PRODUCTION DAY Flashcards
A cylindrical or spherical vessel used to separate oil, gas and water from the total fluid stream produced by a well called
Separator
A process used to remove hydrogen sulfide [H2S] and carbon dioxide [CO2] from a gas stream. These components are removed because they can form acidic solutions when they contact water, which will cause corrosion problems in gas pipelines called
Sweetening
The ability of a reservoir to deliver fluids to the wellbore and it is usually stated as the volume delivered per psi (bbl/day/psi) called
Productivity Index (PI)
A mathematical tool used in production engineering to assess well performance by plotting the well production rate against the flowing bottomhole pressure (BHP) called
Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR)
An analytical tool used in forecasting the performance to optimize the completion design to suit the reservoir deliverability, identify restrictions or limits present in the production system and identify any means of improving production efficiency called
Nodal Analysis
A method to predict future oil well or gas well production based on past production historycalled
Decline Curve Analysis
An artificial-lift pumping system using contains a plunger and valve assembly to convert the reciprocating motion to vertical fluid movement.
Sucker Rod Pump (SRP)
An artificial-lift pumping system that utilizes a downhole pumping system that is electrically driven called
Electric Submersible Pump (ESP)
An artificial-lift pumping system using rotor and stator. It is causes the fluid contained in a cavity to flow upward called
Progressive Cavity Pump (PCP)
The artificial lift technique of raising a fluid such as water or oil by introducing bubbles of compressed air, water vapor or other vaporous bubbles to reduce the hydrostatic pressure called
Gas Lift
