Single-Phase Liquid Pipe Flow

Single-phase liquid flow in vertical tubing with named inputs and rate sensitivity analysis. Shows friction loss, gravity head, Reynolds number, and required BHP at 14 rate points.


Inputs

Named cells you can edit — every result recalculates from them.

Name Description Default Unit
VFP_Ql Liquid Rate 5000 bbl/d
VFP_RhoL Liquid Density 50 lb/ft3
VFP_UL Liquid Viscosity 1.0 cP
VFP_ID Tubing ID 2.992 in
VFP_Len Tubing Length 8000 ft
VFP_Rough Roughness 0.0006 in
VFP_Angle Pipe Angle 90 degrees
VFP_Pwh Wellhead Pressure 200 psi

2 sheets, shown with the values the file opens with

A B C D E F
1 Pipe Flow — Inputs
2 Single-phase liquid flow in vertical tubing. Pressure drop has two components: friction (increases with rate²) and gravity/hydrostatic (constant for a given density and depth).
3
4 Liquid Properties
5 Liquid Rate 5000 bbl/d
6 Liquid Density 50 lb/ft3
7 Liquid Viscosity 1 cP
8
9 Pipe Properties
10 Tubing ID 2.992 in
11 Tubing Length 8000 ft
12 Roughness 0.0006 in
13 Pipe Angle 90 degrees
14
15 Calculated Results
16 Reynolds Number 123663.1016 dimensionless
17 Friction Loss 155.5209781 psi
18 Gravity Head 2777.777778 psi
19
20 Well Application
21 Wellhead Pressure 200 psi
22 Required BHP (upflow) 3133.298756 psia
Opens inNeeds the Petroleum Office add-in: its PO functions show #NAME? without it once Excel recalculates.
Functions used PO.VFP.Liq.PinPO.VFP.Liq.RePO.VFP.Liq.dPfrcPO.VFP.Liq.dPgrv
FilePipeFlowFunctions.xlsx, 12 KB
CategoryProduction
For agents and tools Structure (.json) · Descriptor (.md)
Tags:
pipe-flowpressure-dropsingle-phasetubing-sizingvfp

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