What you'll learn

• Day 1:
  • Fundamentals of multiphase flow
  • Fundamentals of heat transfer in production system
  • Introduction to reservoir fluids and PVT
  • How transient simulation handles the phase behavior and properties of reservoir fluids
    • Look-up Tables
    • Black Oil
    • Compositional

• Day 2:
  • Pipeline modeling approaches
    • Correlations Vs. mechanistic models
    • Steady-state Vs. transient dynamic models
  • Introduction to a transient modelling software
    • Exercise: set up a simulation case
    • Exercise: build simple pipeline
    • Exercise: define heat transfer
    • Exercise: add output variable
    • Exercise: run the simulation and view results

• Day 3:
  • Flow assurance issues in production system
  • Preliminary pipeline design
    • Exercise: set up parametric study
    • Exercise: determine pipeline size
    • Exercise: determine insulation thickness
  • Terrain and hydrodynamic slugging
    • Exercise: prepare a more detailed simulation model
    • Exercise: investigate terrain slugging
    • Exercise: mitigate terrain slugging by topside choking and gas lifting
    • Exercise: study hydrodynamic slugging
    • Exercise: calculate surge volume using transient simulation
    • Exercise: calculate surge volume using spreadsheet