Comparative Analysis of Calculation Software for Medium and Low Pressure Gathering and Transportation in Yan'an Gas Field
To study the applicability of commonly used gas field gathering and transportation calculation software in the medium and low pressure gathering and transportation system of Yan'an Gas Field,the gas gathering pipeline system and production pipeline system models in operation of the gas field were selected.PIPESIM software and TGNET software were selected,respectively.Based on different state equations and pressure drop formulas,simulation calculations were conducted.By comparing and analyzing the calculation results with measured data,the conclusion of software applicability was summarized.For gas gathering system calculation,PIPESIM software and TGNET software are both applicable.For gas production systems with high water content,PIPESIM software has higher calculation accuracy.
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