摘要:
Evaluating annulus-tubing communication points in a production well having an annulus between a production string and a surrounding string(s) of casing. Determining a composition of production fluids produced from the well, and injecting one or more tracer materials into the annulus of the well under pressure as part of a lift gas. Each of the one or more tracer materials defines a material that is not native to the production fluids, and each has a different rate of diffusivity in the lift gas. The tracer materials are detected upon being produced at the surface. A mass spectrometer or other analyzer capable of detecting tracer materials at concentrations of less than 1,000 ppm is used. Determining injection points of the one or more tracer materials, and determining whether each of the injection points represents a gas lift valve along the production tubing.
摘要:
A method of optimizing the operation of a gas lift well including the steps of: collecting data from at least one surface mounted sensor, the at least one surface mounted sensor including a skin-mounted temperature sensor, the at least one surface mounted sensor mounted to the gas lift well's surface equipment; collecting ambient temperature data; and determining gas lift performance from data so obtained. A system and field test kits for optimizing the operation of a gas lift well.
摘要:
A method of optimizing the operation of a gas lift well. The method includes the steps of: collecting data from at least one surface mounted sensor, the at least one surface mounted sensor including a skin-mounted temperature sensor, the at least one surface mounted sensor mounted to the gas lift well's surface equipment; collecting ambient temperature data; and determining gas lift performance from data so obtained. A system and field test kits for optimizing the operation of a gas lift well are also provided.
摘要:
A side pocket mandrel, including defining a tubular body having opposing ends and a bore formed within the tubular body. The tubular body comprises an eccentric portion such that a first inner diameter (ID1) is formed at the opposing upper and lower ends, and a second larger inner diameter (ID2) is formed along an eccentric portion. The mandrel includes a movable curtain disposed along the eccentric portion, wherein in a first position the movable curtain covers a portion of the eccentric portion above the pocket to provide a reduced inner diameter that approximates (ID1), and in a second position the curtain is movable to a larger inner diameter (ID2) that enables access by a kick-over tool to install a gas lift valve in or to retrieve the gas lift from the pocket. A method of producing hydrocarbon fluids is also provided.
摘要:
A side pocket mandrel, including defining a tubular body having opposing ends and a bore formed within the tubular body. The tubular body comprises an eccentric portion such that a first inner diameter (ID1) is formed at the opposing upper and lower ends, and a second larger inner diameter (ID2) is formed along an eccentric portion. The mandrel includes a movable curtain disposed along the eccentric portion, wherein in a first position the movable curtain covers a portion of the eccentric portion above the pocket to provide a reduced inner diameter that approximates (ID1), and in a second position the curtain is movable to a larger inner diameter (ID2) that enables access by a kick-over tool to install a gas lift valve in or to retrieve the gas lift from the pocket. A method of producing hydrocarbon fluids is also provided.
摘要:
Method for determining the depth of entry of lift gas into a production tube of a gas lift well includes the step of determining the concentration of GCOI endogenous to formation gas produced from the production tube of a gas lift well and absent from gas used as the lift gas in said gas lift well versus time after a perturbation of the rate of introduction of said lift gas into said production tube via one or more gas lift valves. The invention includes a system configured for evaluating the performance of gas lift well, including a separator, a flow regulation device, a measurement device for measuring over time the concentration of a GCOI in production fluids, a data collection and storage device for recording data from the measurement device, and a computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium for analyzing the data collected by the measuring device.
摘要:
Hydrocarbon wells including electrically actuated gas lift valve assemblies and methods of providing gas lift in a hydrocarbon well. The hydrocarbon wells include a wellbore that extends within a subterranean formation and downhole tubing that extends within the wellbore. The hydrocarbon wells also include a lift gas supply system configured to provide a lift gas stream to a lift gas supply conduit of the wellbore, a plurality of electrically actuated gas lift valve assemblies, a valve power supply system, and a controller. The methods include measuring a respective pressure differential between a lift gas supply conduit and a production conduit of the hydrocarbon well at each electrically actuated gas lift valve assembly in a plurality of electrically actuated gas lift valve assemblies of the hydrocarbon well. The methods also include selectively opening a selected electrically actuated gas lift valve assembly based on the respective pressure differential.
摘要:
Hydrocarbon wells including electrically actuated gas lift valve assemblies and methods of providing gas lift in a hydrocarbon well. The hydrocarbon wells include a wellbore that extends within a subterranean formation and downhole tubing that extends within the wellbore. The hydrocarbon wells also include a lift gas supply system configured to provide a lift gas stream to a lift gas supply conduit of the wellbore, a plurality of electrically actuated gas lift valve assemblies, a valve power supply system, and a controller. The methods include measuring a respective pressure differential between a lift gas supply conduit and a production conduit of the hydrocarbon well at each electrically actuated gas lift valve assembly in a plurality of electrically actuated gas lift valve assemblies of the hydrocarbon well. The methods also include selectively opening a selected electrically actuated gas lift valve assembly based on the respective pressure differential.
摘要:
Wellbore plungers with non-metallic tubing-contacting surfaces and wells including the wellbore plungers. The wellbore plungers are configured to be utilized within a tubing conduit of the downhole tubing. The downhole tubing includes a non-metallic tubing material that defines a non-metallic tubing surface. The non-metallic tubing surface at least partially defines the tubing conduit. The wellbore plungers include an uphole region, which defines an uphole bumper-contacting surface, a downhole region, which defines a downhole bumper-contacting surface, and a plunger body. The plunger body extends between the uphole region and the downhole region and defines a downhole tubing-contacting surface. The downhole tubing-contacting surface is configured for sliding contact with the non-metallic tubing surface, defines a sealing structure configured to form an at least partial fluid seal with the downhole tubing, and is at least partially defined by a non-metallic tubing-contacting material.
摘要:
A pump includes a solid state pump including a solid state actuator actuatable to pressurize a hydraulic fluid, and a secondary pump in fluid communication with the solid state pump via a fluid circuit. The secondary pump is actuatable with the hydraulic fluid received from the solid state pump, and actuating the secondary pump draws in an external fluid into the secondary pump, pressurizes the external fluid within the secondary pump, and discharges a pressurized external fluid.