Evolution of the Column Fouling Production in Wells Producing Oil End Gas: Case Study

Abstract

In the oil industry the problem of scale formation causes a lot of damage, including the reduction in the production of liquid and thus can be cited oil, also with the increased costs for the production there of. The study of scale is then of paramount importance for the understanding of their formation mechanism and the choice of method for prevention and / or removal. Soxhlet extraction techniques EFRX, XRD and SEM were used to characterize a sample collected in the column of producing a water injection well. Through the analysis of the results was identified scale ferruginous type which its formation is associated with the presence of corrosive agents; and carbonate type, and its formation influenced by the concentration of calcium and bicarbonate ions dissolved in the water , since such formation is common in wells which have a high content of these ions , which is also favored by decreasing the pressure and temperature increase reservoir

Exploratory research for developing advanced pumping and compressor equipment adapted to abnormal operating conditions of oil and gas production

“…At the late stage of oil and gas field development, the need for additional pumping and compressor equipment is increasing due to reduced reservoir pressure. At the same time, the well-known compressor and turbine machines do not yet fully solve such urgent problems, because the operating conditions are complicated by the presence of liquid fractions and solid particles in the flow of the pumped medium [22,23,24,25]. There are known technologies of oil and gas wells operation, where jet pumps and compressors are used for liquid and gas pumping at high content of mechanical impurities, as described in patents [1,2] and papers [3][4][5].…”