EP3057107B1 - Câble électrique à tube spiralé pour puits profonds - Google Patents

Câble électrique à tube spiralé pour puits profonds Download PDF

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EP3057107B1
EP3057107B1 EP15305194.1A EP15305194A EP3057107B1 EP 3057107 B1 EP3057107 B1 EP 3057107B1 EP 15305194 A EP15305194 A EP 15305194A EP 3057107 B1 EP3057107 B1 EP 3057107B1
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
    • H01B7/04—Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables
    • H01B7/046—Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables attached to objects sunk in bore holes, e.g. well drilling means, well pumps
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B9/00—Power cables
    • H01B9/006—Constructional features relating to the conductors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B9/00—Power cables
    • H01B9/04—Concentric cables

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  • the present invention relates to a power cable as defined in the preamble of claim 1 and an intervention system using such a power cable.
  • EP 2'521'139A disclosing a power cable comprising a plurality of insulated conductors and an armour package surrounding the conductors.
  • the cable comprises elastic materials as center elements and polymer materials arranged between the insulated conductors. In this way the elastic material will function as soft bedding for the insulated conductors and thus allow the conductors to move towards the center due to radial forces applied from the armour package and axial tensile loads in the insulated conductors themselves.
  • each cable core comprises one or more stranded insulated conductors surrounded by one or more polymer layers. These cable cores are then stranded and surrounded by one or more polymer bonded strength members.
  • the metallic conducter(s) is in this prior art cable fully isolated, significantly limiting all currents through these conducter(s) only.
  • the main purpose with the particular configuration of the power cable in WO 2011/146353 is not to provide a cable that may withstand high tensile strains due to its weight, but to provide a cable for use with a downhole motor that is capable of withstanding the extreme environment downhole such as corrosion from well fluids.
  • the invention concerns a power cable suitable for providing power to a downhole tool situated within a deep well.
  • the power cable comprises a plurality of stranded cable cores, where each cable core comprises one or more inner conductors comprising one or more first conductive materials, one or more armour core layers surrounding the inner conductor(s) comprising one or more second conductive materials having higher tensile strength than the one or more first conductive materials and one or more outer conducting core layers surrounding the one or more armour core layers, comprising one or more third conductive materials, wherein the one or more inner conductors, the one or more armour core layers and the one or more outer conducting core layers are electrically connected to each other along a major part, preferably all, of the cable core's longitudinal length.
  • conductive material signifies any material or combination of materials (e.g. mixture / alloys) that exhibits conductivity per unit length ( ⁇ ) of more than 1x10 4 S/m at 20°C (293 K) along at least part of the power cable, preferably along the whole length of the power cable.
  • the conductivity per unit length of the first and third conductivity materials is preferably more than 1x10 6 S/m at 20°C, for example more than 1x10 7 S/m, at 20°C.
  • At least one of the materials constituting the one or more first conductive materials is identical to at least one of the materials constituting the one or more third conductive materials.
  • more than 50 % of the conductive material(s) within at least one of the first and third conductive material is copper.
  • the conductivity per unit length at 20°C of the first and third conductive material is higher than the conductivity per unit length at 20°C of the second conductive material.
  • more than 50 % of the conductive material(s) within the second conductive material is composed of an iron based alloy such as steel.
  • At least the majority of the interstices formed within the armour core layer is filled with a pressure compensating filling material comprising an elastic material such as petroleum jelly inter alia in order to avoid crack formation.
  • the armour core layer comprises a plurality of radial layers of armouring wires, the wires being mutually arranged in the radial direction in order to maximize the armour core layer density.
  • the armour core layer comprises an inner radial layer comprising a plurality of armouring wires with a diameter D and an outer radial layer electrically contacting the inner radial layer, the outer radial layer comprising a plurality of armouring wires with a diameter d, the diameter d being dissimilar to the diameter D , preferably smaller.
  • the ratio between the diameter D and diameter d may be at least 1.25.
  • the outer radial layer further comprises a plurality of armouring wires with diameter D ' arranged at least partly between the armouring wires with the diameter d and at least partly between the armouring wires with the diameter D of the inner radial layer 6', wherein the diameter D ' is larger than the diameter d .
  • the plurality of armouring wires constituting the radial layers is mutually arranged in a two-dimensional closed packed structure.
  • the outermost surface positions of the armouring wires defining the outer periphery of the armour core sheath constitute positions on a circle.
  • an outer insulating core layer surrounds the outer conducting core layer, which outer insulating layer preferably comprising mainly a fluorine based polymer, for example a fluorine based polymer within the group poly/ethane-co-tetrafluoroethene (ETFE), fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), perfluoroethers (PFA), ethylene-fluorinated ethylene propylene (EFEP).
  • ETFE group poly/ethane-co-tetrafluoroethene
  • FEP fluorinated ethylene propylene
  • PFA perfluoroethers
  • EFEP ethylene-fluorinated ethylene propylene
  • the invention also concerns an intervention system suitable for pumping hydrocarbon from a hydrocarbon production well.
  • the intervention system comprises a downhole tool such as a pump situated within the well, a pipe extending to the downhole tool and a power cable in accordance with any of the configurations mentioned above, which power cable extends along the longitudinal direction of the pipe and is electrically connected to the downhole tool.
  • Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a three conductor cable in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 A cross section of a power cable 1 in accordance with the invention is shown in figure 1 .
  • the power cable 1 comprises three stranded cable cores 2 surrounded by a filling material 3 such as a pressure filling compound and an outer cable sheath 4 providing outer protection of the cable 1.
  • the outer cable sheath 4 may be a polymer sheath such as a fluorine based plastic, for example of type ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE).
  • An optical fibre 9 may optionally be arranged in the centre of the power cable 1 for transmitting optical signals.
  • Each of the cable cores 2 (or power phases) comprises one or more inner conductors 5 of high conductive material(s) such as copper.
  • this centrally located core conductors 5 are surrounded by an armour core sheath 6 of a conductive material, which armour core sheath exhibits higher tensile strength than the inner core conductor(s) 5 in order to, inter alia, achieve the strength necessary for the cable 1 to carry its own weight at large sea depths, i.e. depths of several kilometres, for example more than 5 kilometres.
  • this armour core sheath 6 comprises radial layers 6',6" made of a plurality of steel armouring wires 6a,6b,6c which are mutually arranged to reach highest possible, or close to highest possible, density.
  • Figure 1 shows an inner radial layer 6' of armouring wires with a wire diameter D 6a arranged in contact with the insulating sheath 3, and an outer radial layer 6" of armouring wires 6b, 6c surrounding the inner radial layer 6', wherein wires of a small wire diameter d 6c alternates with wires of a larger diameter D' 6b, for example equal to the wire diameter D.
  • each armouring wires 6b, 6c constituting the outer radial layer 6" in figure 1 represents points on a perfect, or near perfect, circle having the inner core conductor(s) 5 as a centre.
  • conductive materials with high tensile strength may be various steel types, tungsten, titanium alloys and aluminium alloys.
  • a filling compound of an elastic material, typically a petroleum jelly, may be inserted within the interstices of the armouring wires to ensure sufficient pressure compensation during operation, and consequently reduce the risk of crack formation.
  • the armour core sheath 6 is in the embodiment of figure 1 surrounded by an outer conducting core layer 7.
  • This layer may be of identical material(s) as the inner conductor(s) 5, for example copper.
  • This outer conducting core layer 7 is surrounded by an outer insulating core layer 8 preferably of a flour-based polymer such as ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene).
  • ETFE ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
  • the inner conductor(s) 5, the armour sheath 6 and the outer conducting core layer 7 are all electrically connected along at least the major part of the cable core 2 to maximise the radial cross section in which electrical power may flow.
  • Typical dimensions of the cable core 2 are
  • the power cable 1 with three of the cable cores 2 stranded together is typically arranged in order to support a cable weight of at least 3 km sea depth, for example 4 km sea depth.
  • the weight of the power cable 1 may be within the range 1.5-2.5 kg/m, for example about 2 kg/m.
  • the power cable 1 may be used as part of a coiled tubing system for providing power to a downhole pump or any other power demanding downhole tools, situated within a deep hydrocarbon producing well.
  • Power cable 1 Cable core / power phase 2 Filling material 3
  • Outer cable sheath 4 Inner conductor 5
  • Outer conducting core layer 7
  • Outer insulating core layer 8 Optical fibre 9

Claims (15)

  1. Câble électrique (1) pour fournir de l'électricité à un outil de fond de trou situé à l'intérieur d'un puits profond, comprenant une pluralité d'âmes de câble toronnées (2),
    caractérisé en ce que chaque âme de câble (2) comprend
    - un conducteur interne (5) comprenant un premier matériau conducteur,
    - une couche d'âme armée (6) entourant le conducteur interne (5) comprenant un deuxième matériau conducteur ayant une résistance à la traction plus élevée que le premier matériau conducteur et
    - une couche d'âme conductrice externe (7) entourant la couche d'âme armée (6), comprenant un troisième matériau conducteur,
    dans lequel le conducteur interne (5), la couche d'âme armée (6) et la couche d'âme conductrice externe (7) sont connectés électriquement les uns aux autres le long d'une majeure partie de la longueur longitudinale (2) de l'âme de câble.
  2. Câble électrique (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un du premier matériau conducteur est identique à au moins un du troisième matériau conducteur.
  3. Câble électrique (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un des premier et troisième matériaux conducteurs comprend principalement du cuivre.
  4. Câble électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la conductivité par longueur unitaire à 20°C des premier et troisième matériaux conducteurs est plus élevée que la conductivité par longueur unitaire à 20°C du deuxième matériau conducteur.
  5. Câble électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le deuxième matériau conducteur comprend principalement de l'acier.
  6. Câble électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les interstices à l'intérieur de la couche d'âme armée (6) sont remplis d'un matériau de charge de compensation de pression comprenant un matériau élastique.
  7. Câble électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la couche d'âme armée (6) comprend une pluralité de couches radiales (6', 6") de fils d'armure (6a, 6b, 6c), les fils (6a, 6b, 6c) étant mutuellement agencés dans la direction radiale afin de maximiser la densité de la couche d'âme armée.
  8. Câble électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la couche d'âme armée (6) comprend une couche radiale interne (6') comprenant une pluralité de fils d'armure (6a) ayant un diamètre D et une couche radiale externe (6") en contact électrique avec la couche radiale interne (6'), la couche radiale externe (6") comprenant une pluralité de fils d'armure (6c) ayant un diamètre d, le diamètre d étant différent du diamètre D.
  9. Câble électrique (1) selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que la couche radiale externe (6") comprend en outre une pluralité de fils d'armure ayant un diamètre D' (6b) agencés au moins partiellement entre les fils d'armure ayant le diamètre d (6c) et au moins partiellement entre les fils d'armure ayant le diamètre D (6b) de la couche radiale interne (6'), dans lequel le diamètre D' est plus grand que le diamètre d.
  10. Câble électrique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 9, caractérisé en ce que dans la direction radiale, la pluralité de fils d'armure (6a, 6b, 6c) constituant les couches radiales (6', 6") est mutuellement agencée en une structure compacte fermée bidimensionnelle.
  11. Câble électrique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 10, caractérisé en ce que, dans la direction radiale, les positions de surface les plus à l'extérieur des fils d'armure (6b, 6c) définissant la périphérie externe de la gaine d'âme armée (6) constituent des positions sur un cercle.
  12. Câble électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une couche d'âme isolante externe (8) entoure la couche d'âme conductrice externe (7).
  13. Câble électrique (1) selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que la couche d'âme isolante externe (8) comprend principalement un polymère à base de fluor.
  14. Câble électrique (1) selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que la couche d'âme isolante externe (8) comprend principalement un polymère à base de fluor à l'intérieur du groupe poly/éthane-co-tétrafluoroéthène (ETFE), éthylène-propylène fluoré (FEP), perfluoroéthers (PFA), éthylène-éthylène-propylène fluoré (EFEP).
  15. Système d'intervention pour le pompage d'hydrocarbure à partir d'un puits de production d'hydrocarbure, comprenant
    - un outil de fond de trou situé à l'intérieur du puits,
    - un conduit s'étendant vers l'outil de fond de trou,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le système d'intervention comprend
    - un câble électrique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, le câble électrique (1) s'étendant le long de la direction longitudinale du conduit et étant connecté électriquement à l'outil de fond de trou.
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