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ESP Facility and Database - AnElectric Submersible Pump can now be
added anywhere in the well to apply artificial lift. Users can enter their own
performance data, choose from a database of commercial ESP's, or customize the
existing database.
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ESP Performance Curve Parametric Option - Using the WELLFLO v7
parametric data option, the performance of an installed ESP can be evaluated
over a range of flow rates or bottom-hole pressures.
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Power Management - Especially for laptop users of WELLFLO v7, an
automated "power down" no longer causes the Neotec security to fail due to
inactivity.
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Transient Buried Heat Transfer Environment - Well bore heating/cooling
can now be analyzed using a time-dependent heat transfer computation based on
the work of Ramey (1962), Willhite (1967), and Shinohara (1979). This
development was motivated by the requirements of geothermal well analysis but
is also applicable for any injection, production, or circulation system with
potential transient thermal concerns (i.e. hydrate formation).
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Helium Addition to Compositional and Limited Compositional - Helium has
now been added as a new component in the fluid property library.
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Eclipse Table Generation Changes - The results from a well performance
analysis can now be automatically tabulated and output to an Eclipse(tm)
compatible file for processing by that reservoir simulator.
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Injection Point Facility - At any depth in the well, additional fluid
can be added to the well to account for an injection point. This could be used
to simulate chemical injection or artificial lift as the result of parasitic
tubing injection, continuous gas-lift, or concentric annulus injection.
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Parametric Injection Point Capabilities - Performance curves for
multiple injection rates can be generated using the parametric data option for
a range of pressures or flow rates in the well. This is especially useful to
determine hydraulically optimum gas-lift rates.
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User Defined Unit Sets - Units for each and every data item in the user
interface can be selected independently and saved in a custom Unit Set which
can ultimately be shared with other users.
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Calculation Engine Changes - The non-compositional gas enthalpy
prediction has been expanded beyond the previous limit of 3000 psia, to 6000
psia. The corresponding non-compositional oil enthalpy prediction has been
improved to include a pressure and oil gravity dependence.
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Output Plot and Report Changes
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NeoGraph has been modified to display only the filename (as opposed to the full
path and filename) when multiple XLS plot files are displayed for comparison.
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The P02 diagnostic file has been modified to report the temperature profile
across the various layers from the tubing to the surroundings.
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The gas max volume fraction for injection cases is now reported in the mini,
maxi and summary output files.
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Both the per case and summary XLS output files now report the wellhead and
bottom hole pressures in their respective injection point tables.
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The in situ gas volume fraction is now reported in the detailed report
section of the .max output file and the XLS output file. Additionally a
gradient plot is now available to display the in situ gas volume fraction.
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The estimated height of the static column of liquid for injection or production
cases if the well is shut in is now reported in the .min, .max and .sum output
files. Additionally, the measured depth to the top of the static column of
liquid is reported in the summary section of the .min and .max output files.
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The cumulative liquid holdup and cumulative gas pack for both production and
injection cases as well as the total for circulating cases is now reported in
the summary section of the mini and maxi output files and the summary output
file.
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The cuttings transport ratio is now reported in the detailed results section of
the .max output report.
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Fluid Import/Export Capabilities - In the Fluid Manager, users can now
import or export fluid definitions to facilitate the sharing, and storage, and
retrieval, of fluid characterizations whether compositional or
non-compositional.
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Water Saturation Calculation - An option for computing the gas saturated
water mole fraction has now been added to the compositional data entry screens.
This provides a convenient way of characterizing the fluid molar composition to
include only water of saturation in the gas phase.
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'What's New in this Version' Help menu item - An option on the Help
menus now reveals a brief list of the new features contained in the current
release.
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Wellhead and Bottomhole Stream Labeling Changes for Drilling - Labels on
various data entry screens have been changed to be more suitable for drilling
applications when the relevant options are selected.
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User Defined Initial Guess for Reverse Pressure Calculation - For
difficult convergence cases where an iterative calculation is requested, a new
option allows entry of an initial guess to speed up the solution search
algorithm.
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'Save As' button on Main Toolbar