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Gas Method • Gas Lift
Beam Pumping/Sucker Rod Pumps (Rod Lift)
This type of artificial lift utilizes a positive displacement pump that is inserted or set in the tubing near the bottom of the well. The pump plunger is connected to surface by a long rod string, called sucker rods, and operated by a beam unit at surface. Each upstroke of the beam unit lifts the oil above the pump’s plunger.
ROD LIFT SYSTEM ADVANTAGES • High system efficiency • Optimization controls available • Economical to repair and service • Positive displacement/strong drawdown • Upgraded materials can reduce corrosion concerns • Flexibility ‐‐ adjust production through stroke length and speed • High salvage value for surface unit and downhole equipment • Applicable to slim holes, multiple completions and high temperature and viscous oils
ROD LIFT SYSTEM DISADVANTAGES • Limited to relatively low production volumes, less than 1,000 barrels per day. • Excessive friction in crooked/deviated holes •
Solid sensitive
problems
• Bulky in gassy wells • Limited depth • Bulky in offshore operations
Progressing Cavity Pumps (PCP Pumps)
Progressing Cavity Pumping (PCP) Systems typically consist of a surface drive, drive string and downhole PC pump. The PC pump is comprised of a single helical ‐shaped rotor that
turns inside a double helical elastomer ‐lined stator. The stator is attached to the production tubing string and remains stationary during pumping. In most cases the rotor is attached to a sucker rod string which is suspended and rotated by the surface drive. As the rotor turns eccentrically in the stator, a series of sealed cavities form and progress from the inlet to the discharge end of the pump. The result is a non ‐pulsating positive displacement flow with a discharge rate proportional to the size of the cavity, rotational speed of the rotor and the differential pressure across the pump. In some cases, PCP pumps are connected to Electric Submersible Pump Motors rather than using a sucker rod string and surface drive.
PCP PUMP
ADVANTAGES
• Low capital investment • High system efficiency
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• Low power consumption • Pumps oils and waters with solids • Pumps heavy oils • No internal valves to clog or gas lock • Quiet operation • Simple installation with minimal maintenance costs • Portable, lightweight surface equipment • Low surface profile for visual and height sensitive areas • Can be installed in deviated and horizontal wells.
PCP PUMP DISADVANTAGES • Limited lift capabilities (approximately 7,000 ft. maximum) • Short life • Reverse motion of the string and motor when motor stops and liquid column flows
back until P(hydrostatic)
is balanced. • Installation of reverse brakes • If run dry – friction increases – high temperatures
Subsurface Hydraulic Pumps
Hydraulic Lift Systems consist of a surface power fluid system, a prime mover, a surface pump, and a downhole jet or reciprocating/piston pump. In the operation of a hydraulic lift system, crude oil or water (power fluid) is taken from a storage tank and fed to the surface
pump. The
power
fluid,
now
under
pressure
built
up
by
the
surface
pump,
is
controlled
by
valves at a control station and distributed to one or more wellheads. The power fluid passes through the wellhead valve and is directed to the downhole pump. In a piston pump installation, power fluid actuates the engine, which in turn drives the pump, and power fluid returns to the surface with the produced oil, is separated, and is piped to the storage tank. A jet pump has no moving parts and employs the Venturi principle to use fluid under pressure to bring oil to the surface
HYDRAULIC LIFT SYSTEM ADVANTAGES Jet Lift • No moving parts • High volume capability • "Free" pump • Multiwell production from a single package • Low pump maintenance
Piston Lift • "Free" or wireline retrievable • Positive displacement ‐strong drawdown • Double ‐acting high ‐volumetric efficiency •
Good depth/volume capability (+15,000 ft.)
HYDRAULIC LIFT SYSTEM DISADVANTAGES
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• High initial capital cost • Complex to operate • Only economical where there are a number of wells together on a pad. • If there is a problem with the surface system or prime mover, all wells are off
production
Electric Submersible Pumps (ESPs)
Electric Submersible Pumping (ESP) Systems incorporate an electric motor and centrifugal pump unit run on a production string and connected back to the surface control mechanism and transformer via an electric power cable. The downhole components are suspended from the production tubing above the wells' perforations. In most cases the motor is located on the bottom of the work string. Above the motor is the seal section, the intake or gas separator, and the pump. The power cable is banded to the tubing and plugs into the top of the motor. As the fluid comes into the well it must pass by the motor and into the pump. This fluid flow past the motor aids in the cooling of the motor. The fluid then enters the intake and is taken into the pump. Each stage (impeller/diffuser combination) adds pressure or head to the fluid at a given rate. The fluid will build up enough pressure as it reaches the top of the pump to lift it to the surface and into the separator or flowline. Electric submersible pumps are normally used in high volume (over 1,000 BPD) applications.
ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPING ADVANTAGES • High volume and depth capacity • High efficiency over 1,000 BPD • Low maintenance • Minimal surface equipment requirements • High resistance to corrosive downhole environments • Use in deviated wells and vertical wells with doglegs • Adaptable to wells with 4 1/2" casing or larger
ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP DISADVANTAGES • Poor ability to pump sand • High voltage electricity availability • No applicable to multiple completions • Costly to install and repair
Gas Lift
In a typical gas lift system, compressed gas is injected through gas lift mandrels and valves into the production string. The injected gas lowers the hydrostatic pressure in the production string to reestablish the required pressure differential between the reservoir and
wellbore, thus
causing
the
formation
fluids
to
flow
to
the
surface.
Essentially, the liquids are lightened by the gas which allows the reservoir pressure to force the fluids to surface.
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A source of gas, and compression equipment is required for gas lift. Proper installation and compatibility of gas lift equipment, both on the surface and in the wellbore, are essential to any gas lift system.
GAS LIFT ADVANTAGES • Gas Lift is an artificial lift process that closely resembles the natural flow process and
basically operates as an enhancement or extension of that process. The only major requirement is an available and economical supply of pressurized gas.
• Widely used in oil fields that produce sand and gassy oils • Crooked/deviated holes present no problem • Applicable to offshore operations • Low costs
GAS LIFT DISADVANTAGES • Not feasible if no source of gas present. • High initial capital purchase cost. • Maintenance intensive. • Difficult to operate.
Summary
Artificial lift is increasing in use as mature oilfields decline in productivity, as newer oil fields require the introduction of artificial lift sooner, as improvements in oilfield management practice become more widely deployed and more rapidly adopted, and as oil volumes pumped annually increase globally.