Steady-state flow assurance, from concept to operations
Modern production systems require designs that ensure safe and cost-effective transportation of fluids from the reservoir to the processing facilities. Once these systems are brought into production, the ability to ensure optimal flow is critical to maximizing economic potential. From complex individual wells to vast production networks, the Pipesim steady-state multiphase flow simulator enables production optimization over the complete lifecycle.
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The Pipesim simulator includes advanced three-phase mechanistic models, rigorous heat transfer modeling and comprehensive PVT modeling options. The ESRI-supported GIS map canvas helps deliver true spatial representation of wells, equipment and networks. Networks can be built either on the GIS canvas or automatically using a GIS shapefile. Rapid well model building and analysis are done with an interactive graphical wellbore. The implementation of a new parallel network solver, which spreads the computational load across all processors results in a faster simulation runtime.
The advanced well type was introduced in Pipesim 2023.1 to support complex well configurations. The latest version, Pipesim 2025.1, supports concentric tubing configuration, where a “pipe-in-pipe" setup is installed in the wellbore to enable various scenarios, such as coiled tubing lifting, velocity strings, and others.
In prior releases, the advanced well type has only been exposed under the well perspective, and modeling multiple advanced wells in the network perspective was not possible. In Pipesim 2025.1, this limitation is removed, which allows for, among other scenarios, combining production pipeline networks of gas-lifted wells with the gas lift injection flow line network in the same model.
Pipesim 2025.1 facilitates calibrating black oil fluid using a table of measured fluid properties. The user can select a different correlation for each fluid property and view the tuning factor used to adjust the original correlation to match the measured fluid properties. A new tab is added to view plots of all fluid properties to visually quality-check the selected PVT correlation plot against the sample fluid properties.
In Pipesim 2025.1 a new functionality is added to predict the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP). The MAOP functionality associates ranges of MAOP ratios with risk factors, to help you easily identify potential problems. The MAOP risk can be visualized on the GIS map.
Learn about capabilities and best practice use of SLB flow assurance simulators
The webinar series targets users of the Olga dynamic multiphase flow simulator and the Pipesim steady-state multiphase flow simulator and associated consumers of the simulation results with the intent to share knowledge of the capabilities and best practice use of these powerful and versatile simulators.
Pipesim access and versatility
Ensures fluid flow to maintain production—from pore to process
The foundation for steady-state multiphase flow analysis
Advanced network simulation to analyze and optimize complex production and injection networks
Optimize well performance through comprehensive modeling of completions and artificial lift systems
Single-line multiphase flow model add-on to process simulators
