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Contents -3-
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Revision Record
Revision Description
A (July 1999) Original release for Build 24
B (March 2001) Revised to reflect PIPESIM
Revision B FPT
Table of Contents
PROPRIETARY NOTICE .............................................................................. 2
PATENT INFORMATION ............................................................................... 2
SERVICE MARK INFORMATION..................................................................... 2
TRADEMARK INFORMATION ........................................................................ 2
CONTACT INFORMATION ............................................................................ 2
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CONTENTS ............................................................................................... 4
1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................. 7
DYNAMIC ECLIPSE LINK ............................................................................. 7
LOOK-UP TABLES ...................................................................................... 9
COMPOSITIONAL TANK MODELS ................................................................ 10
SUMMARY OF CAPABILITIES ..................................................................... 11
SUMMARY OF CURRENT LIMITATIONS ........................................................ 12
2 PROGRAM OVERVIEW ................................................................... 15
MAIN SCREEN ........................................................................................ 15
3 THE MAIN MENU COMMANDS ....................................................... 17
FILE MENU ............................................................................................. 17
3.1.1 Open ....................................................................................... 17
3.1.2 Save........................................................................................ 17
3.1.3 Save As................................................................................... 17
3.1.4 Print......................................................................................... 17
3.1.5 Print Preview ........................................................................... 17
3.1.6 Print Setup .............................................................................. 18
3.1.7 Recent models ........................................................................ 18
3.1.8 Exit .......................................................................................... 18
EDIT MENU ............................................................................................ 18
3.1.9 Undo ....................................................................................... 18
3.1.10 Cut .......................................................................................... 18
3.1.11 Copy........................................................................................ 18
3.1.12 Paste....................................................................................... 19
MODE MENU .......................................................................................... 19
BUILD MENU .......................................................................................... 19
3.4.1 General .................................................................................... 19
3.4.2 Reservoir .................................................................................. 19
3.4.2.1 Eclipse model reservoir specification ..............................................................................................19
3.4.2.2 Look-up table reservoir specification...............................................................................................20
3.4.2.2.1 CASE STUDY MODE ..............................................................................................................21
3.4.2.3 Compositional Tank model reservoir specification ..........................................................................22
3.4.3 Select Network model(s) .......................................................... 23
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3.4.4 Well mapping ........................................................................... 24

3.4.4.1 Eclipse model well mapping............................................................................................................24
3.4.4.2 Look-up table well mapping ........................................................................................................25
3.4.4.3 Compositional Tank model well mapping....................................................................................26
3.4.5 Define Events.......................................................................... 26
3.4.6 Flowrate constraints ................................................................ 28
3.4.7 Select auxiliary properties....................................................... 29
3.4.8 Eclipse tolerances................................................................... 30
3.4.9 Advanced settings................................................................... 31
3.4.10 Customise output .................................................................... 33
3.4.11 Configuration........................................................................... 34
OPERATIONS MENU ................................................................................ 35
3.1.13 Run ......................................................................................... 35
3.1.14 Pause...................................................................................... 35
3.1.15 Restart .................................................................................... 35
3.1.16 Abort ....................................................................................... 35
OUTPUT MENU ....................................................................................... 36
3.1.17 Results Viewer/Postprocessor ................................................ 36
3.1.18 Reports ................................................................................... 39
3.1.18.1 Output (.RPT file) ....................................................................................................................39
3.1.18.2 Custom Summary (.CSF file) ..................................................................................................39
3.1.18.3 Events Log (.FPE file) .............................................................................................................39
3.1.19 Customise output .................................................................... 39
3.1.20 Re-run Network ....................................................................... 39
3.1.21 Reload restart data ................................................................. 40
APPLICATIONS MENU .............................................................................. 41
3.1.22 PS-PLOT................................................................................. 41
3.1.23 Network, PIPESIM and Editor ................................................. 41
3.1.24 Running................................................................................... 41
WINDOW MENU ...................................................................................... 41
3.1.25 New Window ........................................................................... 41
3.1.26 Cascade,Tile and Arrange Icons............................................. 41
HELP MENU ........................................................................................... 42
3.1.27 FPT Help ................................................................................. 42
3.1.28 About FPT… ........................................................................... 42
4 BUILDING AND RUNNING A MODEL ............................................. 43
5 CASE STUDIES................................................................................ 47
DYNAMIC ECLIPSE LINK CASE STUDIES ..................................................... 47
LOOK-UP TABLE CASE STUDY ................................................................... 47
TANK MODEL CASE STUDY ....................................................................... 47
TUTORIAL EXERCISES ............................................................................. 47
5.1.1 Exercise 1: Building a Compositional Tank model linked to a
simple surface network ..................................................................... 47
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5.1.2 Exercise 2: Produce a Custom Summary File that can be used
to generate a look-up table. .............................................................. 49
5.1.3 Exercise 3: More complicated EVENT logic and flowrate
constraining wells. ............................................................................. 51
APPENDIX A: RESERVOIR DYNAMICS .............................................. 53
A1: VOLUME DEPLETION RESERVOIRS ..................................................... 53
A2: GAS CONDENSATE RESERVOIRS ....................................................... 54
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1 INTRODUCTION
The FPT interface is designed to allow the construction, simulation, and
data post-processing of surface pipeline networks coupled with a
reservoir model to simulate the system performance over time. In
addition complex conditional and/or time events can be executed during
the simulation.
The reservoir can be modelled by either;

1: the GeoQuest Eclipse™ reservoir simulation program (via the Open
Eclipse link) or
2: a single, or series of, look-up tables or
3: compositional tank models.
The network models are constructed using the Network graphical user
interface and solved using its calculation engine. This is a general
network solver, which performs a rigorous heat balance on the network
and is capable of coping with networks containing loops, pieces of
equipment such as separators, compressors, etc.
Dynamic Eclipse link
Network models the surface

Network from the bottom hole
conditions to the
supply/distribution point while
Geoquest’s Eclipse reservoir
simulator is used to model the
reservoir. FPT passes flowrate
targets to Eclipse and Network
in order to try to converge on
bottom-hole conditions.
PROS:
An industry standard simulator simulates the reservoir.
Phase flowrates are dependent on current flowrates from all wells and
reservoir history.
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Full account can be taken of the reservoir geometry and aquifer
behaviour etc.
CONS:
Simulation time is significantly longer.
Need to set-up the communication link from the Eclipse simulator based
on a UNIX workstation to FPT based on a PC.
Need to purchase OpenEclipse from Geoquest and install it properly.
It is much harder to converge on a solution between Network and
Eclipse.
Capabilities:
Can model deliverability systems that have pressure specified sinks.
Can model blackoil Eclipse reservoir models in both Engineering and SI
units.
Can flowrate constrain all source wells.
Limitations:
Cannot model surface networks which have flowrate specified sinks.
Cannot model compositional Eclipse models.
Construction of the overall Eclipse linked model involves first providing

the name of the Eclipse model and on which server/workstation it is
located on the Network. This model contains the time stepping
information that will be used to control the surface network and also
decides when wells will be turned on or off. This field planning data can
be overridden by events defined in the field events editor. It also contains
the flowrate and pressure limits that are to be imposed upon the wells.
These can be ignored in deliverability mode where the maximum
capability of the surface network is used to calculate the flow from each
well, or obeyed in the usual running mode.
Up to five network models can be linked to the Eclipse model, so

injection and production networks can be modeled separately. The
surface injection network can be ignored which significantly reduces
simulation time.
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Look-up tables
Reservoir properties are taken
from a table defined in an ASCII Sample decline curve
5000 70
text file, which provide pressure 60
(and optionally pressure and 4000
50
watercut) as a function of 3000 40
cumulative production of oil, 2000 30
20
liquid, or gas. 1000 10
0 0
PROS: 0 5 10 15
Very fast reservoir modelling as Cumulative liquid production [mmstb]
no iteration is required unless Pressure [psia] GOR [scf/stb] Watercut [%]
conditional logic in the field
planning demands that a timestep be run again.
Tables can be generated in other packages such as Excel, by Eclipse,
by MBAL etc. and then read into FPT.
This is the easiest form of reservoir modelling to set-up and use.
Everything is included in the FPT package, no third party software is
required.
CONS:
Phasic flowrate behaviour is NOT dependent on total flowrate.
All wells linked to a decline curve have the same pressure, and also the
same watercut and GLR if that is defined in the table.
Capabilities:
Full FPT capabilities are available through look-up table reservoir
modelling.
Up to 500 look-up tables can be defined containing up to a total of 1500
lines of data.
Limitations:
No way to change watercut and/or GLR in a compositionally defined
Network model.
Running from look-up tables generally produces results of lower fidelity

than from a dynamically linked Eclipse simulation but generally will
significantly reduces simulation time and will be particularly useful where:
an Eclipse model is NOT available, or
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to perform a preliminary screening of field plans before performing a
time-consuming high-fidelity simulation using a true reservoir simulation
package such as Eclipse.
Compositional tank models
Well Well
User supplied
composition, initial
volumetric
Aquifer
Here the reservoirs are modelled by defining the geometry of a simple

cylinder containing a user-supplied volume of fluid (either in terms of
liquid or gas). Given a user supplied composition, this tank is then
depleted (equations describing the depletion rate are listed in Appendix
A) via wells mapped to it, hence leading to pressure decline and possible
composition changes. Simple aquifer models and fluid injection options
are also available.
PROS:
Relatively straightforward to set-up with no third party software.
Full compositional modelling is performed upon the fluid in the reservoir
to obtain the correct pressure.
CONS:
No way to change the watercut in the tank model without injecting a fluid
stream containing water.
Capabilities:
Simple aquifer (influx rate or volume replacement) and fluid injection
options are available.
Product streams can be gas, liquid, or the tank mixture.
Limitations:
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Aquifer influx does not cause a gradual watering out of the well but a
sharp cut off when the aquifer is deemed to have raised the water level
in the reservoir to the well perforation point.
Simple tank geometry is assumed. A tank is merely a cylinder that does
not account for any pore volume reduction as fluid is taken from the
reservoir.
No facility for blackoil tank modelling at present in FPT.
Summary of Capabilities
i. The program links the Network surface network simulator
running on a PC to the GeoQuest Eclipse™ reservoir simulation
program running on a UNIX workstation. Field depletion
characteristics can be obtained for analysis with either the Eclipse
input file providing maximum flowrates etc from the wells or with
the surface Network(s) provided to Network constraining the
Eclipse wells (maximum deliverability mode) or a combination of
these two modes.
ii. FPT allows events to be specified either at certain timesteps, or
conditionally upon targets being reached, or exceeded etc, e.g. if
the watercut in branch XXX goes above 95%, shut well Y off.
iii. FPT allows multiple Network models to be linked to a single
Eclipse model.
iv. Data is stored in a single file and can be post-processed via the
post-processor in the FPT program. This allows data to be shown
for individual wells, Network nodes, and branches throughout
time. The entire set or wells, nodes, or branches in the current
model can be shown at any given time. This data can be output to
a ‘Custom Summary File’ where it can be printed or loaded into a
spreadsheet for further analysis, or plots can be produced and
viewed via Schlumberger’s PSPLOT utility.
v. The FPT Field Planning Tool also allows provision to enter basic
look-up tables so that the reservoir can be modelled in terms of
pressure, watercut, and GLR being a function of cumulative
depletion of liquid, gas, or oil. The simulation can then be
performed with Network wells being mapped to these tables
(either one table per well or groups of wells to one table etc.) and
the results post-processed as above. This is usually much quicker
than running an Eclipse case study and doesn’t require the user to
have Eclipse at all.
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vi. FPT allows a Network model to be linked to simple
compositional tank models where pressure decline is calculated
from flash calculations on the fluid volume in place in a tank of
given geometry. Simple aquifer and fluid injection models are also
available in this mode.
vii. Simulation output can be customised to the users wishes and
additional output can also be selected via the ‘Auxiliary Properties’
dialog which allows branch information to be recorded, displayed,
and acted upon in the events editor.
viii. The system is fully interactive and the simulation can be
paused/stopped at any time and changes/additions made to
events, output from the simulation etc. and/or plots produced
during runtime.
ix. Flowrate constraints can be imposed on individual wells in the
Network models. These wells will be automatically choked back
(if necessary) to meet production requirements.
x. Gas lift rates, well PI values, and compressor horsepower settings
can be set and/or changed from the Events Editor.
xi. The look-up table editor now enables the user to specify a case
study mode for FPT enabling different scenarios to be run in batch
mode and the results analysed in the postprocessor.
xii. Group flowrate constraints imposed in an Eclipse input file can be
honoured by the FPT.
Summary of current Limitations

i. At present only one Eclipse model can be linked to a set of
Network models (although this may contain multiple reservoirs
separated by impermeable rock).
ii. Open Eclipse reports quantities in terms of flowrate, watercut, and
GLR and does not deal with compositional descriptions therefore,
at present, the Network models can be operated in Black Oil mode
only. In 'Look-up table mode' it is possible to vary pressures at
sources with cumulative production from a reservoir table in
COMPOSITIONAL mode but watercuts and gas-liquid ratios etc.
are fixed at the Network model building stage
iii. The Event GUI does not allow multiple conditional logic at present,
e.g. if time is greater than 2000 days AND the flowrate at the sink
is less than 5000 STB/day then set the pressure at the sink to 700
psia. This will be in the future release.
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iv. Well efficiencies cannot be used in the Eclipse 100 model as these
are not passed to FPT and will cause discrepancies in the results and
reported cumulative productions between FPT and Eclipse.
FPT has the following limits:

Maximum number of wells: 256
Maximum number of branches: 512
Maximum number of nodes: 512
Maximum number of stored timesteps: 256
Maximum number of auxiliary properties: 500
Maximum number of Eclipse models: 1
Maximum number of Network models: 5
Maximum number of events: 512
Maximum number of schedule 'bean' lists: 99
Maximum number of look-up tables: 500
Maximum number of data lines in all look-up tables: 1500
Maximum number of tank reservoirs: 50
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2 Program Overview
Main Screen
This is how the FPT system will appear when first run with the windows
cascaded. The menu system will usually be worked across from left to
right in building, running, and then analysing the results from a simulation
(see Chapter on ‘Building and Running a Model’). All the windows are
scrolled to the bottom of their respective display areas and this is where
any new information will be written.
The windows have the following functions:
'Messages' Displays simple lines of information about all

processes and operations performed both during
simulation (primarily running of external
applications such as Network and performing
remote commands to the Unix Workstation) and
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the results of user operations, e.g. loading files,
saving files, launching text editors etc.
'Simulation progress' Displays information on the current operation

and state of a running simulation, e.g. current
timestep, whether Eclipse or Network is
being run.
'Timings' This dialog merely displays a list of times at

which each timestep in a simulation is
completed which can be useful in analyzing why
a solution is taking some time.
'Errors and warnings' Displays errors and warnings during runtime

and occasionally if an application cannot be run,
usually because it is not set up correctly in the
'Configurations' dialog. Some errors are deemed
fatal and cause the window to display itself from
a minimized state while others are deemed non
fatal. In the latter case, the window is not
restored and therefore it is always useful at the
end of a simulation (even if 'Simulation
completed' is displayed) to restore this window
and examine any messages found.
'Field Planning Events' Any events that are defined in the Field Planning
dialog and are performed during a simulation (such as wells turning on
and off) will appear in this window. They are displayed as a description of
the action, the time it occurred at and the iteration (if necessary) at which
it was performed. When Network is re-run at a timestep, all the events
leading up to this timestep will also be displayed in this window. The
Field Planning Events log file (.FPE) contains a complete LOG of all the
information displayed in the window throughout a simulation, so that data
is not lost off the top of the window. This file can be viewed by selecting
Output>Reports>Event Log (.FPE) from the main menu.
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3 The Main Menu Commands

File Menu
3.1.1 Open
If you want to open an existing model (to continue working on it or

to copy it to another place) then choose this option. A file menu will
appear allowing you to choose the file that is to be opened. FPT model
files have the extension .fpt.
3.1.2 Save
The Save command allows the user to save the current FPT model
to disk. The model is saved under its current name and the user is
NOT prompted for a new name. The file is saved with the .fpt extension.
3.1.3 Save As
The Save As command is used to save the current model to a new

location, copy the model, give the model a new name etc. The user
is prompted for the filename and new location of the model file. This can
also be used as a shortcut to creating new models as you can open an
existing file, edit it, and then save it under a different name.
3.1.4 Print
This command sends the contents of the currently active FPT

window to the printer. The window can be one of the five main
windows or a ‘Scrap’ window containing notes, diagrams etc. These
‘scrap’ windows can be created from the ‘Window : New’ menu item.
Before printing the user is given the choice of which printer to use and
it’s settings from the standard Windows dialog box.
3.1.5 Print Preview
This command allows the user to see a preview of what the currently
active window will look like when printed before printing. Generally it is
advisable to maximise the window in question before selecting this
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option to give the most accurate representation of what the final printed
output will be like.
3.1.6 Print Setup
This option allows the printer settings to be adjusted from the general
Windows Print Settings dialog.
3.1.7 Recent models
This option brings up a dialog containing the last 20 used FPT

model files, the most recently used being at the top of the list.
Clicking on the model file of interest will cause it to be opened and
reloaded. Clicking on OK effectively leaves this dialog without making
any selection.
3.1.8 Exit
Choose the Exit option to terminate FPT. The software will prompt the
user to save any currently loaded model, under the same or a different
name as desired. FPT will then shut down. Note, any information in
‘Scrap’ windows (see ‘Windows Menu: New Window’) will be lost when
the program shuts down.
Edit Menu
These options all operate on text and graphics in the main FPT windows
and scrap windows.
3.1.9 Undo
This option undoes the last operation made in a window, be it typing text,
resizing a bitmap, pasting a bitmap, deleting a bitmap or text etc.
3.1.10 Cut
This option removes the current text/graphic selection and puts it in

the windows clipboard.
3.1.11 Copy
This option copies the current text/graphic selection and puts it in

the windows clipboard.
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3.1.12 Paste
This option takes the contents of the windows clipboard and puts it
at the current cursor position in the current FPT window. This is
useful for example in pasting Networks into a scrap window.
Mode Menu
This menu allows the selection of the current operating mode of FPT,
e.g. Dynamic Eclipse link, look-up table, or compositional tank model
mode. It should usually be the first thing that is set when building a new
model.
Build Menu
3.4.1 General
This menu item will bring up the general description dialog allowing you
to give a heading for the current model that will be used as the default for
all plot headings. It also allows the specification of a longer description
for the model that will appear whenever the model is loaded.
3.4.2 Reservoir
This option will take you to a screen dependent on which MODE

FPT is currently set-up in. The following sections describe each of
the different reservoir specification screens depending on the mode of
operation:
3.4.2.1 Eclipse model reservoir specification
At present, only one

Eclipse model can be
specified. The location of
the Eclipse input file should
be entered in the field
shown below. It is important to remember that '/' is used under Unix, as
opposed to the '\' in Windows and DOS.
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If an incorrect file name is entered, when the 'Update BOTH well lists'
button in the Eclipse well mapping dialog is pressed, a large list of
'DUMMY' wells will be shown, one for each Network source or SINK,
and all will be marked as 'OFF'.
3.4.2.2 Look-up table reservoir specification
This dialog enables the data held in the look-up tables to be defined,
loaded, edited, and removed from the system. This table enables two
modes of operation to be selected: Normal Cumulative Production based
reservoir decline described below and Case study mode.
The first step in

defining a look-up
table (which may
be taken from an
existing ASCII text
file containing
reservoir simulation
data), is to define
what data is in
which column. A
prerequisite is that
there is an
independent
variable column
and a pressure
specification in
each row of the table data.
Following is a description on how to set up and load in an example look

up table.
The properties can be selected/deleted by clicking in the properties list

box. Once the required properties have been entered, it is suggested
that the blank template table be saved using the Save table button. This
prompts for a file name that will be used to identify the table selected in
the drop-down list box above this button. Clicking on the Text Editor
button will then allow the table (.TBL) file to be edited. A file similar to the
following should be observed when loaded in the editor:
Cum. Oil Pressure Watercut GLR
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[mmSTB] [psia] [%] [scf/STB]

-----------------------------------------------------
LOOKUPTABLEDATA
ENDOFTABLEDATA
Data can now be entered or copied from another text file between the
two labels e.g. It is important that these two keywords surround the data
you wish to load in otherwise you will load the table and see NO DATA.
Cum. Oil Pressure Watercut GLR

[mmSTB] [psia] [%] [scf/STB]
-----------------------------------------------------
LOOKUPTABLEDATA
0.000 4000.000 0.000 500.000
0.150 3900.000 2.000 500.000
0.200 3700.000 10.000 550.000
0.300 3800.000 15.000 550.000
0.500 3500.000 15.000 550.000
0.750 3400.000 20.000 600.000
1.000 3300.000 25.000 600.000
1.250 3200.000 30.000 650.000
1.500 3100.000 35.000 650.000
1.750 3000.000 40.000 700.000
2.000 2900.000 45.000 700.000
3.000 2800.000 50.000 800.000
5.000 2700.000 55.000 900.000
10.000 2600.000 60.000 1000.000
15.000 2500.000 65.000 1100.000
ENDOFTABLEDATA
This file can now be saved in the text editor and then loaded into the
Look-up table editor dialog using the Load table button.
The data can be sorted in order of increasing cumulative xxxxx using the
Cumulative sort button or the table can be removed from memory (but
not from the disk) using the Delete table button.
3.4.2.2.1 CASE STUDY MODE
By switching on the ‘Case mode’ switch, FPT is instructed to enter a new

mode of operation where individual cases (numbered) can be entered
into the look up table and each case in turn will be run. This enables
various scenarios to be run in a batch and the results analysed in one
FPT model.
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‘Case’ or ‘Time’ must be specified as the independent variable followed
by a list of properties as normal for a look-up table. The simulation will
work down this list case by case, and events can be used as normal to
change the network based on case number etc.
One difference is that the table can contain both a pressure and flowrate
specification, and the radio buttons can be used to select which will be
passed as the boundary condition to the solver. This is useful in
comparing flowrates and pressures calculated by a reservoir simulator
with the flowrates/pressures required by the surface network. The
‘Customise Output’ dialog allows table values to be displayed with other
‘Source’ information.
3.4.2.3 Compositional Tank model reservoir specification
The following dialog allows the definition of up to 50 simple tank models

that can then be linked via well mapping to Network. Tanks can have
simple aquifer models added to them by defining EITHER a voidage
replacement rate or an aquifer influx rate. Injection fluids can also be
defined in terms of a gas or liquid injection rate, the composition of which
is supplied via a PVT file.
Each tank model needs to be first defined by giving it a unique name and
an initial fluid composition via a PVT file generated from the
'Compositional Fluid Dialog' in PIPESIM or Network. Cycling through the
different tanks can be achieved using the < and > buttons or entering an
index number in the box in between the arrows. To delete a tank, call it
UNUSED or simply don't map any wells to it.
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The geometry of the tank

reservoirs needs to be defined
in terms of the depth of the top
of the reservoir and the initial
reservoir bottom/ water
contact point. Additionally, a
default depth for the well
perforation depth can be
entered but otherwise defaults
to halfway between the initial
top and bottom of the
reservoir.
The initial conditions of each

tank reservoir defined must
then be entered. These
include the initial reservoir pressure and temperature (which at present is
NOT changed throughout the simulation) and either a gas or liquid fluid
volume in place. The simulation will then calculate the pore volume of the
tank based on the top and bottom dimensions, the fluid composition and
this specification at the given temperature and pressure.
The aquifer and initial fluid injection properties and rates can then be
defined. IMPORTANT: Even if the reservoir has no initial fluid injection
but it is foreseen that injection will be used, the composition file for the
injection fluid must be specified here, along with e.g. zero flowrate.
NOTE: PVT files must be generated from the COMPOSITIONAL

specification dialog in either PIPESIM or Network and then 'Exported'
as a PVT file.
3.4.3 Select Network model(s)
Up to five Network models can be simulated in an overall

reservoir/surface Network simulation. The location of these Network
models should be entered in the fields shown below or the 'Browse'
button can be used to search for a Network model. Once a Network
has been specified, it can be modified using the Network graphical
user interface, as specified in the 'Configuration' dialog, by clicking on
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the appropriate 'Edit'
button. This MUST BE
DONE at least once for
any previously created
Network model to be
used with FPT.
The individual Network

models can also include
multiple Networks using
the multiple Network feature of Network.
3.4.4 Well mapping
This option will take you to a screen dependent on which MODE

FPT is currently set-up in. The following sections describe each of
the different well mapping dialogs depending on the mode of operation:
3.4.4.1 Eclipse model well mapping
This dialog allows the user to connect the wells in the reservoir
simulation to the sources and sinks present in the Network Networks.
The two lists, which are initially blank, can be modified in the following
ways in order to link wells to one another or turn them off etc:
Clicking on 'Update BOTH lists' will

order the system to search through
the Network input files specified in
the 'Select Network models' dialog
for the names of all the sources and
sinks in these models. They will then
be displayed along with an index
and a model index (1-5) indicating
the Network model they belong to. A
query will also be made via Open
Eclipse to obtain the names of all the
wells in the reservoir model specified in the 'Select Eclipse model' dialog.
Unfortunately, this list may NOT have any injection wells, therefore the
system adds 'DUMMY' wells for every Network source or sink. These
DUMMYs are initially 'OFF' but can be turned on and have their name
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and type modified as detailed below. This process may take a few
seconds for large models. Automatic mapping of the wells will be
attempted by matching names but this should always be checked before
proceeding with a simulation. WARNING: Before pressing this button, it
is advisable to first save all your model building information as , very
occasionally, it is possible to get 'stuck' in this dialog if Eclipse fails to run
properly!
Clicking on 'Update Network wells' just obtains the Network

wellnames. This is faster than the above and will always contain a
complete list of sources and sinks. If no wells appear check that you
have edited the network models and exported the files using either
File>Export engine files, or the FPT button on the Toolbar.
Once a well in either or both lists has been selected, the 'Toggle
ON/OFF' button can be pressed. This causes the well(s) in question to
be ignored as far as convergence of the systems is concerned. This has
two purposes. Firstly, some sources and sinks have no mapping to the
reservoir wells e.g. a floating production vessel sink, and must therefore
be ignored as in the example shown above. Secondly, should a well be
causing a lot of problems during convergence the user may wish to
interactively 'forget' about it by simply turning it off in this dialog. As can
be seen, the model index number changes to 'OFF' for a source/sink that
is to be ignored.
In order to enter Eclipse wells that aren't automatically detected or to

view the type etc of well, once a well from the reservoir list is selected,
hitting the 'Edit Eclipse name' button will bring up another dialog in which
the well type and name can be entered/altered.
Finally, selecting a well in each list and clicking on 'MAP WELLS' causes
these wells to be 'connected'.
The information box just gives some short messages on the current
status, e.g. 'wells mapped.'
3.4.4.2 Look-up table well mapping
This dialog allows the look-up tables to be mapped to wells (or sources)
in the Network model(s) selected. Multiple wells can be mapped to a
single table, or each well can be mapped to a separate table.
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Update Network wells
searches through the
Network models
selected in the 'Select
Network model' dialog
and produces a list of
wells, sources, and sinks
from that model, as well
as acquiring the branch
names, node names, and
connectivity of the surface
Networks. All these are
assumed to be active and
must then be mapped to a
table or turned off using
the options described
below.
Edit tables brings up the look-up table editor dialog which can be used to
select table files to be used, as well as selecting what data they contain,
sorting the data etc.
MAP takes the selected well and/or table and maps them to each other.
UNMAP unmaps the well(s) selected from any tables.
3.4.4.3 Compositional Tank model well mapping
This dialog allows the tanks defined in the tank model definition dialog to
be mapped to the sources in Network in a similar way to look-up table
well mapping. Multiple Network sources can be selected and then
linked to a particular tank description and then mapped or unmapped
using the appropriate button. Alternatively, the product description can
be changed for the selected wells by clicking on the Gas, Liq, or Mix
buttons.
The perforation option allows selected wells to have their perforation

depth changed. If/when the water contact point in the tank reservoir that
the well is linked to reaches this point, the well be shut in.
3.4.5 Define Events
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This editor allows both TIME dependent and CONDITIONAL events

to be defined along with the overall times and timestepping for the
simulation (LOOK-UP tables and TANKS ONLY). For an Eclipse model,
the Eclipse input file will define the initial and end times of the simulation
and Eclipse will control the timestep size(s).
Events can be defined using the options available in the drop-down list
boxes in the 'Event editing' section of the editor, and then the defined
event can be added to the list by selecting the Add button. INVALID
events are flagged by a ‘?’ appearing next to the Type. The combinations
of drop-down list boxes change automatically depending on the type of
event selected, e.g. if a Type TIME event is selected then the first Name
and first Property box are rendered inactive and only a qualifier and
value are expected to define the condition of the event. Similarly, if a
TURN ON command is selected in the THEN drop down list box, then
only a TYPE (Source or Sink SRSK, or Branch BRN) and a name is
expected, NOT a property or value.
Insert can be
used to add an
event at a point
in the event list
selected by the
user in the list of
events window.
Delete can be
used to remove
events, or
groups of events
if multiple events
are chosen using
the CTRL and/or
SHIFT keys in
conjunction with
the mouse in the event list window.
SCHEDULING
This drop down list box allows the various schedules to be defined. By
default, events are placed in a list of NON-SCHEDULED events (NONE)
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which means that these events can occur in any order and/or all at once.
This implies that if multiple events all reliant on a particular condition
being met are defined then, once this condition is met, all the events take
place at once!
Contrast this with events placed in a 'BEAN LIST' numbered 1 to 99 in

the schedule list. Events in these lists can only take place once the
events above them in the list have taken place, even if their condition
may have been met but the condition for an event above it in the list
hasn't. Further, only one event in these lists will be performed at any
single iteration. This allows well schedules to be defined. For example, a
list of wells to be turned on in turn can be defined to meet a specified
production target.
Only events that are in the currently selected schedule bean list (or
NONE) are displayed in the main window.
SORTING
Events can be sorted by the various parameters listed in this drop down
list box. If events are sorted, it is highly inadvisable to restart the
simulation or re-run Network at a timestep before reloading the restart
data. This is because the events that have been performed at that
timestep are stored by numerical index, NOT by their description.
Therefore the wrong set of events could be performed on the re-
run/restart giving invalid results. For similar reasons, events cannot be
sorted during the simulation.
EXPERT MODE
This button first allows the models input file to be saved (so that any
modifications made since the last save are available in the input file that
will then be opened up for editing. An expert user can then modify the
text strings that describe the events at the top of the FPT input file and
then resave it as a text file. If this file is then reloaded, all the new edited
events will be reloaded and checked for validity. INVALID events are
flagged by a ‘?’ appearing next to the Type.
3.4.6 Flowrate constraints
This dialog allows the user to specify any flowrate constraints that
they wish to impose upon the wells/sources in the Network
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model(s).
It is also possible to put a flowrate constraint on a sink branch (indicated

by a negative number in the index column of which Network model the
source/sink belongs to). It should be noted that sinks connected to
sources of different
compositions can take
significantly longer to solve
using Network due to the fact
that the changing composition
of the flow out of the sink
leads to a 'moving target' for
the flowrate constraint
algorithm.
Wells can be selected either individually or in groups and then the type of
flowrate restriction to be imposed (LIQUID, OIL, GAS) selected from the
drop down menu. After the flowrate constraints value has been entered
in the box below, this constraint can be imposed upon the selected
well(s) by pressing 'Apply'. Only one type of constraint is allowable per
well and it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that the OIL flowrate constraint
is NOT used when linking to Eclipse.
ANY WELL that has a flowrate constraint imposed upon it must have a
CHOKE added during the NETWORK editing phase in the branch
connected to the well/source. This CHOKE should have its bean size set
to equal to or greater than the diameter of the tubing.
Clicking on ‘remove’ will remove any constraints imposed on the selected

well(s).
MINIMUM flowrate constraints can also be set for wells in the same way
by first using the list box to select MINIMUMS rather than MAXIMUMS.
When a source or sink violates this minimum flowrate it will be switched
off at the NEXT timestep.
3.4.7 Select auxiliary

properties
Due to the large

quantities of data being
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produced by Network at a single timestep, this dialog allows the user to
select what properties are to be stored at each timestep and for which
branch. These properties can be used in the Field Planning dialog to test
against and, along with the ability to re-run Network at any previous
timestep allow the user to obtain any data at any time.
The branches available in the models are displayed and can be added to
the 'Branches selected' list (which contains the branches for which
auxiliary data is to be stored) by double clicking on the branch name or
selecting it then using the Add button. Once added, the branch can be
selected in the 'Branches Selected' list box and then properties can be
added/deleted from the 'Selected Properties' box by clicking on the
relevant property.
The information box will provide some guidance and comments as to

what has been done or what is expected of the user!
Selecting a branch from the Branches Selected list box and then
pressing delete removes all references to data to be stored for that
branch.
Up to 500 auxiliary properties can be selected i.e. 250 wells could have
two properties recorded each, or 50 wells could have 10 properties each.
3.4.8 Eclipse tolerances
This dialog allows the convergence tolerances for the simulation to

be set. The Network will be deemed to have converged on a
balanced solution at each timestep if all the pressures for non mapped
wells (See Look-up table mapping dialog or Eclipse to Network well
mapping dialog) are within the well BHP tolerance. This tolerance is
given as a percentage of the total BHP, the liquid flowrates are within the
liquid tolerance and the gas flowrate within the gas tolerance. The liquid
tolerance can be imposed in two ways: i. On the total oil + water flowrate;
or ii. On each phase separately. The latter tends to increase simulation
time (sometimes dramatically) as the percentage change in a liquid
phase may change dramatically but have little effect on the overall
performance of the well.
The convergence method has two options:
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Obey Eclipse/User limits,

which is the preferred mode
of operation in which the well
flowrate limits specified in the
Eclipse input file or modified
by the user during runtime
using the 'Well detailed
information dialog' are
imposed on the system.
Convergence can therefore
be achieved (e.g. for a
production well) when a
flowrate limit is reached and the BHP required the Network simulation
is higher than that specified by Eclipse as the Network well could be
choked back to give the specified BHP. The reverse is true for injection
wells. In this mode, flowrates are specified to ALL the mapped wells in
the NETWORK model, therefore it is imperative that the networks have
at least one non-mapped source or sink that is pressure specified. In this
mode, group constraints in Eclipse can also be obeyed.
Maximum deliverability mode where all flowrate constraints are removed

from the wells and the surface Network dictates the flow from the Eclipse
reservoir. Because both flowrates and pressures have to be matched for
all the wells, this can increase the simulation time dramatically. Two
modes are available in this mode now, pressure and flowrate specifying
the Network model. When flowrate Q specifying the Network, a
pressure must be specified as a boundary condition in the Network for at
least one unmapped source or sink. When pressure-specifying Network
wells, the IPR relationship from Eclipse is fed, along with the static grid
block reservoir pressure, to the mapped Network wells. This can
sometimes aid convergence dramatically. It is also the only mode of
operation available when all the sinks in the Network is flowrate
specified.
Clicking on the Advanced button brings up the advanced setup dialog.
3.4.9 Advanced settings
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Care should be exercised in
using this dialog to modify some
of the parameters used in the
simulation which can be used to
help optimize the performance
of the system but which can
also be used to destroy the
validity of the results.
The Eclipse tolerances

determine the mass and
pressure tolerances that Eclipse
will try to meet by performing
Newton iteration steps in its
simulation routines until the target flowrates or pressures are met.
The 'minimum time between Network runs' allows a timestep (in days) to
be specified in which Eclipse will be instructed to move forward in time
without running a Network simulation and converging on a solution. This
can be useful at the beginning of a simulation when Eclipse typically
takes very small timesteps. New wells opening or closing will cause this
minimum timestep to be ignored. Care should be exercised particularly
with this feature as, although it can speed up the simulation, it can also
invalidate results.
The SCRDUMP.LOG file is generated in the home directory of the user

on the UNIX machine upon which Eclipse is run. This file can get very
large and may exceed the disk quota for the users home directory, at
which point Eclipse stops. Therefore by default this file is NOT produced.
It is however very useful for debugging why an Eclipse link may not be
working so, if the model doesn’t run properly, switch this option on and
then examine the file produced for ERROR and WARNING messages.
'Memory resident engine maximum iterations' specifies the maximum

number of cases that will be run by Network before the Network engine
will be removed from memory and reloaded if necessary for further
calculations. A value of zero is taken to mean 'Install a Network -engine
for every calculation and remove it from memory after an individual
solution is reached' (i.e. the same as a value of 1). On some computers,
installing the Network engine kernel may take some time. Care must be
taken NOT to select too high a value as the engine sometimes uses
more memory as subsequent cases are performed and the larger the
Network model, the more memory is 'consumed'. If too much memory is
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used the engine will slow down considerably and any gains from NOT
loading it each time will be lost.
'Maximum number of timesteps' specifies the maximum number of

timesteps that can be performed in a single simulation. A simulation will
be ABORTED if this maximum is reached.
'Maximum number of iterations per time step' specifies exactly that, and
can be used to control the maximum time taken for a simulation,
particularly if tight pressure and flowrate tolerances are set in the 'Set
Tolerances' dialog. Once this maximum is reached, the simulation
proceeds to the next timestep even if a solution has not been reached.
Convergence at a timestep can be viewed in the 'timestep' display in the
‘Results Viewer/Processor' dialog.
If the Network restart facility is requested, it may be possible to speed

up simulations. Unfortunately, FPT makes changes to the Network
topology which can mean that using the restart facility might actually
increase simulation time so care must be exercised in it's use therefore
by default it is NOT USED.
3.4.10 Customise output
This dialog allows the user to specify the output they wish to see for
each of the custom settings (1 through 6). Each custom setting has
its own set of settings for sources/sinks, internal junctions, and branches.
Clicking on the
specified type brings
up a list of available
parameters that can
be selected and
deselected by
clicking on them in
the 'Properties' box
and/or the 'Selected
Properties' box.
This box also selects what is placed in the overall .RPT file produced
during a simulation. By clicking on the 'Write to .RPT file' check box, this
informs the system to write out the selected properties for the selected
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'type' ONLY at intervals specified in the 'Every XXXX days' box. Values
of zero indicate output for both Network and Eclipse, in Eclipse mode
only, results at every available timestep. By default, only pressures and
flowrates for sources and sinks are output.
Selecting 'Branches' activates the 'Auxiliary data' button that can be used
to access the 'Auxiliary properties selection' dialog.
3.4.11 Configuration
This dialog (located under the Build menu option) allows the user to
specify the configuration of their system e.g. the location of
Schlumberger software
on the local PC or
Network, which text
editor to use. The
Browse buttons allow the
user to search through all
attached drives to find
the program they are
looking for. When an
Eclipse link is NOT
required, the FPT/OE
configuration section will
be grayed out as it is
unnecessary to specify
these settings if an
PC/UNIX link is not
required.
For a dynamic Eclipse link, the host name and commands for the
location of the batch files used to communicate with the 'FIVEMAST'
program on the Unix Workstation are required. You need to have
permission on the Unix machine to run executables. The name of the
FIVEMAST executable is the name of the script file required to run the
'FOREMAST.EXE' program on the Unix workstation. Sample files are
supplied upon installation but will probably need to be modified in order
to run the Open Eclipse interface successfully as various environment
variables and paths have to be set up before executing the 'FOREMAST
program'. The password, if used by the batch files, is NOT saved and will
need to be re-entered at each FPT session.
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Operations Menu
3.1.13 Run
This option will start an FPT simulation. The user is prompted for a
filename to run the model with. This can be the same filename as a
previous model in which case any existing results will be overwritten, or it
can be a completely new filename. The simulation will then proceed and
its’ progress can be followed in the Simulation window or through the
Results Viewer/Postprocessor describe later.
3.1.14 Pause
An FPT simulation is interactive and the user can use this option to
pause the simulation at the next possible pausing point. This can be
very useful if the user wishes to add many events before the simulation
can proceed to the next timestep or decide that this timestep has
converged successfully. It can also be used so that the output files from
the Network solver can be looked at before the next Network simulation
overwrites them.
3.1.15 Restart
This option does one of two things:
It restarts, or un-pauses, a previously paused simulation that will then

carry on.
If the simulation hasn’t been started then it brings up the restart dialog
and allows the simulation to be restarted from a previously simulated
timestep. Once the time to start from has been selected, the user is
prompted for a filename to run the simulation under as before, and then
the simulation will proceed from the given timestep.
3.1.16 Abort
This option, after asking for confirmation from the user, stops any
currently running simulation at the next possible time. This may take
a few moments if, for example, FPT is waiting for the Network solver to
finish solving.
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Output Menu
3.1.17 Results Viewer/Postprocessor
This dialog is the main data analysis dialog, which enables data to
be reloaded, viewed, manipulated, output to custom files etc.
The many options available using the buttons located at the top of the
dialog are described below.
Button/selector Function
'Eclipse/Tanks/Net' This toggles between displaying the data produced

from the Network simulations and the data from the
reservoir simulation. The currently selected mode is
shown in the main data window on the top line e.g.
'Eclipse values'. (Eclipse mode only)
Names/Time This button toggles between showing the current

names of sources/sinks/nodes/branches available for
selection and a list of simulation timesteps for which
data is available.
Well data Once a well is selected in either of the main two list
boxes, this button can be pressed which brings up the
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'Detailed well data' dialog. This contains reservoir and

Network phase flowrates, pressures, pressure limits,
and convergence setpoints for the well so that the
current state of the well can be viewed. Double
clicking on a well in the Name/Time list has the same
effect. (Eclipse mode only)
Field Planning Brings up the Field Planning dialog in which events

can be viewed, added, and deleted and sorted (the latter
two options NOT being available during a simulation).
Well mapping This brings up one of the dialogs for well mapping to
look up tables or Eclipse wells. During simulation,
some of the options in this dialog are unavailable such
as re-mapping wells. However, wells/sources/sinks can
be turned on and off during runtime which may be
useful to manually aid the convergence at a
particularly difficult timestep.
Update This button becomes available when viewing

timesteps. During simulation runtime, it causes the list
of times that data is available for to be updated, thus
showing the progress of the simulation and enabling
the data to be viewed and analyzed.
Sources/sinks Sets the display mode to show source and sink data for
either the reservoir or Network. For either of the
two buttons listed below, the Network/Eclipse
switches are obviously unavailable.
Nodes Sets the display mode to show a list of nodes/junctions

in all the Network model(s).
Branches Sets the display mode to show a list of all the branches
in the Network model(s).
Edit CSF This starts up a text editor (as specified in the

'Configuration dialog') with a 'Custom Summary File'
which is produced from this dialog using the button
described next.
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Update CSF This brings up a dialog with three options: Append
Custom Summary File; New Custom Summary File;
and Cancel. The first keeps the .CSF file that already
exists (if any). The second starts a new .CSF file and
deletes any existing file. Both update this file with a
copy of whatever is displayed in the main data view
window. Therefore, using the Customise option
detailed below, data can be arranged in any format and
then output to this file at any time(s) of interest. The
data is ideal for spreadsheet analysis etc.
Plotting This button brings up the plotting dialog
Reload This brings up the 'Reload data' dialog enabling

previously calculated data to be reloaded from the
.LOG file. This cannot be done during a simulation as
it overwrites data held in memory and could therefore
have disastrous consequences to a simulation in
progress.
Re-run Net This button brings up the 'Re-run Network' dialog

which enables detailed data to be obtained at a
particular timestep by re-running Network at this
timestep using the converged flowrates from the
simulation. The results may be very slightly different
from the simulations but will always be within
Network's convergence tolerances. This is because
Network uses restart files from previous simulations
to calculate a solution more quickly at a given timestep
and these affect the initial conditions of its solution. It
is highly unlikely that the same restart file will be
available when re-running a particular timestep
therefore the solution may be slightly different.
Customise This button brings up the 'Customise output' dialog

which can be used to select what and how often data is
displayed and written to the main output (.RPT) file.
The custom buttons merely cycle up and down through the 6 custom
settings available for viewing data. For example, setting one may show
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oil, water, and gas flowrates, setting two may show cumulative flows, and
setting three watercuts and gas-liquid ratios etc.
3.1.18 Reports
3.1.18.1 Output (.RPT file)
This option allows the main output report, the contents of which can
be customised from the ‘Customise Output’ dialog, to be viewed
and edited in text editor.
3.1.18.2 Custom Summary (.CSF file)
This option allows the user to see and edit the Custom Summary File
which is produced from the Results Viewer/Postprocessor dialog and
enables reports to be built up to the users requirements and which can
be imported quickly into a spreadsheet for further analysis.
3.1.18.3 Events Log (.FPE file)
This menu item allows the Events Log to be viewed and/or edited. This
file contains the exact contents of the Field Planning Events window
during the entire FPT simulation, thus overcoming the limited size of this
window and enabling all events to be seen throughout the entire
simulation.
3.1.19 Customise output
See section under the Build Menu.
3.1.20 Re-run Network
This dialog enables a specific timestep of a specified Network

model to be re-run in order to generate detailed plot and summary
files at that timestep for the specified Network. These can then be
viewed using a text editor.
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When a new case is loaded, it may
be necessary to first press the
'Reload restart data' button that
brings up the appropriate dialog and
reads in the solution data created
during the reservoir/Network
simulation. A timestep and
Network model can then be
selected and the 'Re-run' button
pressed to re-run at that timestep.
This task is performed separately to
the FPT interface and therefore the
user can continue with other tasks. It should be born in mind that while
Network is solving this timestep, it is highly inadvisable to start a
simulation or run the same Network model at a different timestep (This
will NOT stop the FPT interface but will almost certainly NOT work
either).
3.1.21 Reload restart data
This dialog merely allows the user to enter the minimum timestep to be
used in reloading previously calculated data held in the .LOG file. The
FPT interface can only store a finite number of timestep data (dependent
on the version of the program bought and the computer memory
available). Simulations can have many more timesteps, particularly when
Eclipse is taking very small timesteps initially in a simulation. This data is
stored in the .LOG file and can be read in
e.g. every 6 months, every year, every day
etc.
A minimum timestep of zero means 'try to

read in every available timestep' until the
maximum storage capability is reached.
As FPT can only store a finite number of

timesteps in memory, it may be advisable to keep reloading with
increasing minimum timesteps until the timespan of interest is completely
loaded.
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3.1.22 PS-PLOT
This option runs Schlumberger’s PSPLOT plotting utility that can be

used to load and plot previously created plot files.
3.1.23 Network, PIPESIM and Editor
These options simply launch the application requested from FPT in a

similar manner to running the application from a desktop etc.
3.1.24 Running
This option lists the applications that have been run from FPT. This may
include the Network editor, the plotting utility PSPLOT etc. More
importantly, during a simulation, this option may list several operations
being performed under FPT’s control such as running the OpenEclipse
control program on the UNIX machine, running the Network solver etc.
Window Menu
3.1.25 New Window
This option creates a new window which can be used as a ‘Scrap’

window for typing information of interest or note during the model
building process, or perhaps pasting a diagram or Network bitmap from
the Network interface into for reference. Full Cut, Copy, and Paste as
well as Undo functions are available for these and the other FPT
windows. The advantage of placing information in these scrap windows
is that the information will NOT be lost until FPT is closed and shut
down.
3.1.26 Cascade,Tile and Arrange Icons
These are standard windows operations that operate on all the available
FPT windows.
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Help Menu
3.1.27 FPT Help
This menu item brings up the FPT Online-Help system. Pressing

F1 also has the same effect.
3.1.28 About FPT…
This dialog merely details the current

version of the FPT interface that you
are using. Clicking on the
Schlumberger Address button brings
up a further dialog box showing the
address and phone numbers of
Schlumberger Technical Support.
The most important part of this
dialog is the build number that you
should be ready to supply when
ringing or e mailing for technical support
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4 Building and Running a model

The process of building a FPT model consists of the following stages:
Specifying the mode of operation: dynamic link to the Eclipse reservoir

simulator; look-up tables to specify reservoir performance and depletion
characteristics; or compositional tanks. The selection of the operational
mode determines the options available from the Build menu and also the
method used to simulate the system. Look-up tables are generally much
faster than Eclipse linked models but are inherently a less rigorous
solution to the system.
Specifying the Eclipse input file / Look-up tables / Tank Models and
Network models that are going to be connected.
Mapping the wells in the Network model(s) to look-up tables, Eclipse

wells, or Tank models, by obtaining the names of the wells in both
systems and connecting them together, while also specifying wells that
are not going to be included in the simulation.
Specifying any flowrate constraints that you wish to place on any/all of

the wells.
Selecting any auxiliary properties that are to be stored from Network

runs during the simulation and which can be analyzed in the post-
processor and also used to test against in the field planning event editor
described below.
Defining the field planning events that are to be obeyed during the
simulation of the model. These include the timing of wells turning on and
off; branches turning on and off; and the setting of boundary conditions in
the Network model. All these types of events can also be conditional
on the flowrates etc. in the model as well as purely time defined. It is
important to remember that in look-up table and tank model mode, all the
wells are initially considered to be closed and therefore it would be
normal to open at least one well at time step zero.
Setting the convergence tolerances that are to be imposed on the

system, and also setting the mode of operation, i.e. maximum
deliverability or obeying Eclipse flowrate limits.
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Setting the configuration of the system, i.e. the name of the host Unix
workstation where the Eclipse simulator resides.
Once the model has been built, the simulation can be performed using
the options in the 'Operations' menu item :
'Run simulation' asks the user for a filename to run the simulation using.
A new name can be supplied if old results are to be kept. The simulation
is then started and it's progress can be monitored in the 'Simulation
progress' window and also some of the options in the 'Output' menu item
can be selected to interactively view the simulation results. When the
simulation is completed, a 'Simulation complete' message will appear in
the message and simulation progress windows. If for any reason,
including the user specified abort simulation occurs, a message
'Simulation aborted' will appear, and possibly the 'Errors and warnings'
window will contain information as to why the simulation aborted.
'Pause simulation' pauses the simulation at the next convenient point at

which the message 'Simulation successfully paused' will appear in the
message window. This is useful for two reasons: i. It stops the simulation
progressing to another timestep before the user can alter tolerances or
change the system in any way, e.g. new flowrate limits could be
imposed; ii. It stops the Network engine from being re-run before
changes are made to the system (because the Network engine is
given as much CPU time as possible, when it is running there may be
delays to other processes).
'Restart simulation' has two functions: i. If the simulation is not already

running, this will start a simulation in the same way as 'Run simulation'
except from a selected timestep or; ii. if the simulation is running and has
simply been paused this command 'restarts' it. In Eclipse link mode, if the
Eclipse input file has been modified to start from a time other than 0
days, the FPT system will recognize this, keep all previous data up to
the restart time, and continue the Eclipse simulation from this point.
'Abort simulation' stops the simulation at the next suitable point and
shuts down Eclipse if running in the dynamic Eclipse mode.
The 'Output' menu item contains various options to enable analysis and
post-processing of the data from an FPT simulation. The options
available, and when they are available, are listed below:
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Edit .RPT file [post simulation only] Allows a text editor to be used
to view and edit the output file produced during a simulation which
contains tabulated data for all the output at all simulated timesteps
according to what is requested in the 'Customise output' dialog.
Edit FPE file [post simulation only] Allows viewing of the FPE file that
contains a list of all the events performed during a simulation. It is
actually a permanent record of the contents of the Field Planning Events
window during the simulation.
Edit .CSF file [always available] Allows editing of the Custom

Summary File can be produced and appended to during and after a
simulation and contains 'snapshots' of the main data window in the 'view
current results' dialog. All these files are suitable for importing into a
spreadsheet.
‘Results Viewer/Processor' [always] During and after a simulation,

the dialog can be used to analyze the data produced from a simulation.
Some sample results from time dependent plot files '.PBT' files produced
from this dialog are shown at the end of this topic.
Customise output [always available] Brings up the dialog to control

what output is sent to the .RPT file at each subsequent timestep and also
controls the different custom settings available in the 'view current
results' dialog.
Reload restart file [post simulation only] Allows previously calculated

results to be loaded into memory from the .LOG file and
analyzed/restarted from.
Re-run NET [post simulation only] Allows detailed Network output files
to be generated from converged solutions at any timestep.
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5 Case Studies
Dynamic Eclipse Link case studies
Two case studies are supplied in the DEMOS\FPT\ECLIPSE
subdirectory. One is an oil field case study (ECLOIL), the other a gas
field case study (ECLGAS). The Network model is a very simple three
well gathering system with a pressure specified source. The Eclipse
model is also very simple with three producing wells and two water
injectors.
Look-up table case study

A simple look-up table case study is supplied in the
DEMOS\FPT\TABLES subdirectory. The Network consists of a simple
three well gathering Network to a pressure specified source with all the
three wells linked to single look-up table which tabulates pressure,
watercut, and GOR against cumulative production of oil. Some simple
event logic to turn wells ON and adjust the sink pressure are also
included.
Tank model case study

A simple compositional case study is included in the
DEMOS\FPT\TANKS subdirectory. This consists of a gathering Network
with 5 wells and one pressure specified sink. The wells are split into two
groups each of which are linked to separate compositional tanks,
although the composition in the two tanks are the same. Event logic is
used to open the wells at different times and also to change the sink from
pressure specification to production rate specification during the
simulation.
Tutorial Exercises
5.1.1 Exercise 1: Building a Compositional Tank model linked to a simple
surface network
The reservoir, named BJA1, initially contains 50000 mmscf of gas at a

pressure of 4000 psia and a temperature of 250F. The top of the
reservoir estimated at a depth of 3800 ft below sea level while the initial
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water level is estimated to be at a depth of 4300ft. The attached aquifer
is expected to provide an estimated 30% volume replacement in the
reservoir. There is no fluid injection into this reservoir.
The initial composition is 88% methane, 10% ethane, and 2% propane.
Three wells are connected to this reservoir. A description of each is

given below. These three wells connect via their tubings to a single well
head manifold on the seabed which is at a depth of 1000 ft. From this a
horizontal flowline of 150000 ft length and 4 inch ID runs to the base of a
riser of 5inch ID which goes up to a FPSO which requires a minimum
production pressure of 500 psia and should be able to handle the
production from this reservoir.
Well 1: Mid perfs at 3900ft below sea level, producing the reservoir
mixture as a product. Completion is a simple gas PI of 0.002
mmscf/d/psi2. Temperature is the reservoir temperature while ambient
water temperature is 10 degF. The tubing is vertical and has a 2.0-inch
I.D. and there is no gas lift. The wells initial static pressure is that of the
reservoir BJA1.
reservoir BJA1.
reservoir BJA1.
The simulation is to be run for 720 days in 60-day steps for the 360 days
and 180 steps for the second year. Initially wells 1 and 3 are open, well 2
being turned on 60 days later. Ambient temperature for the field is 60
degF.
All the wells in the Network model should have no BLOCKS on them.
Use the Restart facility in FPT (‘Advanced options’) to speed up the
simulation.
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The client requires oil and gas phasic flowrates (only) for all the sources
and sinks at every timestep in the output file and also that the
temperature at the seabed manifold also is available for plotting but
should NOT be put in the main output file. Check your results with the
plot below:
Training Exercise 1
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30
Well1
Well2
Well3
25 FPSO
Gas flowrate (mmscf/day)
20
15
10
0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Time (day s)
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5.1.2 Exercise 2: Produce a Custom Summary File that can be used to

generate a look-up table.
Exercise 1 illustrated the building of compositional gas tank model. You

will now take the results from that model and produce a look-up table
that can be used to re-run the model but this time in look-up table mode.
Follow the instructions below:
The first step is to produce a custom summary file from the post-
processor containing the information relating to the depletion
characteristics of the compositional tank reservoir BJA1. So select the
postprocessor and click on the ‘Tanks’ radio button. Then select BJA1 in
the list box.
The next step is to customise this view so that it displays the inventory of
gas, and the pressure of the reservoir in the same column. To do this,
click on ‘Customise’ to access the customise output dialog. Select
‘Tanks’ and a custom summary number from 1 to 6. Then remove any
existing output from the right hand list box. Now select HCIP gas and
pressure from the first window. Click on OK and go back to the main
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window. Click on BJA1 again and you should see the start of a look-up
table (two columns of data, HCIP gas vs. pressure).
The next step is to write this data out to the custom summary file where it
can be manipulated using a spreadsheet to produce a table suitable for
use as a look-up table decline curve. So click on ‘Update CSF’ from the
post-processor dialog. You will then be asked ‘Do you wish to Append
this data?’ to what is already in the custom summary file. You don’t at the
moment so click on ‘No’. Now press ‘Edit CSF’ and a text editor should
start up with an image of what was just in the postprocessor window.
You now need to load a spreadsheet such as Excel and load in this .CSF
file, using the Wizard to select a space delimited file. Look-up tables
need a cumulative production column and a static pressure column. You
have a reservoir inventory column and a static pressure column so use
the spreadsheet to manipulate these numbers into the required format
and then save the file in the model directory as a ‘Text’ file with the name
‘BJA2.TBL’
Go back to FPT and Use the ‘Mode’ menu item to select look-up tables
and then bring up the reservoir editor. Select an UNUSED table (all of
them are likely to be unused at present) and use the leftmost list box to
select ‘Cumulative gas’ and ‘Pressure’ as your column headings. Save
this file using with the name ‘BJA1.TBL’ and then select Edit. You now
need to use the text editors to copy the numbers from BJA2.TBL into
BJA1.TBL between the TABLEDATA keywords. Save the text files from
the editors and then close the text editors.
Back in FPT, LOAD the table into the table file and the data obtained
from the TANK model reservoir should appear in the columns. You can
now map this look-up table to the Network wells in the same way as
you did for the tanks and run the simulation again with a different name.
Check your results from this simulation with the plot below. If all is well
you should now have a good understanding of how look-up tables work
and the relationship between tanks and tables.
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Training Exercise 2
30
Well1
Well2
Well3
25 FPSO
20
15
10
0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Time (day s)
5.1.3 Exercise 3: More complicated EVENT logic and flowrate

constraining wells.
You now have a good understanding of how to set up reservoir models

and link them to the surface Network and also how to customise and
manipulate the output. Now, the wells are going to be choked back if
necessary so that they can produce up to a maximum flowrate. Also, well
2 is only going to be turned on if the production at the FPSO drops below
a given value.
In your look-up table model from Exercise 2, select the ‘Initial Flowrate
Constraints’ option from the toolbar or menu and select all the wells, BUT
NOT the SINK as indicated by the negative model index number. Now
choose ‘GAS RATE’ from the list box, and type in a rate of 11 mmscf/d in
the box below. Select ‘Apply’ and this flowrate constraint will be imposed
upon all of the wells. Click on OK to leave this dialog.
Network controls the maximum flowrate from the well by choking the
well back. It therefore MUST HAVE a choke to operate in the well
description in the Network model. So select the ‘Network models’
dialog and Edit your Network model. Add a CHOKE to each of the
wells at the wellhead.
Exit the Network graphical interface again.
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Now, well 2 is only going to be turned on if the gas production rate at the
FPSO drops below 21.5 mmscf/day, so select the ‘Event Editor’ dialog
and delete the event that currently turns on the well after 90 days. Now
add an Event that effectively says ‘Turn ON well 2 when the gas
production rate at the sink drops below 21.5 mmscf/day’. Add this to the
events list and then click on OK.
Run this simulation using a different FPT model name and then compare
your plotted source flowrate results with those provided below:
Training Exercise 3
25
Well1
Well2
Well3
FPSO
20
15
10
0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Time (day s)
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Appendix A: Reservoir Dynamics
A1: Volume Depletion Reservoirs

There is assumed to be no change in the reservoir volume occupied by
hydrocarbons during depletion of the reservoir.
The material balance equation, expressed at standard conditions for a

given volume of production Gp and consequent drop in the average
reservoir pressure Δp = p i − p is given by [Dake - 1978]
Production = Gas Initially in Place - Un-produced Gas

(sc) (sc) (sc)
G
or Gp = G − E (3.1)
Ei
where:
Gp is the cumulative production expressed at standard conditions
G is the gas initially in place at standard conditions
E is the gas expansion factor after cumulative production Gp
Ei is the gas expansion factor at initially undepleted reservoir conditions
For fields units at standard conditions of p=14.17psia, T=520ºR and Z=1

p
E = 35.37 (3.2)
ZT
and by using the equation of state for a real gas
pV = ZnRT (3.3)
we can re-write equation (3.1) as
p pi ⎛ G p ⎞
= ⎜1 − ⎟ (3.4)
Z Zi ⎝ G⎠
The initial conditions pi, Zi and G are input from the user
Gp can be calculated from the flow rate calculated by Network and

flowing time (time-step) specified.
In the case of multiple wells in the tank Gp is simply the sum of the flow
rates from wells in that reservoir over flowing time.
The p/Z term can now be evaluated and correlations at reservoir

pressure for the specified fluid composition can now be used to evaluate
pressure for the (constant) reservoir temperature and volume.
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The model assumes that the well flows at a constant rate between each
time-step.
A2: Gas Condensate Reservoirs

The dry gas material balance as described above may be used to model
gas condensate reservoirs. When the pressure falls below dew point,
liquid hydrocarbons are deposited in the reservoir. Since FPT is a fully
compositional simulator the new 2-phase z-factor for the reservoir will be
automatically calculated.
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The reservoir can be modelled by either;

Dynamic Eclipse link

Network models the surface

Construction of the overall Eclipse linked model involves first providing

Up to five network models can be linked to the Eclipse model, so

Running from look-up tables generally produces results of lower fidelity

Compositional tank models

Here the reservoirs are modelled by defining the geometry of a simple

Summary of current Limitations

FPT has the following limits:

The windows have the following functions:

'Messages' Displays simple lines of information about all

'Simulation progress' Displays information on the current operation

'Timings' This dialog merely displays a list of times at

'Errors and warnings' Displays errors and warnings during runtime

3 The Main Menu Commands

If you want to open an existing model (to continue working on it or

The Save As command is used to save the current model to a new

This command sends the contents of the currently active FPT

3.1.5 Print Preview

3.1.6 Print Setup

3.1.7 Recent models

This option brings up a dialog containing the last 20 used FPT

This option removes the current text/graphic selection and puts it in

This option copies the current text/graphic selection and puts it in

This option will take you to a screen dependent on which MODE

3.4.2.1 Eclipse model reservoir specification

At present, only one

3.4.2.2 Look-up table reservoir specification

The first step in

Following is a description on how to set up and load in an example look

The properties can be selected/deleted by clicking in the properties list

Cum. Oil Pressure Watercut GLR

[mmSTB] [psia] [%] [scf/STB]

Cum. Oil Pressure Watercut GLR

3.4.2.2.1 CASE STUDY MODE

By switching on the ‘Case mode’ switch, FPT is instructed to enter a new

3.4.2.3 Compositional Tank model reservoir specification

The following dialog allows the definition of up to 50 simple tank models

The geometry of the tank

The initial conditions of each

NOTE: PVT files must be generated from the COMPOSITIONAL

3.4.3 Select Network model(s)

Up to five Network models can be simulated in an overall

The individual Network

3.4.4 Well mapping

This option will take you to a screen dependent on which MODE

3.4.4.1 Eclipse model well mapping

Clicking on 'Update BOTH lists' will

Clicking on 'Update Network wells' just obtains the Network