Vertical Lift Performance - Beggs & Brill

Description

Calculate vertical lift performance (VLP) for a producing oil well using the Beggs & Brill (1973) correlation. This correlation handles multiphase (gas-liquid) flow and is applicable for any wellbore inclination.

Typical Applications:

  • Oil well production optimization
  • Tubing size selection
  • Artificial lift design
  • Nodal analysis

Spreadsheet Preview

41 rows x 3 columns

Required Functions

PO.VFP.BeggsBrill.Pin

Calculates inlet pipe pressure using Beggs and Brill (1973), [psi]. For any wellbore inclination. Gas properties (ρg, μg, Bg) use DAK (Z-factor) and LGE (viscosity).

PO.VFP.BeggsBrill.Pout

Calculates outlet pipe pressure using Beggs and Brill (1973), [psi]. For any wellbore inclination. Gas properties (ρg, μg, Bg) use DAK (Z-factor) and LGE (viscosity).

PO.VFP.BeggsBrill.dPdL

Calculates pressure gradient for multiphase pipe flow using Beggs and Brill (1973) correlation, [psi/ft]. Can be applied for any wellbore inclination and flow direction.

How to use this blueprint
  1. In Excel, go to the Petroleum Office ribbon tab and click Blueprint Manager
  2. Search for Vertical Lift Performance - Beggs & Brill
  3. Click on the blueprint to preview the spreadsheet template
  4. Click Insert to place it into your worksheet. Modify the input values to match your data.

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