US3784325A - Method of and apparatus for the gas-lift withdrawal of a liquid from a subterranean space - Google Patents

Method of and apparatus for the gas-lift withdrawal of a liquid from a subterranean space Download PDF

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US3784325A
US3784325A US00255822A US3784325DA US3784325A US 3784325 A US3784325 A US 3784325A US 00255822 A US00255822 A US 00255822A US 3784325D A US3784325D A US 3784325DA US 3784325 A US3784325 A US 3784325A
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I Gabor
R Posirca
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04F—PUMPING OF FLUID BY DIRECT CONTACT OF ANOTHER FLUID OR BY USING INERTIA OF FLUID TO BE PUMPED; SIPHONS
    • F04F5/00—Jet pumps, i.e. devices in which flow is induced by pressure drop caused by velocity of another fluid flow
    • F04F5/14—Jet pumps, i.e. devices in which flow is induced by pressure drop caused by velocity of another fluid flow the inducing fluid being elastic fluid
    • F04F5/24—Jet pumps, i.e. devices in which flow is induced by pressure drop caused by velocity of another fluid flow the inducing fluid being elastic fluid displacing liquids, e.g. containing solids, or liquids and elastic fluids
    • F04F5/26—Jet pumps, i.e. devices in which flow is induced by pressure drop caused by velocity of another fluid flow the inducing fluid being elastic fluid displacing liquids, e.g. containing solids, or liquids and elastic fluids of multi-stage type
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/12—Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells
    • E21B43/121—Lifting well fluids
    • E21B43/122—Gas lift

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  • ABSTRACT A system for the gas-lift withdrawal of liquid from a subterranean location, especially an oil well, wherein the gas is introduced into a tubing drain at axially spaced circular slot to induce the liquid to flow upwardly through respective venturi-type nozzles immediately above each slot in accordancewith the Coanda effect.
  • the lifting gas is forced through an annular space between the casing and the lifting string, the space between the lifting string and the casing being sealed off at least at the upper end by a packing.
  • the lifting or tubing string is provided at vertically space d locations (i.e.spaced axially along the string) with circular slots having adjustable openings and by providing immediately above each of these slots a venturi-type nozzle or sleeve dimensionsto permit the diversion of the fluid jet along the inner walls of the sleeve according to the Coanda effect and an upward entrainment of the liquid.
  • the slugs of liquid are elimi with the Coanda effect.
  • the sleeves are threaded at their upper end into the sleeves of the tubing string and at their lower end into couplings provided with lateral orifices opening at the edge of the sleeve and communicating with the space between the strings and the surrounding casing.
  • the couplings have along their interiors below the level of these orifices, respective shaft nated by causing them to strain into the gas at each of collars and threaded portions in which is mounted a seat whoseupper edge forms with the lower edge of the sleeve, the aforementioned circular opening which is adjustable in cross-section by the vertical displacement of the seat using a screwing action.
  • a reducing or transition member serves for connection of each coupling to the pipe portion of the next sleeve.
  • venturi-type nozzles with convergent/divergent passages defined by annular walls.
  • the divergent side of the nozzles are turned upwardly and the venturi-systems are dimensioned to ensure a Coanda-effect deviation of the liquid jet along the divergent inner walls of the nozzle as the liquid is coupling 6 is formed with a plurality of circular orifices c which enable theannular space (around the string 2 and within the casing l) to be connected with the interior of the tube at the mouth of each venturi-nozzle.
  • a seating piece 7 is threaded into the interior of coupling 6 so that its upper edge forms together with the lower-edge or mouth of the nozzle, an annular slot d whose axial width is adjustable (by the degree the seating piece 7 is threaded into the coupling 6) in accordance with the lifting gas slow rate required for withdrawal of liquid from the well.
  • the slot d is thus located at the level of the orifices c, i.e. in a common horizontal plane therewith.
  • stiffening of the coupling 6 is accomplished by introducing into the latter a reducing sleeve member 8, the
  • the tubing string formed in this manner is suspended at the well head by conventional techniques after the slots d have been adjusted to the predetermined width by screwing members 7 therein, depending upon the depth at which the slot is located, the flow rate and condition of the liquid 'etc.
  • a pipe 9 provided with a valve 10 feeds the lifting gas under pressure to the annular space between the tubing string 2 and the casing l of the well.
  • the lifting gas is injected through pipe 9 under pressure and, since this annular space (between the casing l and the string 2) is limited by packing 3, the gas enters at the predetermined level into the tubing string 2 through the orifices c and slot d.
  • the flow rate of the gas is directly proportional to the width of the slot d.
  • the annular gas jet After leaving slot d, the annular gas jet entrains liquid upwardly and adheres to the convergent surface of nozzle 4 in accordance with the Coanda effect to create a pressure drop which entrains the liquid upwardly concommittently with the spraying into the mass of the liquid gas.
  • the partial adhesion of the gas/liquid mixture to the surface of the divergent walls prevent or reduces the downward slip of crude oil.
  • An apparatus for the lifting of liquids from a subterranean location comprising:
  • packing means sealingly disposed between said string and said casing between said opening and said space to prevent entry of said liquid into said space, said string being opened into said casing below said packing means to permit entry of said liquid into said string; and 7 means for feeding air under pressure into said space,
  • said string comprising:
  • convergent/divergent nozzles vertically spaced along said string and having upwardly directed divergent portions and downwardly turned mouths leading to the respective convergent portions
  • each sleeve threaded into each sleeve below the respective nozzle and defining with each nozzle an annular slot between the respective chamber and mouth, the axial width of each slot being variable by relative threading displacement of the respective member and sleeve;

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US4090814A (en) * 1975-02-12 1978-05-23 Institutul National Pentru Creatie Stiintifica Si Tehnica Gas-lift device
US4200425A (en) * 1975-02-12 1980-04-29 Institutul National Pentru Creatie Stiintifica Si Tehnica-Increst Gas-lift device
US4297084A (en) * 1979-12-10 1981-10-27 Wayt Newell E Gas anchor
EP0043566A1 (de) * 1980-07-05 1982-01-13 Jürgen Volkmann Ejektorvorrichtung
US5228839A (en) * 1991-05-24 1993-07-20 Gast Manufacturing Corporation Multistage ejector pump
US5707214A (en) * 1994-07-01 1998-01-13 Fluid Flow Engineering Company Nozzle-venturi gas lift flow control device and method for improving production rate, lift efficiency, and stability of gas lift wells
US5743717A (en) * 1994-07-01 1998-04-28 Fluid Flow Engineering Company Nozzle-venturi gas lift flow control device
WO2002029209A1 (en) * 2000-10-05 2002-04-11 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Method and device to stabilise the production of oil wells
WO2004092537A1 (en) 2003-04-15 2004-10-28 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Mandrel for a gas lift valve
US20090194293A1 (en) * 2008-02-04 2009-08-06 Marathon Oil Company Apparatus, assembly and process for injecting fluid into a subterranean well
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US9303501B2 (en) 2001-11-19 2016-04-05 Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Method and apparatus for wellbore fluid treatment
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US2077912A (en) * 1936-04-07 1937-04-20 George E Van Voorhis Operation of gas wells
US2380714A (en) * 1944-06-29 1945-07-31 Alfred W Carter Ejector
US3321891A (en) * 1964-07-14 1967-05-30 Coanda Henri Apparatus for transporting atomizable material

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US4090814A (en) * 1975-02-12 1978-05-23 Institutul National Pentru Creatie Stiintifica Si Tehnica Gas-lift device
US4200425A (en) * 1975-02-12 1980-04-29 Institutul National Pentru Creatie Stiintifica Si Tehnica-Increst Gas-lift device
US4297084A (en) * 1979-12-10 1981-10-27 Wayt Newell E Gas anchor
EP0043566A1 (de) * 1980-07-05 1982-01-13 Jürgen Volkmann Ejektorvorrichtung
DE3025525A1 (de) * 1980-07-05 1982-01-28 Jürgen 4477 Welver Volkmann Ejektorvorrichtung
US5228839A (en) * 1991-05-24 1993-07-20 Gast Manufacturing Corporation Multistage ejector pump
US5707214A (en) * 1994-07-01 1998-01-13 Fluid Flow Engineering Company Nozzle-venturi gas lift flow control device and method for improving production rate, lift efficiency, and stability of gas lift wells
US5743717A (en) * 1994-07-01 1998-04-28 Fluid Flow Engineering Company Nozzle-venturi gas lift flow control device
WO2002029209A1 (en) * 2000-10-05 2002-04-11 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Method and device to stabilise the production of oil wells
US6568478B2 (en) 2000-10-05 2003-05-27 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Method and device to stabilize the production of oil wells
AU2001226584B2 (en) * 2000-10-05 2006-01-12 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Method and device to stabilise the production of oil wells
US10822936B2 (en) 2001-11-19 2020-11-03 Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Method and apparatus for wellbore fluid treatment
US9366123B2 (en) 2001-11-19 2016-06-14 Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Method and apparatus for wellbore fluid treatment
US10087734B2 (en) 2001-11-19 2018-10-02 Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Method and apparatus for wellbore fluid treatment
US9963962B2 (en) 2001-11-19 2018-05-08 Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Method and apparatus for wellbore fluid treatment
US9303501B2 (en) 2001-11-19 2016-04-05 Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Method and apparatus for wellbore fluid treatment
US10487624B2 (en) 2002-08-21 2019-11-26 Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Method and apparatus for wellbore fluid treatment
US10053957B2 (en) 2002-08-21 2018-08-21 Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Method and apparatus for wellbore fluid treatment
WO2004092537A1 (en) 2003-04-15 2004-10-28 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Mandrel for a gas lift valve
US20110042097A1 (en) * 2008-02-04 2011-02-24 Marathon Oil Company Apparatus, assembly and process for injecting fluid into a subterranean well
US8413726B2 (en) 2008-02-04 2013-04-09 Marathon Oil Company Apparatus, assembly and process for injecting fluid into a subterranean well
US7766085B2 (en) 2008-02-04 2010-08-03 Marathon Oil Company Apparatus, assembly and process for injecting fluid into a subterranean well
US20090194293A1 (en) * 2008-02-04 2009-08-06 Marathon Oil Company Apparatus, assembly and process for injecting fluid into a subterranean well
US10030474B2 (en) 2008-04-29 2018-07-24 Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Downhole sub with hydraulically actuable sleeve valve
US10704362B2 (en) 2008-04-29 2020-07-07 Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Downhole sub with hydraulically actuable sleeve valve
CN103306643B (zh) * 2013-07-10 2015-09-23 崔斌 一种排水采气装置及方法
CN103306643A (zh) * 2013-07-10 2013-09-18 崔斌 一种排水采气装置及方法
US11952877B2 (en) 2021-07-07 2024-04-09 Hawk Energy Solutions, Llc Ejector manifold and subsurface process to harvest low-pressure natural gas

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