Kuwaiti oil production faces a growing challenge in the increasing quantities of produced water generated in the production of oil. The high water cut of the produced fluid from the wells and the high salinity of the ...Kuwaiti oil production faces a growing challenge in the increasing quantities of produced water generated in the production of oil. The high water cut of the produced fluid from the wells and the high salinity of the produced water lead to significant degradation of subsurface equipment, specifically the production tubing. Debris generated through the degradation of the inner part of the tubing becomes a constituent of the scaling that deposits in the tubing and blocks the flow of the production fluid, inducing higher maintenance costs. This paper looks at the characteristics of the scaling in regard to the produced water and outlines the economic impact of the produced water induced degradation of the tubing structure.展开更多
When producing hydrocarbons,an important task relates to the optimization of the stock of the producing well.The main complications for wells in non-working mode are represented by the formation of asphalt-resinparaff...When producing hydrocarbons,an important task relates to the optimization of the stock of the producing well.The main complications for wells in non-working mode are represented by the formation of asphalt-resinparaffin deposits.This issue is one of the most common problems in the production and transportation of oil.A promising method to deal with these deposits is the application of smooth coatings made of epoxy polymers on the inner surface of the production well tubing.In this work,a number of laboratory studies were carried out on the“Cold Finger”installation to assess the effectiveness of this approach.These laboratory studies have shown that the efficiency related to smooth coatings is 27%while the resulting thermal conductivity ranges from 0.259 to 0.279 W/(m°C).These results demonstrate that this technology can reduce the amount of organic deposits and increase the temperature of oil.展开更多
文摘Kuwaiti oil production faces a growing challenge in the increasing quantities of produced water generated in the production of oil. The high water cut of the produced fluid from the wells and the high salinity of the produced water lead to significant degradation of subsurface equipment, specifically the production tubing. Debris generated through the degradation of the inner part of the tubing becomes a constituent of the scaling that deposits in the tubing and blocks the flow of the production fluid, inducing higher maintenance costs. This paper looks at the characteristics of the scaling in regard to the produced water and outlines the economic impact of the produced water induced degradation of the tubing structure.
基金The research was carried out at the expense of the Russian Science Foundation Grant No.21-79-10403,https://rscf.ru/project/21-79-10403/.
文摘When producing hydrocarbons,an important task relates to the optimization of the stock of the producing well.The main complications for wells in non-working mode are represented by the formation of asphalt-resinparaffin deposits.This issue is one of the most common problems in the production and transportation of oil.A promising method to deal with these deposits is the application of smooth coatings made of epoxy polymers on the inner surface of the production well tubing.In this work,a number of laboratory studies were carried out on the“Cold Finger”installation to assess the effectiveness of this approach.These laboratory studies have shown that the efficiency related to smooth coatings is 27%while the resulting thermal conductivity ranges from 0.259 to 0.279 W/(m°C).These results demonstrate that this technology can reduce the amount of organic deposits and increase the temperature of oil.
