Case Study: Successful Application of a Novel Gas Lift Valve in Low Pressure Wells in Fuling Shale Gas Field
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Gas Lift Valves
- The pressure control components are made of three layers of monel alloy and the test rack opening pressure is very sensitive to low pressure, thus it meets the accuracy of low-pressure well activation.
- The new type of gas lift valve can connect/disconnect the first and second through-hole of the internal structure of the air lift valve by installing a hydraulic piston that can move axially inside the valve body. This technology connects the space of the annulus and tubing by injecting liquid inside the tubing to activate the gas lift valve, thus it greatly reduces the operation frequency of replacing the dummy valve and as a result reduces the cost and risks and saves time.
- The most import function of this new type of valve can greatly reduce the required gas lift pressure to the level of piping line pressure which is approximately around 5 MPa. By utilizing piping line pressure, the gas wells’ production can be restored instantaneously after a hydraulic fracturing operation or being heavily water-loaded.
3. Geological Overview
4. Candidates Selection
5. Project Validation
5.1. Unloading
5.2. Field Trail Result and Data Validation
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Comparison | Selection Criteria | SRP | PCP | ESP | Jet Pump | GL |
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System Condition | System Complexity | Simple | Simple | Downhole Complex | Surface Complex | Surface Complex |
Initial Investment | Low | Low | High | High | Highest | |
Operation Cost | Low | Low | High | Low | Low | |
Fluid Range, | Fluid Rate Range | 1–100 | 10–200 | 80–700 | 10–500 | 30–3180 |
m3/d | Maximum Range | 300 | 250 | 1400 | 1590 | −7945 |
Lifting Depth, m | Lifting Depth | <3000 | <1500 | <2000 | <2000 | <4000 |
Maximum Depth | 4421 | 1700 | 3084 | 3500 | 4500 | |
Downhole Condition | Small Tubing Size | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
Multiple Layer Production | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | |
Slanted Well | Normal Wear | Normal Wear | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | |
Degree of Hollowing Out | High | Very High | High | Very High | High | |
Surface Condition | Offshore | Not Applicable | Very Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Very Applicable |
Remote Area | Normal | Normal | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | |
Operation | High GOR | Very Applicable | Normal | Not Applicable | Applicable | Very Applicable |
Heavy Oil | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Very Applicable | Not Applicable | |
Sand Production | Very Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Very Applicable | |
Corrosion | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | |
Scale | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | |
Adjust Working System | Convenient | Convenient | Not Convenient | Convenient | Convenient | |
Power Supply | Electricity, Oil, NG | Electricity, Oil, NG | Electricity | Electricity, Oil, NG | Electricity, Oil, NG | |
Power Medium Requirements | None | None | None | Hydrodynamic Fluid | Anti-hydrate | |
Maintenance Management | Pump Inspection | Tubing WO | Tubing WO | Tubing WO | Slickline Ops | Slickline Ops |
Avg. WO Period, a | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | |
Auto-control | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
Series No. | Well Name | Tubing Size, mm | Casing Size, mm | Well Depth (MD), m | Piping Line Pressure, MPa | Tubing Setting Depth, m | New Tied in Well |
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1 | FL-1HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 4576 | 5.5 | 3067 | N |
2 | FL-2HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 4157 | 6.5 | 2620 | Y |
3 | FL-3HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 5176 | 6.0 | 3564 | Y |
4 | FL-4HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 4840 | 6.1 | 3277 | N |
5 | FL-5HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 4840 | 6.3 | 3212 | N |
6 | FL-6HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 5335 | 5.9 | 3527 | N |
7 | FL-7HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 4471 | 5.7 | 2977 | N |
8 | FL-8HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 4640 | 5.9 | 2506 | Y |
9 | FL-9HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 4545 | 6.7 | 2976 | N |
10 | FL-10HF | 60.33 | 139.70 | 4324 | 6.2 | 2568 | N |
11 | FL-11HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 4341 | 6.1 | 2717 | Y |
12 | FL-12HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 4966 | 6.5 | 3452 | Y |
13 | FL-13HF | 48.26 | 139.70 | 5030 | 6.1 | 3248 | Y |
Type | SKY-GLV-18.8 |
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OD, mm | 18.8 |
Length, mm | 300 |
Effective area of bellows, sq. mm | 110 |
Connection Thread | 1/4 NPT |
Pressure Rating, MPa | 50 |
Valve hole size, mm | 3.17, 4.76 |
Kick off Pressure: 15 MPa Operating Pressure: 5.5 MPa Injecting Gas Rate: 0.8 10 kscm/d | ||||||||
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Stages | Setting Depth (MD), m | Setting Depth (TVD), m | Inclination Angle, ° | Valve Hole Size, mm | Pro, MPa | Pv-Open, MPa | Pv-Close, MPa | Mandrel Type |
1 | 470.18 | 470.13 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 5.032 | 5.098 | 4.954 | SKY-FGLM-90 |
2 | 907.39 | 907.29 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.602 | 4.975 | 4.851 | SKY-FGLM-90 |
3 | 1294 | 1293.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 4.382 | 4.852 | 4.747 | SKY-FGLM-90 |
4 | 1629.6 | 1629.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 4.193 | 4.73 | 4.644 | SKY-FGLM-90 |
5 | 1913.3 | 1913.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 4.037 | 4.61 | 4.541 | SKY-FGLM-90 |
6 | 2157 | 2146.7 | 32.2 | 3.2 | 3.913 | 4.492 | 4.437 | SKY-FGLM-90 |
Well Name | Lifted Liquid Volume, scm | Gas Rate before GL Operation, 10 kscm /d | Gas Rate after GL Operation, 10 kscm/d | Incremental of Gas Rate, 10 kscm /d | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FL-1HF | 52 | 0.3 | 1.83 | 1.53 | Wells loaded with liquid |
FL-2HF | 4.6 | 0.1 | 3.48 | 3.38 | New tied-in well shut in due to loaded liquid |
FL-3HF | 2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | Wells loaded with liquid |
FL-4HF | / | / | / | / | Waiting to be operated |
FL-5HF | / | / | / | / | Waiting to be operated |
FL-6HF | / | / | / | / | Waiting to be operated |
FL-7HF | 6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | Wells loaded with liquid |
FL-8HF | 5.5 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | New tied-in well shut in due to loaded liquid |
FL-9HF | 23 | 0.05 | 2.4 | 2.35 | Wells loaded with liquid |
FL-10HF | 6 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Wells loaded with liquid |
FL-11HF | 5.6 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | New tied-in well shut in due to loaded liquid |
FL-12HF | / | / | / | / | Waiting to be operated |
FL-13HF | / | / | / | / | Waiting to be operated |
Total | 104.7 | 21.76 |
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Liu, Q.; Tang, J.; Ke, W.; Wang, H.; Orivri, U.D. Case Study: Successful Application of a Novel Gas Lift Valve in Low Pressure Wells in Fuling Shale Gas Field. Processes 2023, 11, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11010019
Liu Q, Tang J, Ke W, Wang H, Orivri UD. Case Study: Successful Application of a Novel Gas Lift Valve in Low Pressure Wells in Fuling Shale Gas Field. Processes. 2023; 11(1):19. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11010019
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Qiaoping, Jingfei Tang, Wenqi Ke, Haibo Wang, and Uzezi Davis Orivri. 2023. "Case Study: Successful Application of a Novel Gas Lift Valve in Low Pressure Wells in Fuling Shale Gas Field" Processes 11, no. 1: 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11010019
APA StyleLiu, Q., Tang, J., Ke, W., Wang, H., & Orivri, U. D. (2023). Case Study: Successful Application of a Novel Gas Lift Valve in Low Pressure Wells in Fuling Shale Gas Field. Processes, 11(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11010019