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Motivation



For the stabilized flow the wellbore pressure profile is constant and wellbore temperature profile is changing very slowly.


This allows solving the pressure-temperature problem iteratively:

  1. Iterations
  2. Iteration
  3. Iteration ...


Inputs


T_s

Intake temperature 

z(l)

Pipeline trajectory TVDss

p_s

Intake pressure 

\theta (l)

Pipeline trajectory inclination, \displaystyle \cos \theta (l) = \frac{dz}{dl}

q_s

Intake flowrate 

d

Flow pipe diameter

(tubing or casing depending on where flow occurs)


\rho(T, p)
Fluid density 

\epsilon

Inner pipe wall roughness

\mu(T, p)




Outputs


T(l)

Temperature distribution along the wellbore trajectory


Assumptions


Stationary fluid flow
Isothermal or Quasi-isothermal conditions

Constant cross-section pipe area A along hole

Incompressible fluid   \rho(T, p)=\rho_s = \rm const

Isoviscous   \mu(T, p) = \mu_s = \rm const




The stabilized water injection profile satisfies the assumptions of the Stationary Quasi-Isothermal Incompressible Isoviscous Pipe Flow Pressure Profile @model.


The water injection wellbore temperature profile can be split into the following components:

  • Upward vertical heat conduction from Earth's Centre towards Earth's surface leading to a static geothermal profile

  • Upward & Downward vertical heat conduction from reservoir with non-geothermal temperature (invaded by injection water)

  • Heat exchange between wellbore fluid and surrounding rocks above and below the invaded reservoir

  • The temperature in water invaded reservoir stays constant from top to bottom


Equations




(1) T(l) = Ts + ...

where








See Also


Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Production Technology  / Well Flow Performance / Lift Curves (LC) / Water Injection Wellbore Profile @model

 [ Water Injection Wellbore Pressure Profile @model ] [ Homogenous Pipe Flow Temperature Profile @model ]






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