WO1995030090A1 - An installation and a method for pumping up fluid from the earth's crust - Google Patents
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- WO1995030090A1 WO1995030090A1 PCT/NL1995/000157 NL9500157W WO9530090A1 WO 1995030090 A1 WO1995030090 A1 WO 1995030090A1 NL 9500157 W NL9500157 W NL 9500157W WO 9530090 A1 WO9530090 A1 WO 9530090A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04C13/00—Adaptations of machines or pumps for special use, e.g. for extremely high pressures
- F04C13/008—Pumps for submersible use, i.e. down-hole pumping
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- Liquids from the earth's crust such as petroleum are usually pumped up either with a suction pump (for in ⁇ stance a so-called nodding donkey) or with a pump lowered into a drilled hole and having a screw-like member.
- a suction pump for in ⁇ stance a so-called nodding donkey
- a pump for this purpose usually comprises a screw member (rotor) of metal which is rotatably drivable relative to a statically arranged member (stator) of rubber or plas ⁇ tic-like material.
- EP-A- 0168366 is an apparatus for pumping up oil wherein both the pump and the drive means are immersed in the oil or other liquids.
- maintenance of the drive means has to be carried out, the whole apparatus must be raised from the bore hole to above the ground surface, which is time-consuming and whereby oil extraction must be interrupted.
- This apparatus further makes use of balancing collars, whereby the bearing construction will be subject to wear due to sand or dirt occurring in the liquid, while this bearing construction is also complicated and play can easily occur therein.
- the drive means are disposed close to the earth's surface and the driving movement is transmitted to the lowered screw pump via transmission means, mainte ⁇ nance of the drive means can be performed easily and large standstill losses can be avoided.
- the screw member and/or the counter-screw member are preferably provided with slide bearings, wherein lubrica- tion can take place by the liquid for pumping up. This also prevents the screw member and/or the counter-screw member from lying against the housing of the pump, so that wear is limited to a minimum. It is anticipated that the lifespan of a screw pump according to the present invention will amount to a minimum of 10,000 hours before maintenance thereon has to be carried out.
- Two or more screw pumps are preferably lowered into the earth in series. If in this preferred embodiment both screw pumps are designed to produce a pumping pressure of 30 bar, in total 60 bar, it may occur that due to small differences in dimensioning of each of the screw pumps one of the two screw pumps produces in the first instance a pressure greater than 30 bar. After a time the pressure build-up by this first screw pump will decrease slightly due to a certain degree of wear, wherein this decrease is however compensated by the second screw pump, so that the total required 60 bar is maintained.
- the present invention further provides a method for pumping liquids from the earth's crust, wherein one or more screw pumps, each comprising a screw member and a counter-screw member, is lowered into a hole drilled in the earth's surface, wherein the first screw member is driven close to or above the earth's surface and the counter-screw member is driven by the screw member and wherein the liquid is pumped up between the screw member and the second screw member.
- one or more screw pumps each comprising a screw member and a counter-screw member
- fig. 1 shows a sectional view under the earth's surface of a first preferred embodiment of an installa ⁇ tion according to the present invention for performing the method according to the present invention
- fig- 2 shows a side view along line II-II of the installation of fig. 1
- fig. 3 is a sectional view above the lower screw pump of a second preferred embodiment of the installation according to the present invention
- fig. 4 shows a view in cross section of detail IV of fig. 1
- fig. 5 shows a view in cross section of detail V of fig. 1
- fig. 6 is a view along line VI-VI in fig. 5.
- a first preferred embodiment of an installation 1 according to the present invention contains drive means 8 disposed on the ground S and provided with a connecting flange 2 for connection to a drain pipe 3 for the pumped-up oil.
- Driven by drive means 8 is a tube, rod or shaft 4 which transmits the drive power to a depth of for instance 1000 or 2000 metres in the ground to an assembly of two screw pumps 5 and 6.
- Each of the screw pumps, for instance screw pump 6, comprises a driven screw member 7 and a counter-screw member 9 which is driven by the associated screw member.
- Screw member 7 and counter-screw member 9 are mutually adapted such that the liquid is transported between the helical grooves and helical ridges, while the counter- screw member follows precisely the movement of the screw member.
- the screw member and the counter-screw member are preferably manufactured from hardened stainless steel which can withstand temperatures of 300°C and is little subject to wear. It can further be seen, particularly in fig. 1, 2 and 6, that the drive rod 4 and the screw pumps 5 and 6 can be received in a closed housing which has for instance a largest diameter d of about 15 cm so that the installation can be applied in a bore hole with such a dimension which may or may not be provided with a cement- ed casing.
- a pressure of about 30-40 Bar can be produced by the above described screw pump shown in the figures, so that the petroleum can be pumped from a considerable depth, for instance 1000-3000 metres.
- screw pumps When a number of screw pumps are placed in series in the manner shown it is possible to work at still greater depth.
- the screw members and counter-screw members are preferably provided in each case with axial and radial bearing elements 30, 31, respectively 32, 33, 34 and 35 (fig. 5) of ceramic material which are lubricated by the petroleum for pumping up.
- Fig. 3 shows a second preferred embodiment of an installation for performing the method according to the present invention, wherein a first pump 10 is lowered to great depth while a second screw pump 11 is situated clo.se to the surface at ground level S. If maintenance has to be carried out on this second screw pump 11 the drive rod 4' does not have to be withdrawn completely from the bore hole.
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Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE69505653T DE69505653T2 (en) | 1994-04-29 | 1995-04-28 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING FLUIDS FROM OIL HOLE HOLES |
EP95916853A EP0757758B1 (en) | 1994-04-29 | 1995-04-28 | An installation and a method for pumping up fluid from the earth's crust |
AU23199/95A AU2319995A (en) | 1994-04-29 | 1995-04-28 | An installation and a method for pumping up fluid from the earth's crust |
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NL9400708 | 1994-04-29 | ||
NL9400708A NL9400708A (en) | 1994-04-29 | 1994-04-29 | Method and device for pumping up liquid from the earth's crust. |
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WO1995030090A1 true WO1995030090A1 (en) | 1995-11-09 |
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EP (1) | EP0757758B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2319995A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69505653T2 (en) |
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WO (1) | WO1995030090A1 (en) |
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EP2216501A1 (en) * | 2009-02-10 | 2010-08-11 | BP Exploration Operating Company Limited | Pump |
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DE1653930A1 (en) * | 1967-02-07 | 1971-10-07 | Warren Pump Inc | Submersible pump |
FR2305615A1 (en) * | 1975-03-24 | 1976-10-22 | Houdaille Industries Inc | DOUBLE SCREW PUMP |
GB2004327A (en) * | 1977-09-15 | 1979-03-28 | Imo Industri Ab | Hydraulic screw machine |
GB2152145A (en) * | 1983-12-14 | 1985-07-31 | Bornemann J H Gmbh & Co | An eccentric worm pump |
EP0168366A1 (en) * | 1984-06-20 | 1986-01-15 | Imo Ab | A device for pumping oil |
EP0280294A2 (en) * | 1987-02-27 | 1988-08-31 | Eastman Teleco Company | Test drill string for deep wells |
DE3718863A1 (en) * | 1987-06-05 | 1988-12-22 | Allweiler Ag | Screw pump |
US4828036A (en) * | 1987-01-05 | 1989-05-09 | Shell Oil Company | Apparatus and method for pumping well fluids |
US5190450A (en) * | 1992-03-06 | 1993-03-02 | Eastman Kodak Company | Gear pump for high viscosity materials |
FR2696792A1 (en) * | 1992-10-13 | 1994-04-15 | Inst Francais Du Petrole | Well pumping system, e.g. for oil well - allows lubricant injection from surface to pump rotor mounting |
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- 1995-04-28 EP EP95916853A patent/EP0757758B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-04-28 AU AU23199/95A patent/AU2319995A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1995-04-28 WO PCT/NL1995/000157 patent/WO1995030090A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1995-04-28 DE DE69505653T patent/DE69505653T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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DE1653930A1 (en) * | 1967-02-07 | 1971-10-07 | Warren Pump Inc | Submersible pump |
FR2305615A1 (en) * | 1975-03-24 | 1976-10-22 | Houdaille Industries Inc | DOUBLE SCREW PUMP |
GB2004327A (en) * | 1977-09-15 | 1979-03-28 | Imo Industri Ab | Hydraulic screw machine |
GB2152145A (en) * | 1983-12-14 | 1985-07-31 | Bornemann J H Gmbh & Co | An eccentric worm pump |
EP0168366A1 (en) * | 1984-06-20 | 1986-01-15 | Imo Ab | A device for pumping oil |
US4828036A (en) * | 1987-01-05 | 1989-05-09 | Shell Oil Company | Apparatus and method for pumping well fluids |
EP0280294A2 (en) * | 1987-02-27 | 1988-08-31 | Eastman Teleco Company | Test drill string for deep wells |
DE3718863A1 (en) * | 1987-06-05 | 1988-12-22 | Allweiler Ag | Screw pump |
US5190450A (en) * | 1992-03-06 | 1993-03-02 | Eastman Kodak Company | Gear pump for high viscosity materials |
FR2696792A1 (en) * | 1992-10-13 | 1994-04-15 | Inst Francais Du Petrole | Well pumping system, e.g. for oil well - allows lubricant injection from surface to pump rotor mounting |
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"silicon carbide or rubber-lined bearings: no lubrication is necessary", DESIGN ENGINEERING, LONDON GB, pages 20 - 24, XP000021360 * |
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EP2216501A1 (en) * | 2009-02-10 | 2010-08-11 | BP Exploration Operating Company Limited | Pump |
WO2010092320A1 (en) | 2009-02-10 | 2010-08-19 | Bp Exploration Operating Company Limited | Pump |
CN102317571A (en) * | 2009-02-10 | 2012-01-11 | 英国石油勘探运作有限公司 | Pump |
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DE69505653T2 (en) | 1999-03-25 |
EP0757758B1 (en) | 1998-10-28 |
NL9400708A (en) | 1995-12-01 |
AU2319995A (en) | 1995-11-29 |
DE69505653D1 (en) | 1998-12-03 |
EP0757758A1 (en) | 1997-02-12 |
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