Beggs H.D. Gas Production Operations

Oil & Gas Consultants International, 1984. 303 p. — ISBN: 0930972066.Geographical Occurrence of Natural Gas
Worldwide Occurrence of Natural Gas
Occurrence of Natural Gas in the United States Geological Occurrence of Natural Gas
Modification by Migration and Burial
Characteristics of Natural Gas
Gas Composition
Other Sources of Gaseous Fuel
Liquefied Natural Gas
Coal Gasification
Substitute Natural Gas
Gas from Devonian Shale
Tight Formation Gas
Gas from Geopressured Aquifers
Gas Production OperationsGas PropertiesIdeal Gases
Early Gas Laws
Boyle's Law
Charles' Law
Avogadro's Law
The Ideal Gas Law
Ideal Gas Mixtures
Dalton's Law
Amagat's Law
Apparent Molecular Weight
Real Gases
Real Gas Mixtures
Gas Formation Volume Factor
Correction for Nonhydrocarbon Impurities
Other Equations of State
Benedict-Webb-Rubin Equation
Redlich-Kwong Equation
Gas Compressibility
Ideal Gas Compressibility
Real Gas Compressibility
Gas Viscosity
Gas-Water Systems
Solubility of Natural Gas in Water
Solubility of Water in Natural Gas
Gas Hydrates
Gas-Condensate Systems
Phase Behavior
Single Component Fluid
Muiticomponent Fluids
Separation Processes
Types of Gas Reservoirs
Flash or Equilibrium Separation Calculations
Determination of Equilibrium Ratios
K-Values from Equations of State
Adjustment of Properties for Condensate Mixtures
Specific Gravity of MixturesGas Reservoir PerformanceReservoir Gas Flow
Flow Regime Characteristics
Steady-State Flow
Unsteady-State Flow
Pseudosteady-State Flow
Flow Equations
Steady-State Flow
Pseudosteady-State Flow
Unsteady-State Flow
Noncircular Reservoirs
Rock Permeability
Well Deliverability or Capacity
Flow-After-Flow Tests
Isochronal Testing
Modified Isochronal Testing
Jones, Blount, and Glaze Method
Laminar Inertia Turbulence (LIT) Analysis
Factors Affecting Inflow Performance
Transient Testing
Principle of Superposition
Pressure Drawdown Testing
Two-Rate Tests
Reservoir Limit Test
Pressure Buildup Testing
Real Gas Pseudopressure Analysis
Gas Reserves
Reserve Estimates–Volumetric Method
Reserve Estimates–Material Balance Method
Energy Plots
Abnormally Pressured Reservoirs
Well Completion Effects
Open-Hole Completions
Perforated Completions
Perforated, Gravel-Packed Completions
Tight Gas Well Analysis
Guidelines for Gas Well Testing
Testing Equipment
Sweet Dry Gas
Sweet Wet Gas
Sour Gas
Flow Measuring
Pressure Measuring
Problems in Gas-Well Testing
Liquid Loading
Hydrate Formation
Wet Gas Streams
Irregular Flow
Sour (H₂S) Gas
Reporting DataPiping System PerformanceBasic Flow Equation
Laminar Single-Phase Flow
Turbulent Single-Phase Flow
Smooth-Wall Pipe
Rough-Wall Pipe
Flow in Wells
Static Bottom-Hole Pressure
Average Pressure and Temperature Method
Cullender and Smith Method
Flowing Bottom-Hole Pressure
Average Pressure and Temperature Method
Cullender and Smith Method
Annular Flow
Flow in Pipelines
Pipelines in Series
Pipelines in Parallel
Effects of Liquids
Well Performance
Gravity Adjustment
Hagedorn and Brown Method
Pipeline Performance
Flanigan Method
Beggs and Brill Method
Gas Flow Through Restrictions
Use of Pressure Traverse Curves
Liquid Removal from Gas Wells
Minimum Flow Rate for Continuous Liquid Removal
Liquid Removal Methods
Beam Pumping Units
Plunger Lift
Small Tubing
Gas-Lift
Soap Injection
Erosional Velocity
Predicting Flowing Temperatures
Flowing Temperatures in Wells
Flowing Temperatures in PipelinesGas CompressionTypes of Compressors
Positive Displacement Compressors
Dynamic Compressors
Ejector Compressors
Compressor Design
Design Methods
Reciprocating Compressors
Power Requirement
Multistaging
Effect of Clearance
Effect of Specific Heat Ratio
Centrifugal CompressorsTotal System AnalysisTubing and Flowline Size Effect
Constant Wellhead Pressure
Variable Wellhead Pressure
Separator Pressure Effect
Compressor Selection
Subsurface Safety Valve Selection
Effect of Perforating Density
Effect of Depletion
Relating Performance to TimeFlow MeasuringOrifice Metering
Orifice Constants
Basic Orifice Factor F_b
Pressure-base Factor F_pb
Temperature-base Factor F_tb
Specific-gravity Factor F_g
Flowing-temperature Factor F_tf
Reynolds-number Factor F_r
Expansion Factor Y
Supercompressibility Factor F_pv
Manometer Factor F_m
Metering System Design
Straightening Vanes
Orifice Location
Size of Orifice and Meter Run
Recorder
Chart-Reading Accuracy
Conditions Affecting Accuracy
Condition of the Orifice Edge
Condition of the Meter Tube
Pulsation
Effect of Water Vapor
Wet Gas Measurement
Other Metering Methods
Orifice Well Tester
Critical-flow Prover
PitotTube
Turbine MetersGas-Condensate ReservoirsWell Testing and Sampling
Well Conditioning and Sampling Procedures
Laboratory Testing
Calculation of Initial In-Place Gas and Condensate
Compositional Analysis Not Available
Compositional Analysis Available
Recovery Estimates
Laboratory Simulation
Flash Calculations
Empirical Correlations for Estimating Performance
Effects of Water Drive
Gas Cycling
Areal Sweep Efficiency (E_A)
Vertical Sweep Efficiency (E_V)
Displacement Efficiency (E_D)
Reservoir Cycling Efficiency (E_R)
Feasibility of Gas CyclingField Operation ProblemsPressure-Cumulative Production Plots
p/Z versus G_p Plots
Energy Plots
Rate Versus Time Plots
Hydrate Formation
Causes, Occurrence, and Prediction
Hydrate Formation in the Flow String and Surface Lines
Hydrate Formation in Flow Provers, Orifices, and Back-Pressure Regulators
Hydrate Control
Sour Gas Production
Corrosion
Corrosion Control with Inhibitors
The Short Batch Method of Application
The Tubing Displacement Method
Methods of Inhibitor Application Using Nitrogen Gas
Method of Continuous Treatment with Inhibitors
Formation Squeeze
Sulfur Deposition
Safety
Well TestingGas ProcessingField Treatment of Natural Gas
Types of Separators
Separator Controls
Stage Separation
Low Temperature Separation
Condensate Stabilization
Gas Plant Operations
Liquid Hydrocarbon Recovery
Compression Processing
Absorption Processing
Cryogenic Processing
Adsorption Processing
Gas Dehydration
Gas SweeteningEquilibrium Constants for 5000 psia Convergence Pressure
Matthews-Brons-Hazebrook Curves for Various Reservoir Shapes
Mollier Diagrams for Natural Gas
Computer Subroutines
Pressure Traverse Curves