Natural Gas Engineering Handbook

Dedication Preface List of Spreadsheet Programs Spreadsheet Programs and Functions List of Nomenclature Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 What Is Natural Gas? 1.2 Utilization of Natural Gas 1.3 Natural Gas Industry 1.4 Natural Gas Reserves 1.5 Types of Natural Gas Resources 1.6 Future of the Natural Gas Industry 1.8 Problems Chapter 2: Properties of Natural Gas 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Specific Gravity 2.3 Pseudocritical Properties 2.4 Viscosity 2.5 Compressibility Factor 2.6 Gas Density 2.7 Formation Volume Factor and Expansion Factor 2.8 Compressibility of Natural Gas 2.9 Real Gas Pseudopressure 2.10 Real Gas Normalized Pressure 2.12 Problems Chapter 3: Gas Reservoir Deliverability 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Analytical Methods 3.3 Empirical Methods 3.4 Construction of Inflow Performance Relationship Curve 3.5 Horizontal Wells 3.6 Multi-Fractured Horizontal Wells 3.7 Shale Gas Wells 3.8 Well Deliverability Testing 3.10 Problems Chapter 4: Wellbore Performance 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Single-Phase Gas Well 4.3 Mist Flow in Gas Wells 4.5 Problems Chapter 5: Choke Performance 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Sonic and Subsonic Flow 5.3 Dry Gas Flow through Chokes 5.4 Wet Gas Flow through Chokes 5.6 Problems Chapter 6: Well Deliverability 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Nodal Analysis 6.3 Production Forecast 6.5 Problems Chapter 7: Separation 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Separation of Gas and Liquids 7.3 Stage Separation 7.4 Flash Calculation 7.5 Low-Temperature Separation 7.7 Problems Chapter 8: Dehydration 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Dehydration of Natural Gas 8.3 Removal of Acid Gases 8.5 Problems Chapter 9: Compression and Cooling 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Types of Compressors 9.3 Selection of Reciprocating Compressors 9.4 Selection of Centrifugal Compressors 9.5 Selection of Rotary Blowers 9.7 Problems Chapter 10: Volumetric Measurement 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Measurement with Orifice Meters 10.3 Other Methods of Measurement 10.4 Natural Gas Liquid Measurement 10.6 Problems Chapter 11: Transportation 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Pipeline Design 11.3 Transportation of LNG 11.5 Problems Chapter 12: Special Problems 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Liquid Loading on Gas Wells 12.3 Hydrate Control 12.4 Pipeline Cleaning 12.6 Problems Appendix A: Pseudopressures of Sweet Natural Gases Appendix B: Normalized Pressures of Sweet Natural Gases Appendix C: Orifice Meter Tables for Natural Gas Appendix D: The Minimum Gas Production Rate for Water Removal in Gas Wells Appendix E: The Minimum Gas Production Rate for Condensate Removal in Gas Wells Appendix F: Mathematical Model for Obtaining Correction Factor Fg Index