PO.SF.CH.AshfordPierce.Rate.SI


Description

Liquid flow rate using Ashford-Pierce (1975) subcritical correction model, [m3/d]. Extends critical flow correlations to subcritical conditions (SI units).

Formula

=LAMBDA(P_up, P_dn, d_choke, GLR, API, SG_gas, WC, T, LET( P_up_psi, PO.UnitConverter(P_up, "kPa", "psi"), P_dn_psi, PO.UnitConverter(P_dn, "kPa", "psi"), d_choke_in, PO.UnitConverter(d_choke, "cm", "in"), GLR_scfbbl, PO.UnitConverter(GLR, "sm3/m3", "scf/bbl"), T_degF, PO.UnitConverter(T, "degC", "degF"), result_bbld, PO.SF.CH.AshfordPierce.Rate(P_up_psi, P_dn_psi, d_choke_in, GLR_scfbbl, API, SG_gas, WC, T_degF), PO.UnitConverter(result_bbld, "bbl/d", "m3/d")))

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
P_up kPa Upstream pressure, [kPa]
P_dn kPa Downstream pressure, [kPa]
d_choke cm Choke diameter, [cm]
GLR sm3/m3 Gas-liquid ratio, [sm3/m3]
API - Oil API gravity, [degAPI]
SG_gas - Gas specific gravity (air=1)
WC - Water cut (0-1)
T degC Upstream temperature, [degC]

Examples

Invocation Expected
=PO.SF.CH.AshfordPierce.Rate.SI(6895, 3448, 1.27, 53.4, 35, 0.65, 0.5, 37.78) 493.4657

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