Method of operating an oil and gas production well activated by a pumping system
First Claim
1. Method of operating an oil and gas production well activated by a pumping system, comprising, placed at the wellbottom, a submerged pump (5) driven by an electric motor (6) which draws a known amount of current, the said well comprising, at its top, an oil-outlet choke (17) and a gas venting choke (22), characterized in that it comprises a starting phase which consists in running the following steps:
- a preparative step which consists in;
acting on the gas venting choke (22) to bring the pressure upstream of the said choke to a predetermined starting value,acting on the oil outlet choke (17) to bring the pressure upstream of the said choke to a predetermined starting value,re-closing the oil outlet choke (17),checking that, with no power applied to the electric motor (6), the condition of the pump (5) is compatible with starting,a start-of-production step which consists in;
gradually applying power to the motor (6) until the pump (5) is running at a predetermined minimum speed,checking, after a time, that the pressure upstream of the oil outlet choke (17) has exceeded a predetermined pressure-rise threshold,checking, after a time, that the current drawn by the electric motor (6) has exceeded a predetermined threshold,leaving the pump (5) running if these two thresholds have been exceeded, otherwise stopping the pump (5),gradually increasing the extent to which the oil outlet choke (17) is open, up to a predetermined value,waiting for a predetermined stabilizing time,checking for correct operation by simultaneously making checks on the current drawn by the motor (6) and on the production of the well using at least one production indicator,regulating the pressure upstream of the gas venting choke to the predetermined starting value.
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Abstract
The invention relates to the production of hydrocarbons in the form of oil and gas, from a well activated by a pumping system. According to the invention, a hydrocarbon production well comprising a submerged pump (5) driven by an electric motor (6), an oil outlet choke (17) and a gas venting choke (22) is operated by acting, during the various production phases, on the chokes and on the speed of the electric motor (6) either in turn or simultaneously. Furthermore, correct operation of the well is constantly checked and it is also checked that the current drawn by the motor (6) does not cross thresholds that vary as a function of the speed of the motor (6). The invention finds its application in the oil industry.
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20 Claims
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1. Method of operating an oil and gas production well activated by a pumping system, comprising, placed at the wellbottom, a submerged pump (5) driven by an electric motor (6) which draws a known amount of current, the said well comprising, at its top, an oil-outlet choke (17) and a gas venting choke (22), characterized in that it comprises a starting phase which consists in running the following steps:
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a preparative step which consists in; acting on the gas venting choke (22) to bring the pressure upstream of the said choke to a predetermined starting value, acting on the oil outlet choke (17) to bring the pressure upstream of the said choke to a predetermined starting value, re-closing the oil outlet choke (17), checking that, with no power applied to the electric motor (6), the condition of the pump (5) is compatible with starting, a start-of-production step which consists in; gradually applying power to the motor (6) until the pump (5) is running at a predetermined minimum speed, checking, after a time, that the pressure upstream of the oil outlet choke (17) has exceeded a predetermined pressure-rise threshold, checking, after a time, that the current drawn by the electric motor (6) has exceeded a predetermined threshold, leaving the pump (5) running if these two thresholds have been exceeded, otherwise stopping the pump (5), gradually increasing the extent to which the oil outlet choke (17) is open, up to a predetermined value, waiting for a predetermined stabilizing time, checking for correct operation by simultaneously making checks on the current drawn by the motor (6) and on the production of the well using at least one production indicator, regulating the pressure upstream of the gas venting choke to the predetermined starting value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Method of operating an oil and gas production well activated by a pumping system, comprising, placed at the wellbottom, a submerged pump (5) driven by an electric motor (6) which draws a known amount of current, the said well comprising, at its top, an oil-outlet choke (17) and a gas venting choke (22), characterized in that after a starting phase it consists in simultaneously performing the following operations:
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increasing the speed of the motor (6) up to a predetermined target value, opening the oil-outlet choke (17) up to a value that is calculated as a function of the target value of the speed of the motor (6), acting on the gas venting choke (22) so as to keep the pressure upstream of the said choke at a value that is calculated as a function of the target value of the speed of the motor (6), then checking for correct operation by performing checks on the current drawn by the motor (6) and on the well production, using production indicators. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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