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PETROLEUM PRODUCTION SYSTEM 1/17
1.9 Unit Systems guo, b. and ghalambor a., Natural Gas Engineering
This book uses U.S. oil field units in the text. However, the Handbook. Houston: Gulf Publishing Company, 2005.
computer spreadsheet programs associated with this book guo, b., song, s., chacko, j., and ghalambor a., Offshore
were developed in both U.S. oil field units and S.I. units. Pipelines. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2005.
Conversion factors between these two unit systems are sivalls, c.r. ‘‘Fundamentals of Oil and Gas Separation.’’
presented in Appendix A. Proceedings of the Gas Conditioning Conference,
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1977.
wolbert, g.s., American Pipelines, University of Okla-
Summary homa Press, Norman (1952), p. 5.
This chapter provided a brief introduction to the compo-
nentsin the petroleum production system. Working prin-
ciples, especially flow performances, of the components Problems
are described in later chapters.
1.1 Explain why a water-drive oil reservoir is usually an
unsaturated oil reservoir.
1.2 What are the benefits and disadvantages of using
References down-hole chokes over wellhead chokes?
American Petroleum Institute. ‘‘Bulletin on Performance 1.3 What is the role of an oil production engineer?
Properties of Casing, Tubing, and Drill Pipe,’’ 20th 1.4 Is the tubing nominal diameter closer to tubing
edition. Washington, DC: American Petroleum Insti- outside diameter or tubing inside diameter?
1.5 What do the digits in the tubing specification repre-
tute. API Bulletin 5C2, May 31, 1987.
sent?
American Petroleum Institute. ‘‘Recommended Practice
1.6 What is a wellhead choke used for?
for Analysis, Design, Installation, and Testing of
1.7 What are the separators and pumps used for in the oil
Basic Surface Safety Systems for Offshore Production production operations?
Platforms,’’ 20th edition. Washington, DC: American 1.8 Name three applications of pipelines.
Petroleum Institute. API Bulletin 14C, May 31, 1987. 1.9 What is the temperature safety element used for?