pressure



what is the equation for psuedotemp and pressure

Pressure drop through a choke is due to ___________, NOT friction

what is real gas normalized pressure

describe pressure


vertical separators are used to treat what type of well stream

describe p/z material balance chart types

the equation for vapor density is

what is real gas normalized pressure

According to Standing, the equalibrium ratio can be caluclated by

WHat are two methods by Katz and Lee to calculate friction factor in pipe

describe a hydrocarbon phase diagram

what is the combined equations-analytical solution for wellhead nodal analysis

what two equations does the bottom hole nodal analysis combine

what is sonic flow

what is the primary method of separation for a vertical separator

what are the compenetns of raw gas and the products after processing

waht is the Carr-Kobayashi-Burrows Correlation

Once a deliverability equation is established using either a theoretical or an empirical equation, it can be used to construct well ______ curve.
Once a deliverability equation is established using either a theoretical or an empirical equation, it can be used to construct well IPR curve.
nV + nL = ?



what are the well GOR classifications

what is the equation for gas capacity of a separator

what is the heating value of nat gas

what does a typical well IPR curve look like

what is the MBE for gas reservoirs

what is the equation for gas capacity of a separator





describe tubing head

how is psuedopressure and temperature calculated

for abnormally pressured reservoirs, exercise caution if _______, and adjust GIS by __________

what is IPR

how does transient versus stabalized deliverability affect C and n

the apparent molecular weights of the liquid and vapor phase is calculated by

A separator is normally constructed in such a way that it has the following features
It is equipped with a mist extractor or eliminator near the gas outlet to coalesce small particles of liquid that do not settle out by gravity.
It allows adequate controls consisting of level control, liquid dump valve, gas backpressure valve, safety relief valve, pressure gauge, gauge glass, instrument gas regulator, and piping.

what is the isochronal test sequence

what’s the chemical equation for gas hydrates

what is reservoir deliverability

what equation is this


what is the flow after flow test sequence

how can the equilibrium ratio k be calculated (Standing)

what does the graphical solution of IPR and TRP curves look like

what is a general solution to psuedo steady state flow in a radial reservoir

The accuracy of Sachdeva’s choke model can be improved by __________

what is a reservoir

what is edge water

what is the pressure squared approach
a simplified mdoel for the Forchheimer and back pressure models

how does low temp separation work

what is gas viscosity and its units

what is choke performance relationship

what is the equilibrium ratio

how do the retention times for different well streams differ

what is well deliverability

what is the The Wichert-Aziz (1972) correlation for correlations for Impurities

waht is the equation for critical pressure If the gas composition is not known but gas specific gravity is given for a sweet gas,

how is psuedoreduced temp and pressure calcualted

what are teh equations for A and B in the Forchheimer model

(1) Volumetric gas reservoirs (2) Gas reservoirs with water barriers
Have different what?

what does the pressure profile for nodal analysis look like

what does data analysis for C and n look like during a flow test



what is kinematic viscosity



what is the definition of a field and a pool

what are double tubed horiztonal separators used for

what is CD

what is the empiracal factor of a separator

describe a casing head (pic)

what are the applications of gas wellhead choke performance

the equation for the volume of the liquid and vapor phases

for partial water drive reservoirs, exercise caution if _______

what is formation volume factor

Gas viscosity at elevated pressure can be readily calculated using the following relation:

name the 8 properties of natural gas

what is nodal analysis

what is the definition of natural gas

what is the material balance equation for natural gas reservoirs





what does the CD vs. reynolds number for orifice chokes look like

what is the Carr-Kobayashi-Burrows correlation

what is this equation

For a given amount of gas, if temperature is kept constant and volume is measured at 14.7 psia and an elevated pressure p1 , z-factor can then be determined with the following formula:
describe a wellhead (pic)

a? b? c?

a) depletion
b) indicates water influx
c) Indicates abnormal pressure
what GOR ratio classifies oil, condensate, and gas wells

what are these equations

correlation equations
what is the Cullender and Smith Method and what is it used to solve for
A vertical well in Louisiana produces 2 MMscf/d of 0.71 gas-specific gravity gas through a 2 7/8-in tubing set to the top of a gas reservoir at a depth of 10,000 ft. At tubing head, the pressure is 800 psia and the temperature is 150 oF; the bottom hole emperature is 200 oF. The relative roughness of tubing is about 0.0006. Calculate the pressure profile along the tubing length and plot the results.

what is Sachdeva’s model and what is it used for
two phase sonic flow through a choke

how do you estimate upstream pressure for a choke

xi nL + yi nV = ?

what is the combined equation-analytical solution for bottom hole nodal analysis

how does a vertical separator eliminate mist

what factors affect separation

what are two empiracle models for gas deliverability

what two equations does the wellhead nodal analysis combine

how is two phase flow through a choke calcualted

what does q vs p2/p1 graph for sonic and subsonic flow look like

what is real gas psuedopressure

what is wellhead performance relationship

what is the equation for liquid capacity in a separator

what is the equation for formation volume factor If expressed in rb/scf, it takes the form of

what are horizontal three phase separators used for

what is the critical pressure ratio through a choke

what are the equations for n and C in the back pressure model

what equation is this used for


where is the critical point

well stream conditions are characterized by

what is the difference in the equations for sonic and subsonic flow for dry gas

what is the compressibility factor

what is the Dempsy equation for viscocity

Well deliverability depends on _______ and ________.

what is Guo’s method and what is it used to solve for
A vertical well in Louisiana produces 2 MMscf/d of 0.71 gas-specific gravity gas through a 2 7/8-in tubing set to the top of a gas reservoir at a depth of 10,000 ft. At tubing head, the pressure is 800 psia and the temperature is 150 oF; the bottom hole emperature is 200 oF. The relative roughness of tubing is about 0.0006. Calculate the pressure profile along the tubing length and plot the results. (extra data given to us to solve not included)

what is the liquid capacity of a separator

what is this equation


what does the graphical solution for wellhead performance relationship and choke performance relationship look like

describe the christmas tree (pic)

when does mist flow in gas wells occur

what are the three well deliverability tests

what equation is this


what are spherical separators used for

hydrocarbons versus non hydrocarbons
combustibles versus non combustibles

what is the flow equation for a separator

waht ist he mixing rule for viscocity

what is the Brill and Beggs’ z-factor Correlation:

conditions that have great impact on material balance calculations in gas reservoirs are ….

what is the flow equation for subsonic flow through a choke

what coniditons have great impact on MBE calcualtions

what is the modified isochronal test sequence

what equation is this

An approximation to a general solution to pseudosteady state flow in a radial-flow gas reservoir is expressed as (Economides 1994):

Well deliverability is predicted by _______.

what does the CD vs. reynolds number for nozzle chokes look like
