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- the invention relates to the mining sphere, specifically, to oil production using electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) with variable-frequency drives, and represents a means of the complete mechanization of oil well operation using an electrical submersible pump.
- ESPs electrical submersible pumps
- Patents exist for the partial mechanization of ESP rate stabilization by means of a control station with a variable-frequency submersible drive.
- the known method uses intermittent cycles including pump start-up with increasing power-supply frequency and fluid pumping at a preset frequency.
- the power-supply frequency is reduced until pumping stops with the further maintenance of the maximum frequency ensuring fluid inflow from the reservoir at which the pump does not resume supply, and after the inlet pressure reaches the preset value during inflow, the cycle is repeated with the pumping resumed by switching it to a higher frequency with the difference that in the current cycle inflow phase, the pump's power-supply frequency is modulated in the range of frequency values matching the pump's parameters changing in the process of inflow when pumping is stopped and resumed.
- control stations IRZ-5121-400, ELECTON-05F-400, ETALON-CR-400, ORION-03-400 and others where automatic start-up and operation take place using data from the pressure-and-temperature gage (telemetric system) at the ESP inlet.
- Pressure parameters are transmitted from the telemetric system to the control station as feedback, in order to adjust the pump's speed to align with the system's preset operation per “submersible pump-inflow from reservoir.”
- an ESP unit with a capacity of 35 cubic meters per day at an AC frequency of 50 Hz needs to be operated at a lower speed.
- the prior art discloses the “Method of the automatic control of an ESP with an AC electrical motor.” According to this method, the centrifugal pump is operated at such a pump speed that the temperature in the first pump section remains constant. Automatic control of the ESP uses an AC electrical motor with the temperature in the first pump section used as feedback (2012111621/06 dated Mar. 26, 2012). However, inlet fluid temperature is not taken into account, which doesn't allow for determining the temperature increase in the pump due to generated heat.
- ESP condition is neglected, because ESP temperature may change from 10 to 100 degrees, depending on the presence of gas in the lifted fluid.
- the high temperature of the pump may cause the ESP's failure due to the reduction in electrical resistance of the cable-motor system or scaling inside the pump;
- the pump's temperature is insufficient for feedback, because the fluid temperature at pump inlet and the condition of the submersible electrical motor are disregarded.
- the temperature is higher, it's necessary to reduce the AC frequency to a greater extent. Let's designate the temperature difference in the pump and in the pump outlet as a relative temperature.
- the challenge to be solved using the claimed invention consists of the artificial-lift operation of the oil well with the installation of an electrical submersible pump.
- the technical result of the claimed invention is the complete mechanization of start-up, rate stabilization and monitoring of operation, which will eventually result in enhancement of the equipment's (ESP's) reliability and a reduction in oil-production cost.
- ESP's equipment's
- the technical result of the claimed invention is attained through temperature adjustment by changing the pump's speed, whereby operating temperature is regarded for the first time as feedback for monitoring of the centrifugal pump's condition, i.e. when the artificial-lift operation of the oil well is organized by the installation of an electrical submersible pump with a pumping pressure allowance of 25% installed at the designated depth.
- Operating mode and parameters are entered into the control station, unit integrity is checked, initial frequency ⁇ in is set at 50 Hz AC, pump temperature limits are set so that the pump's temperature is lower than admissible temperature T p ⁇ T adm , operation parameters are recorded: initial pressure at pump inlet P in0 , initial pump temperature T in0 , current intensity I; ESP is put into operation with simultaneous recording of the ESP's inlet pressure P inlet , pump temperature T w and temperature at pump inlet T f . At the same time, the pump is operated with the pressure at the ESP inlet being higher or equal to the bubble-point pressure P inlet ⁇ P bpp .
- the following operating parameters are entered into the control station: k—well productivity factor, m 3 /day*MPa; initial reservoir pressure-P res , MPa; pump operating temperature-T w .
- temperatures T f and T w are recorded, and the process of the unit's start-up is repeated, provided the pump temperature T p is equal to the pump inlet temperature T f and the current intensity I oper is equal to 0.
- the pump speed is reduced by Z:
- the pump operation continues with a reduced difference (T w -T f ) of more than 10% due to the increase in flow temperature at the pump inlet T f , with the values of T f , T w , well-production rate Q f , dynamic level H d , pump suction pressure P suction , current intensity I oper , voltage U oper , AC frequency.
- H curr . head H head ⁇ ( ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ st ) Z 2 ⁇ ⁇ at ⁇ ⁇ T w ⁇ T adm ,
- H curr.head current head
- FIG. 1 electric submersible pump unit with a variable frequency drive
- FIG. 2 a graph of pressure changes at the pump inlet
- FIG. 3 a graph of the temperature of the pump T w over time
- FIG. 4 a graph of the temperature of the pump T f over time
- FIG. 5 a graph of the temperature of the pump over time
- FIG. 6 motor temperature vs. time curve
- FIG. 7 pump temperature vs. current frequency.
- 1 submersible electrical motor
- 2 sump section
- 3 centrifugal pump
- 4 pump section
- 5 pump section
- 6 pump temperature gage
- 7 pump inlet temperature gage
- 8 pump inlet pressure gage
- 9 cable line
- 10 control station
- 11 tubing strings
- 12 valve with pressure gauge
- 13 X-tree
- 14 centrifugal pump suction.
- the electrical submersible pump unit (ESP) ( FIG. 1 ) consists of the following: submersible electrical motor ( 1 ), seal section ( 2 ), centrifugal pump ( 3 ), pump section ( 4 , 5 ), pump surface temperature gage ( 6 ), pump inlet temperature gage ( 7 ), pump inlet pressure gage ( 8 ), cable line ( 9 ), control station ( 10 ), tubing strings ( 11 ), valve with gage ( 12 ), X-tree ( 13 ), centrifugal pump suction ( 14 ).
- the ESP is activated by the submersible AC electrical motor fed from the control station with AC frequency over the cable line ( 9 ) and rotates the centrifugal units in the pump mounted on the shafts of the centrifugal pump and sections ( 4 , 5 ) coupled with the electrical motor shaft.
- the centrifugal force that's created pumps the gas-and-fluid mixture through the openings in the bottom part of the pump, pumping it from vessel to vessel and further via tubing string to the oil gathering system.
- the ESP is installed in the well production string, and hung from the tubing string secured to the X-tree.
- the X-tree is tightly connected to the oil gathering system.
- the cable line ( 9 ) feeding the electrical motor is secured to the tubing string and connected to the control station ( 10 ) via a tight slot in the X-tree.
- the control station is designed for start-up (shutdown), uninterrupted supply of alternating current over the cable line to the submersible electrical motor, serves for uninterrupted control of the cable line's insulation resistance, the measuring of AC frequency, the receipt of information from the sensors ( 6 , 7 , 8 ) transmitted via the cable line.
- the only parameter enabling definitive control for the entire ESP is the rate of change of the pump's relative temperature.
- the pump's relative temperature depends on the thermal parameters of the pump, the properties of the produced fluid.
- the pump's relative temperature changes definitively: it depends on the free gas content in the gas-and-fluid mixture at the pump suction. Gas content at the pump suction depends on the gas-oil ratio, bubble-point pressure, pump inlet pressure, water cut. Therefore, the pump's relative temperature can serve as feedback for automatic control of the ESP—the creation of unmanned technology.
- the pump surface's relative temperature is calculated using the following formula:
- ⁇ gas content at the pump inlet, unit fraction
- q 0 thermal capacity of the pump, kW/m 3
- P inlet pump inlet pressure, atm
- P bpp bubble-point pressure, atm
- W water content in the well product, unit fraction
- h head of one pump unit with respective gas content in the mixture, atm
- G gas-oil ratio, m3/m3
- ⁇ metal pump enclosure heat-transfer factor, W/m 2 *° C.
- ⁇ ins gas thickness at the external pump surface, m
- T f mixedture temperature at the pump inlet, ° C.
- T w pump surface temperature, ° C.
- the ESP unit For the purposes of well operation, it is first necessary to select the ESP unit suitable for a production rate with a pump head allowance of 25% and depth of installation in the well.
- k well productivity factor, m3/day*MPa (from 0.1 to 1 or more, depending on location in the well); initial reservoir pressure—P res , MPa; pump operating temperature—T w .
- valve 12 Before ESP start-up, one has to make sure that the flow line is open (valve 12 ), rotation direction is straight and clockwise, pressure and rotation direction is right-handed. It is necessary to close the flow-line valve ( 12 ) at the X-tree, start up the pump, pressurize to 40 atm at the X-tree and shut down the pump. X-tree pressure will remain constant (pressure drop to 38 atm over 15 minutes is allowed)—the unit is tight. Otherwise, the unit is not tight.
- T f and T w temperatures are recorded, the curves of dependence of P inlet , T f , T w and current intensity I on time are built, and the well production rate Q f0 is determined.
- Q 1 fluid production rate (m3/day) at the bottomhole pressure of P bh1 , where k—well productivity factor, m3/day*PMa;
- P bh1 bottomhole pressure,
- P fl.col P inlet0 ,
- P fl.col pressure of the fluid column from the bottomhole to the level of the pump suction,
- P inlet0 initial pump suction pressure,
- P res. -reservoir pressure equal to the bottomhole pressure of the idle well. If the pump inlet pressure drops:
- H curr.head current ESP head at the frequency of ⁇ i (i takes the values of process steps 1 , 2 , 3 , etc.)
- the process engineer receives: the new frequency ⁇ 1 , new production rate Q 1 , new pump inlet pressure P inlet , current intensity I oper1 .
- H curr . head H head ⁇ ( ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ st ) Z 2 ⁇ ⁇ at ⁇ ⁇ T w ⁇ T adm ( 11 )
- H curr.head current head
- H head( ⁇ st) head of the centrifugal pump at a standard AC frequency (50 Hz). Then, ESP is shut down for the period of t acc —accumulation time where the pump's suction pressure becomes
- the process engineer receives: accumulation time t acc ; pumping-out time t pump-out , operating current I oper , voltage U oper , pump surface temperature T w, initial , T w,final (initial and final pump surface temperature).
- the pump inlet pressure P inlet turns out to be higher than the bubble-point pressure. This means that there is a possibility of increasing oil production. For this purpose, it is necessary to increase the centrifugal pump's speed.
- I oper current intensity at the production rate of Q f
- Iz current intensity after an increase in production rate by ⁇ Q f , i.e. with the cubic dependency of Z factor.
- the process engineer receives the following parameters: the most optimal production rate Q f, optimal , dynamic level N d , current intensity I oper and the pump's surface temperature T w .
- Density of oil from the well is assumed to be equal to 752 kg/m 3 .
- Reservoir water density is 1004 kg/m 3
- reservoir temperature is 82° C.
- downhole gradient pressure is 0.03° C. per 1 m of hole.
- H column ⁇ oil g ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ mix ( 16 )
- H d.md dynamic level, measured depth (production string).
- Directional log is the difference between the measured hole depth from the vertical depth (defined by directional survey tool) and is constant for each well.
- V pump inlet gas volume at the pump inlet in normal conditions calculated based on the following formula:
- V pump inlet ( Q f *G *(1 ⁇ W )*(1 ⁇ P inlet /P bpp )*( P atm /P inlet (20)
- Relative pump temperature in case of operation with a gas content of 0.25 (25%), production rate of 18.6 m3/day at a dynamic level of 1444 m (with the pressure of 82 atm) will be equal to:
- the amount of heat generated by the unit is equal to:
- the number of vessels pumping over the heavily-gassed mixture to complete gas dissolving in oil is equal to:
- the average head in the range of 82 to 110 atm is equal to 0.08 atm (20% of nominal head equal to 4 m).
- a temperature of 223° C. is close to the admissible temperature (admissible 230° C.).
- a production rate of 16.6 for ESP 5-20-2350 is not acceptable, because for such an inflow, it is necessary to install a wellhead choke at the X-tree, which will result in inefficient power consumption.
- the frequency is equal to:
- the production rate will amount to 16.6 m3/day.
- the head will drop to:
- Total required head is 1900 m. It is evident that a head of 1632 m is insufficient. Therefore, a further reduction in AC frequency is inadmissible.
- Thermal-source capacity is equal to:
- the capacity of the heat source in the pump according to ( ) amounts to:
- Absolute pump temperature is equal to:
- H oper operating pressure of the centrifugal pump, P inlet -pump inlet pressure, H ogs -pressure in the oil gathering system. That said, it is necessary to shut down the ESP, build the P inlet , vs. time curve. Define the time T acc of fluid accumulation in the well to the value of inlet pressure P inlet P bpp .
- the pump is put into operation with a pump temperature of up to T w ⁇ T adm ; at the same time, we take into account the unit operation time T oper .
- T oper the current intensity at the initial stage of pumping-out I in and I fin , define the initial well-production rate Q in and well production rate before shutdown Q fin (final production rate value). Let's calculate the volume of the lifted fluid as an arithmetic mean:
- the unit's operating parameters are provided to the process engineer: volume of produced fluid Q; unit operation time T oper ; accumulation time (downtime)T acc . All process parameters are communicated to the company's process engineer (geologist).
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- The invention relates to the mining sphere, specifically, to oil production using electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) with variable-frequency drives, and represents a means of the complete mechanization of oil well operation using an electrical submersible pump.
- Patents exist for the partial mechanization of ESP rate stabilization by means of a control station with a variable-frequency submersible drive.
- In the prior art, the “Method of the operation of a marginal well using an electrical pump with a variable-frequency drive” (application No. 97110817/03 dated Jun. 19, 1997) is known.
- The known method uses intermittent cycles including pump start-up with increasing power-supply frequency and fluid pumping at a preset frequency. After pressurization to the preset value in the production string during the given cycle, the power-supply frequency is reduced until pumping stops with the further maintenance of the maximum frequency ensuring fluid inflow from the reservoir at which the pump does not resume supply, and after the inlet pressure reaches the preset value during inflow, the cycle is repeated with the pumping resumed by switching it to a higher frequency with the difference that in the current cycle inflow phase, the pump's power-supply frequency is modulated in the range of frequency values matching the pump's parameters changing in the process of inflow when pumping is stopped and resumed.
- The prior art discloses the method of N. P. Kuzmichev “Method of short-term well operation using a submersible pump with an electrical drive” (Kuzmichev's method) (application number: 2005128382/03 dated Feb. 4, 2011).
- The prior art also discloses the method of A. A. Chudnovsky, S. I. Zaitsev, A. V. Davydov and IstvanGoczi “Method of well fluid production” (RF patent No. 2190087).
- The intermittent pumping-out of well fluid and waiting for the accumulation of well fluid to a certain level is considered in the known analogues.
- The prior art also discloses control stations IRZ-5121-400, ELECTON-05F-400, ETALON-CR-400, ORION-03-400 and others, where automatic start-up and operation take place using data from the pressure-and-temperature gage (telemetric system) at the ESP inlet. Pressure parameters are transmitted from the telemetric system to the control station as feedback, in order to adjust the pump's speed to align with the system's preset operation per “submersible pump-inflow from reservoir.” E.g. at an inflow of 20 cubic meters of fluid from the reservoir per day, an ESP unit with a capacity of 35 cubic meters per day at an AC frequency of 50 Hz needs to be operated at a lower speed.
- In all quoted analogues, the main technical disadvantage is the neglecting of the thermal state of the centrifugal pump, specifically, the rate of ESP temperature change. In all quoted analogues, current load on the submersible motor is taken as the basis. However, the same current load can match various inlet pressure values, gas content, water cut, gas factor, bubble-point pressure. Such uncertainty in terms of dependence doesn't allow for effectively responding to a change in current intensity. The intensity of electric current is not indicative of the ESP's condition.
- The prior art discloses the “Method of the automatic control of an ESP with an AC electrical motor.” According to this method, the centrifugal pump is operated at such a pump speed that the temperature in the first pump section remains constant. Automatic control of the ESP uses an AC electrical motor with the temperature in the first pump section used as feedback (2012111621/06 dated Mar. 26, 2012). However, inlet fluid temperature is not taken into account, which doesn't allow for determining the temperature increase in the pump due to generated heat.
- Therefore, all of these control stations are semi-automatic for the purposes of start-up, rate stabilization and the monitoring of ESP operation, since:
- a) pump inlet pressure cannot be used as a feedback parameter this way;
- b) optimal pump inlet pressure cannot be identified by the control station's service technicians;
- c) ESP condition is neglected, because ESP temperature may change from 10 to 100 degrees, depending on the presence of gas in the lifted fluid. The high temperature of the pump may cause the ESP's failure due to the reduction in electrical resistance of the cable-motor system or scaling inside the pump;
- d) the pump's temperature is insufficient for feedback, because the fluid temperature at pump inlet and the condition of the submersible electrical motor are disregarded. E.g. the deeper the ESP's installation, the higher the temperature at pump inlet. Therefore, with an identical pump temperature on similar units, the increase in temperature in the pump with the lower inlet temperature will be higher than in the pump with the higher inlet temperature. This may lead to an erroneous conclusion as to the identical condition of the units and the need for identical actions to adjust the pumps' temperature, e.g. through an identical change in pump speed. In fact, where the temperature is higher, it's necessary to reduce the AC frequency to a greater extent. Let's designate the temperature difference in the pump and in the pump outlet as a relative temperature.
- The applicant proposes the above “Method of the automatic control of an ESP with an AC electrical motor” as the closest analogue. In this application (2012111621/06 dated Mar. 26, 2012), the pump's temperature is considered without allowance for the gas-and-fluid mixture's temperature at pump inlet. The change in relative pump temperature is given consideration for the first time, which eliminates the shortcomings under items a)-d). Therefore, I propose the “Automatic electrical submersible pump unit”—the completely-automatic process of the operation of an electrical submersible pump with a variable-frequency drive (
FIG. 1 ). - The challenge to be solved using the claimed invention consists of the artificial-lift operation of the oil well with the installation of an electrical submersible pump.
- The technical result of the claimed invention is the complete mechanization of start-up, rate stabilization and monitoring of operation, which will eventually result in enhancement of the equipment's (ESP's) reliability and a reduction in oil-production cost.
- The technical result of the claimed invention is attained through temperature adjustment by changing the pump's speed, whereby operating temperature is regarded for the first time as feedback for monitoring of the centrifugal pump's condition, i.e. when the artificial-lift operation of the oil well is organized by the installation of an electrical submersible pump with a pumping pressure allowance of 25% installed at the designated depth. Operating mode and parameters are entered into the control station, unit integrity is checked, initial frequency ωin is set at 50 Hz AC, pump temperature limits are set so that the pump's temperature is lower than admissible temperature Tp<Tadm, operation parameters are recorded: initial pressure at pump inlet Pin0, initial pump temperature Tin0, current intensity I; ESP is put into operation with simultaneous recording of the ESP's inlet pressure Pinlet, pump temperature Tw and temperature at pump inlet Tf. At the same time, the pump is operated with the pressure at the ESP inlet being higher or equal to the bubble-point pressure Pinlet≥Pbpp. When the ESP inlet pressure becomes equal to the bubble-point pressure Pinlet=Pbpp, temperature Tf and Tw are recorded, well production rate Qf0 is measured, ESP rate is stabilized at constant or increasing (max by 10%) pressure at pump inlet over one or more hours, production rate Qf, pressure at pump inlet Pinlet, temperature at pump inlet Tf, pump surface temperature Tw, current intensity Ioper are recorded. At the same time, the difference between the pump's surface temperature Tw and the pump's inlet temperature Tf remains constant or reduces by max 10% and stabilizes; and with the pressure at the pump inlet Pinlet being below the bubble-point pressure Pbpp and an increasing difference between Tw−Tf, they measure bottomhole pressure Pbh1, K-well productivity factor (m3/day/atm), pressure of the fluid column from the bottomhole to the level of pump suction Pfluid column, initial pressure at pump inlet Pinlet0, reservoir pressure Pres. equal to the pressure at the bottomhole of the idle well, and define the increase in well production rate using the formula: Q1=k(Pres.−Pbh1) with the pressure of Pbh1=Pinlet1+Pfluid column, where Pbh1-bottomhole pressure, Pfluid column=Pinlet0. K-well productivity factor (m3/day/atm) is defined using the formula: Q2=k(Pres.−Pbh2) with the pressure of Pbh2=Pinlet2+Pfluid column, where Pbh2—bottomhole pressure after an operating time of t1; difference in the increase in well production rate is defined as follows: ΔQ=Q2−Q1=k(Pinlet1−Pinlet2), then, Z ratio is defined:
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- the pump speed is reduced by Z, and the unit rate is stabilized with the pump inlet pressure Pinlet above the bubble-point pressure, the centrifugal pump speed increases based on the following relationship:
ΔQf=k(Pinlet−Pbpp), AC frequency and current intensity are calculated along with measuring of the pump temperature Tw, ESP operation continues with the values of the most optimal production rate Qf,optimal, dynamic level Hd, current intensity of the unit Ioper and pump surface temperature Tw. - In the particular case of implementation of the claimed technical solution, the following operating parameters are entered into the control station: k—well productivity factor, m3/day*MPa; initial reservoir pressure-Pres, MPa; pump operating temperature-Tw.
- In the particular case of implementation of the claimed technical solution, for the purposes of ESP leak-off test, it is necessary to open the valve, set the rotation direction, close the flowline valve at the X-tree and start up ESP, pressurize up to 40 atm at the X-tree, switch off ESP and then check pressure at the X-tree over the course of 15 minutes.
- In the particular case of implementation of the claimed technical solution, temperatures Tf and Tw are recorded, and the process of the unit's start-up is repeated, provided the pump temperature Tp is equal to the pump inlet temperature Tf and the current intensity Ioper is equal to 0.
- In the particular case of implementation of the claimed technical solution, the pump speed is reduced by Z:
- In the particular case of implementation of the claimed technical solution, the pump operation continues with a reduced difference (Tw-Tf) of more than 10% due to the increase in flow temperature at the pump inlet Tf, with the values of Tf, Tw, well-production rate Qf, dynamic level Hd, pump suction pressure Psuction, current intensity Ioper, voltage Uoper, AC frequency.
- In the particular case of implementation of the claimed technical solution, the ESP is shut down for accumulation with a decreasing pressure at pump inlet and a pump temperature increase to the value of the operating temperature of the extension cable until the pump suction pressure reaches the value of Psuction=1.2 Pbpp and in the condition of
-
- where Hcurr.head—current head, Hhead(ωst)—head of the centrifugal pump at a standard AC frequency (50 Hz), at the value of Psuction=1.2 Pbpp the unit is put into operation with the values of accumulation time tacc; pumping-out time tpump-out, operating current Ioper, voltage Uoper, initial and final pump surface temperature Tw, initial, Tw,final.
- In the particular case of implementation of the claimed technical solution, in the process of rate stabilization with the pump inlet pressure Pinlet above the bubble-point pressure, the pump speed is increased based on the following relationship: ΔQf=k(Pinlet− Pbpp), AC frequency and current intensity are calculated, at the same time the pump temperature is measured Tw, and ESP operation is continued with the values of the most optimal production rate Qf,optimal, dynamic level Hd, current intensity Ioper and pump surface temperature Tw.
- The details, attributes and advantages of the present invention will follow from the below description of the embodiments of the technical solution containing the drawings that show:
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FIG. 1 —electrical submersible pump unit with a variable frequency drive; -
FIG. 2 —a graph of pressure changes at the pump inlet; -
FIG. 3 —a graph of the temperature of the pump Tw over time; -
FIG. 4 —a graph of the temperature of the pump Tf over time; -
FIG. 5 —a graph of the temperature of the pump over time; -
FIG. 6 —motor temperature vs. time curve; -
FIG. 7 —pump temperature vs. current frequency. - The following items are numbered in the figures:
- 1—submersible electrical motor; 2—seal section; 3—centrifugal pump; 4—pump section; 5—pump section; 6—pump temperature gage; 7—pump inlet temperature gage; 8—pump inlet pressure gage; 9—cable line; 10—control station; 11—tubing strings; 12—valve with pressure gauge; 13—X-tree; 14—centrifugal pump suction.
- The electrical submersible pump unit (ESP) (
FIG. 1 ) consists of the following: submersible electrical motor (1), seal section (2), centrifugal pump (3), pump section (4, 5), pump surface temperature gage (6), pump inlet temperature gage (7), pump inlet pressure gage (8), cable line (9), control station (10), tubing strings (11), valve with gage (12), X-tree (13), centrifugal pump suction (14). - The ESP is activated by the submersible AC electrical motor fed from the control station with AC frequency over the cable line (9) and rotates the centrifugal units in the pump mounted on the shafts of the centrifugal pump and sections (4, 5) coupled with the electrical motor shaft.
- The centrifugal force that's created pumps the gas-and-fluid mixture through the openings in the bottom part of the pump, pumping it from vessel to vessel and further via tubing string to the oil gathering system. The ESP is installed in the well production string, and hung from the tubing string secured to the X-tree. The X-tree is tightly connected to the oil gathering system. The cable line (9) feeding the electrical motor is secured to the tubing string and connected to the control station (10) via a tight slot in the X-tree.
- The control station is designed for start-up (shutdown), uninterrupted supply of alternating current over the cable line to the submersible electrical motor, serves for uninterrupted control of the cable line's insulation resistance, the measuring of AC frequency, the receipt of information from the sensors (6, 7, 8) transmitted via the cable line.
- Automatic control of the ESP is only possible through the thermal state of the centrifugal pump. Therefore, the only parameter enabling definitive control for the entire ESP is the rate of change of the pump's relative temperature. The pump's relative temperature depends on the thermal parameters of the pump, the properties of the produced fluid.
- Depending on the gas content at the pump suction, the pump's relative temperature changes definitively: it depends on the free gas content in the gas-and-fluid mixture at the pump suction. Gas content at the pump suction depends on the gas-oil ratio, bubble-point pressure, pump inlet pressure, water cut. Therefore, the pump's relative temperature can serve as feedback for automatic control of the ESP—the creation of unmanned technology.
- The pump surface's relative temperature is calculated using the following formula:
-
- where:
φ—gas content at the pump inlet, unit fraction; q0—thermal capacity of the pump, kW/m3; R2-radius of the external surface of the pump enclosure, m; Pinlet—pump inlet pressure, atm; Pbpp—bubble-point pressure, atm; W— water content in the well product, unit fraction; h—head of one pump unit with respective gas content in the mixture, atm; G—gas-oil ratio, m3/m3; Patm-atmospheric pressure, atm; α—metal pump enclosure heat-transfer factor, W/m2*° C.; λins-thermal-conductivity factor of the gas layer at the external pump surface, W/m2*° C.; δins—gas thickness at the external pump surface, m; Tf—mixture temperature at the pump inlet, ° C.; Tw—pump surface temperature, ° C. - For the purposes of well operation, it is first necessary to select the ESP unit suitable for a production rate with a pump head allowance of 25% and depth of installation in the well.
- The following operating parameters are entered into the control station: k—well productivity factor, m3/day*MPa (from 0.1 to 1 or more, depending on location in the well); initial reservoir pressure—Pres, MPa; pump operating temperature—Tw.
- Allowable temperature Tadm (this temperature can be equal to the operating temperature of the cable line, for Russian cable lines less than 230° C.), ° C.; initial AC frequency—ωin, Hz; optimal ESP capacity—Qopt(ESP capacity at a frequency of ωin=50 Hz for Russian units), m3/day; current intensity of the motor Ioper, A; voltage Uoper, V; head created by the ESP at a standard frequency of 50 Hz—Hhead(ω); Pbpp—bubble-point pressure.
- Before ESP start-up, one has to make sure that the flow line is open (valve 12), rotation direction is straight and clockwise, pressure and rotation direction is right-handed. It is necessary to close the flow-line valve (12) at the X-tree, start up the pump, pressurize to 40 atm at the X-tree and shut down the pump. X-tree pressure will remain constant (pressure drop to 38 atm over 15 minutes is allowed)—the unit is tight. Otherwise, the unit is not tight.
- Thereafter, initial frequency coin, pump temperature limits Tp<Tadm are set. Temperature Tadm (e.g. operating temperature of the cable line adjacent to the pump-allowable temperature (130° C.) 230° C. for Russian ESPs, (standard) thermal-resistant flat part adjacent to the centrifugal pump). ESP is put into operation; at the same time, pressure Pinlet at ESP inlet, pump surface temperature Tw and pump inlet temperature Tf are recorded. At the same time, pump inlet pressure (
FIG. 2 ), temperature Tw (FIG. 3 ) and inlet temperature Tf(FIG. 4 ) curves are built. Before start-up, initial pressure Pinlet0, initial pump temperature Tw0 are recorded. At the same time, current intensity I is recorded. - 1. The pump remains in operation until the following value is reached:
-
P inlet ≥P bpp (2) - 2. When the following equation is attained:
-
P inlet =P bpp (3) - Tf and Tw temperatures are recorded, the curves of dependence of Pinlet, Tf, Tw and current intensity I on time are built, and the well production rate Qf0 is determined.
- 3. That said, if the pump inlet pressure remains unchanged for one or more hours or increases slightly (by no more than 10%), the process of ESP start-up is considered completed. At the same time, the production rate Qf, pump inlet pressure Pinlet, pump inlet temperature Tf, pump surface temperature Tw, current intensity Ioper are recorded as the current parameters to be communicated to the company's process engineer (geologist).
- 4. At the same time, the difference Tw−Tf remains constant or reduces to a certain extent (by no more than 10%) and stabilizes.
- 5. If the condition Tf=Tw is met during unit start-up, the current intensity Ioper is checked: if the current intensity is equal to 0, the unit start-up process is repeated. Otherwise, it is necessary to check the unit's integrity.
- 6. If the difference (Tw−Tf) reduces by more than 10% due to growth in flow temperature Tf at the pump inlet, operation of the centrifugal pump is continued: the process engineer receives the values of Tf, Tw, well-production rate Qf, dynamic level Hd (pump suction pressure Psuction), current intensity Ioper, voltage Uoper, AC frequency.
- 7. If the pump inlet pressure Pinlet continues dropping to become lower than the bubble-point pressure Pbpp, so that the difference Tw−Tf grows, then, based on the formula:
-
Q1=k(P res. −P bh1) at the pressure of P bh1 =P inlet1 +P fl.col (4) - Q1—fluid production rate (m3/day) at the bottomhole pressure of Pbh1, where k—well productivity factor, m3/day*PMa; Pbh1—bottomhole pressure, Pfl.col=Pinlet0, Pfl.col—pressure of the fluid column from the bottomhole to the level of the pump suction, Pinlet0— initial pump suction pressure, Pres.-reservoir pressure equal to the bottomhole pressure of the idle well.
If the pump inlet pressure drops: -
Q2=k(P res. −P bh2) at the pressure of P bh2 P inlet2 +P fl.col (5) - where Q2—fluid-production rate (m3/day) at Pbh2—bottomhole pressure after operation time t1. After we define the difference ΔQ (increase in well production rate) between (5) and (4), we have:
-
ΔQ=Q 2-Q 1 =k(P inlet1-P inlet2) (6) - 8. Z ratio is further defined:
-
- 9. The pump speed is reduced by Z:
-
- Further, the pump temperature is checked, and the dependency curves are built (
FIG. 6 ). - 11. The dependency curves are built (
FIG. 7 ) Tw=f(ω). - 12. Current ESP head is checked:
-
- where: Hcurr.head—current ESP head at the frequency of ωi (i takes the values of process steps 1, 2, 3, etc.)
- 13. By repeating items 6-8 i times, i.e. checking items 6-8 until
-
- is reached and checking for the presence of condition (9), we see that:
-
- where
ΔTw—change in the pump's surface temperature, Δω—change in current frequency. - 14. Then, we consider the process of the unit's rate stabilization completed.
- 15. The process engineer (geologist) receives: the new frequency ω1, new production rate Q1, new pump inlet pressure Pinlet, current intensity Ioper1.
- Intermittent Operation (Short-Term ESP Operation)
- If the pump's suction pressure drops, and the pump's temperature increases to the allowable value, e.g. to the allowable temperature of the cable line attached to the pump enclosure, and the following condition is met:
-
- Hcurr.head—current head, Hhead(ωst)—head of the centrifugal pump at a standard AC frequency (50 Hz). Then, ESP is shut down for the period of tacc—accumulation time where the pump's suction pressure becomes
-
P suction=1.2P bpp. (12) - When Psuction=1.2 Pbpp, the pump unit is put into operation, and the dependency curve is built:
-
T w =f(t) (13) - At the pump temperature:
-
T w =T p,adm (14) - the ESP is shut down for accumulation.
- The process engineer receives: accumulation time tacc; pumping-out time tpump-out, operating current Ioper, voltage Uoper, pump surface temperature Tw, initial, Tw,final (initial and final pump surface temperature).
- At this point, we complete the process of ESP rate stabilization in short-term operation mode.
- Optimizing ESP type and size
- It is not uncommon that, in the process of ESP design for a specific well, some errors are made due to the unreliability of well data.
- Therefore, after ESP start-up and its rate stabilization, the pump inlet pressure Pinlet turns out to be higher than the bubble-point pressure. This means that there is a possibility of increasing oil production. For this purpose, it is necessary to increase the centrifugal pump's speed.
-
ΔQ f =k(P inlet1-P bpp) (6.1) - We calculate the alternating current frequency using the following formula:
-
- Qf—fluid production rate until the frequency changes, m3/day, ΔQf—fluid production rate increase after a change in pump speed, Z—non-dimensional value.
Qf—fluid production rate until the frequency changes, ΔQf—fluid production rate, Z—ratio. - At the same time, the current intensity will increase and become equal to:
-
I z =Z 3 I oper - Ioper—current intensity at the production rate of Qf, Iz—current intensity after an increase in production rate by ΔQf, i.e. with the cubic dependency of Z factor.
- Therefore, a further change in alternating-current frequency will take place simultaneously with measuring the pump temperature Tw with the following inequation:
-
T w ≤T adm - At this point, we complete the process of testing well capabilities, the process engineer receives the following parameters: the most optimal production rate Qf, optimal, dynamic level Nd, current intensity Ioper and the pump's surface temperature Tw.
- 1. Case study of ESP ratestabilization
- 1.1. As an example, let's review well No. 236 at field N.
- The expected production rate is 18 m3/day at the dynamic-fluid level in the well (measured depth) Nd-1600 m (TVD 1420 m). Pressure in the oil-gathering line is 14 atm. Friction resistance in the tubing is assumed to be equal to 5 atm (with a friction allowance of 10 atm). Total required head is 1900 m. Considering the head allowance of 25%, the necessary head is 2350 m. Based on the well productivity factor, we select ESP 5-20-2350. Let's assume that the bubble-point pressure is equal to 110 atm. GOR is equal to 140 m3/m3. Vertical depth of the well Hv=2680 m. Density of oil from the well is assumed to be equal to 752 kg/m3. Reservoir water density is 1004 kg/m3, reservoir temperature is 82° C., downhole gradient pressure is 0.03° C. per 1 m of hole. Well productivity factor is equal to k=0.11 m3/day/atm.
- Optimal pump suction pressure Popt.suct=Pbpp=110 atm. Then, the fluid column in the well is equal to:
-
- where ρmix—mixture density; ρoil—oil density; ρw—water density; W— water content in the product.
- Let's assume that ρoil-852 kg/m3; ρw-1004 kg/m3; W—0.23
- Mixture density: ρmix=(852*(1-0.23)+0.23*1004)=656+231+887
- Fluid column:
-
- 101325 n/m2=1 atm−reduction factor.
- By deducting from the vertical depth of the hole Hcolumn=1396 m, we have the dynamic vertical level:
-
H d =H well −H column=2680−1396=1284 m - or measured depth:
-
H d.md =H d+160=1284+160=1444 m - where 160 m is defined based on the directional log; Hd.md—dynamic level, measured depth (production string). Directional log is the difference between the measured hole depth from the vertical depth (defined by directional survey tool) and is constant for each well.
- To define the depth for ESP installation, let's assume that the unit has no separator and conforms to the “Operating procedure . . . ” applied by oil-production companies, that a gas content of 25% (φ=0.25) is allowed at the pump inlet.
- Then, the gas content at the pump suction is equal to:
-
- where Vpump inlet—gas volume at the pump inlet in normal conditions calculated based on the following formula:
-
V pump inlet=(Q f *G*(1−W)*(1−P inlet /P bpp)*(P atm /P inlet (20) - Let's assume that the production rate proportionally depends on the dynamic level, and according to formula (6) define the change in the production rate with the change in dynamic level Hd to Hd.md:
-
ΔQ f =k*{(H d-H d.md)*ρmix *g} (21) - When we substitute the values, we define the well-production rate:
-
ΔQ f=0.11*((1600−1444)*852*9.8)/101325=1.4 m3/day - where 101325 n/m2=1 atm (reduction factor).
At the dynamic level of 1444 m the production rate will decrease by 1.4 m3/day and amount to 16.6 m3/day. - Let's calculate the free-gas volume at the pump inlet based on (19):
-
- Then, based on (20) we define the pump inlet pressure Pinlet:
-
- ESP installation depth depending on dynamic level:
-
- ESP hanger depth (vertical, from WH):
-
H depth=1444+943=2227 m - Based on the directional survey (according to the directional survey log):
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H meas.depth=2227+230=2457 m - (230 m according to the directional survey log)
- Relative pump temperature in case of operation with a gas content of 0.25 (25%), production rate of 18.6 m3/day at a dynamic level of 1444 m (with the pressure of 82 atm) will be equal to:
- a) let's calculate relative pump temperature using the formula (1)
-
- For this purpose, let's calculate q0: thermal capacity of ESP vessels spent for heat generation. For this purpose:
- a) let the nominal capacity of submersible electrical motor Nnom=16 kW, efficiency factor of the whole ESP unit be equal to ηESP=0.36;
- But in the process of pumping-over the gas-and-fluid mixture with a freegas content at pump inlet of 25%, the efficiency factor drops to 0.2.
- Then, the amount of heat generated by the unit is equal to:
-
Q=N nom*(1-0.2)=16 kW*0.8=12.8 kW (24) - b) let's calculate the number of vessels in the ESP unit; it is equal to:
-
- Of these, the number of vessels pumping over the heavily-gassed mixture to complete gas dissolving in oil (from an inlet pressure of 82 atm to a bubble-point pressure of 110 atm) is equal to:
-
- Here, we assume that the average head in the range of 82 to 110 atm is equal to 0.08 atm (20% of nominal head equal to 4 m).
- Having assumed that capacity is equally consumed by all of the ESP's operating elements (capacity attributable to 350 pump elements)
-
- c) we will define the thermal capacity q0 per 350 elements, taking into account that the height of one element is 6 cm, diameter is 10 cm, and that the heat is distributed all over the pump 21 m long (350 elements). Then, the heat-source capacity of 350 elements is equal to:
-
- where d—pump diameter, l—pump length, π=3.14.
- d) then, the relative temperature (temperature increase in the pump) is equal to:
-
- Let's calculate the absolute temperature of the pump, assuming that the geothermal factor is equal to 0.03° C./m.
- For this purpose, let's calculate the mixture temperature at the pump inlet; it is equal to:
-
T f=82−(2680−2227)*0.03=68° C. at the pump inlet. (29) - Then, the absolute pump surface temperature will be equal to:
-
T w=155+68=223° C. (30) - A temperature of 223° C. is close to the admissible temperature (admissible 230° C.).
- A production rate of 16.6 for ESP 5-20-2350 is not acceptable, because for such an inflow, it is necessary to install a wellhead choke at the X-tree, which will result in inefficient power consumption.
- Therefore, let's define the ratio:
-
- Let's reduce the AC frequency of the submersible electrical motor Z times.
- The frequency is equal to:
-
- Then, the production rate will amount to 16.6 m3/day. The head will drop to:
-
- Head balance: 1632 m=1444 m+50 m+138 m
- Total required head is 1900 m. It is evident that a head of 1632 m is insufficient. Therefore, a further reduction in AC frequency is inadmissible.
- Let's calculate the change in pump temperature with a reduction in AC frequency.
The consumed capacity will drop to: -
- Thermal-source capacity is equal to:
-
- Then, the capacity of the heat source in the pump according to ( ) amounts to:
-
- Absolute pump temperature is equal to:
-
T w=134+68=202 (38) - By comparing the temperature gage's (6) and (8) readings, we find the difference ΔTt: if
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ΔT t ≈ΔT (39) - with an accuracy of ±5%, then we consider the process of well-rate stabilization completed.
- Intermittent Operation:
- If, in the process of ESP operation, relative pump temperature increases so that the head drops below the required head:
-
H oper <H d +H d H reg +H ogs (40) - where Hoper—operating pressure of the centrifugal pump, Pinlet-pump inlet pressure, Hogs-pressure in the oil gathering system. That said, it is necessary to shut down the ESP, build the Pinlet, vs. time curve. Define the time Tacc of fluid accumulation in the well to the value of inlet pressure Pinlet Pbpp. The pump is put into operation with a pump temperature of up to Tw≤Tadm; at the same time, we take into account the unit operation time Toper. At the same time, we record the current intensity at the initial stage of pumping-out Iin and Ifin, define the initial well-production rate Qin and well production rate before shutdown Qfin (final production rate value). Let's calculate the volume of the lifted fluid as an arithmetic mean:
-
- The unit's operating parameters are provided to the process engineer: volume of produced fluid Q; unit operation time Toper; accumulation time (downtime)Tacc.
All process parameters are communicated to the company's process engineer (geologist). - If, after start-up, the pump's inlet pressure becomes constant and higher than the bubble-point pressure, it is necessary to define the additional well-production rate using the following formula:
-
ΔQ=k(P bpp P bh2) (43) - Let's calculate the change in pump speed (AC frequency) using the following formula:
-
- We increase the current frequency from 50 Hz by 50 Z, define relative temperature. If it is not higher than admissible Tn,add., we increase the speed stepwise:
-
ω=Zω i (45) - With a further reduction in pump inlet pressure Pinlet, it is advised to increase AC frequency based on (1).
- All process parameters are communicated to the company's process engineer (geologist).
- Scalinq Inhibition
- To inhibit scaling, we reduce pump temperature to the condition of the beginning of the scaling process Tsalt.
- The whole process of rate stabilization will take place according to items 9.1, 9.2, 9.3.
- E.g. if the relative temperature of scaling beginning in the well is equal to 46° C., then Tp,adm.=46° C.
- All process parameters are communicated to the company's process engineer (geologist).
Claims (7)
Q 1 =k(P res −P bh1) at the pressure of P bh1 =P inlet1 +P fl,column,
ΔQ=Q 2 −Q 1 =k(P inlet1 −P bh2),
ΔQ f =k(P inlet1 −P bpp);
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