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Optimization of the Well Start-Up Procedure and Operating Parameters for ESP Gas Well Dewatering

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  • Xiaolei Wang

    (No.1 Gas Production Plant, PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay 834000, China)

  • Xuezhang Feng

    (No.1 Gas Production Plant, PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay 834000, China)

  • Jinbo Liu

    (No.1 Gas Production Plant, PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay 834000, China)

  • Jiangling Hong

    (No.1 Gas Production Plant, PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay 834000, China)

  • Jinsong Yao

    (Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering Education Ministry, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China)

  • Honglei Liu

    (No.1 Gas Production Plant, PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay 834000, China)

  • Zelin Liu

    (No.1 Gas Production Plant, PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay 834000, China)

  • Guoqing Han

    (Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering Education Ministry, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China)

Abstract

The Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) systems were deployed in two gas wells for the dewatering of the gas reservoir. However, problems, such as the failure to start up the ESP, and changes in reservoir parameters occurred during the production. For the first problem, the well start-up operation records indicate that the ESP’s gas locking happened. To avoid this, an optimization method of the well start-up procedure for the ESP well with a check valve was correspondingly proposed, which can solve the problem without any workovers. Secondly, based on the working characteristics of the ESP and the nodal analysis method, a set of optimization methods for the operating parameters of ESPs were introduced to achieve the inflow and outflow balance. For one well, the original ESP system was planned to be installed after hydraulic fracturing. Traditionally, the ESP operating parameters were designed based on the production rate. However, in this case, the production rate and the ESP operating frequency were designed simultaneously to maximize the pump efficiency.

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  • Xiaolei Wang & Xuezhang Feng & Jinbo Liu & Jiangling Hong & Jinsong Yao & Honglei Liu & Zelin Liu & Guoqing Han, 2023. "Optimization of the Well Start-Up Procedure and Operating Parameters for ESP Gas Well Dewatering," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-12, January.
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