Gas Lift and Electric Submersible Pump Combination used to Activate a Dead Well

Authors

  • Nestor Tsamo Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Technology, University of Buea, P.O. BOX 63 Buea, Cameroon
  • Nazaire Pierre Kenmogne Department of Mechanical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, National Advanced School of Mines and Petroleum Industries, University of Maroua, P.O. Box 46, Maroua, Cameroon
  • Dianorré Tokoue Ngatcha Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering, National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Douala, P.O. Box 24, 2701, Douala, Cameroon
  • Josper Karl Mbenoun University Institute of Entrepreneurship, University of Douala, P.O. Box 1743, Bonanjo, Douala, Cameroon
  • Noel Nyang Kibanya Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Bamenda, P.O. Box 39 Bamenda, Cameroon/ University of Maroua, P.O. Box 46, Maroua, Cameroon
  • Lazarre Kamdem Higher Technical Teacher Training College Douala, University of Douala, P.O. Box 24, 2701, Douala, Cameroon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31699/IJCPE.2024.2.3

Keywords:

Dead well, gas lift, electric submersible pump, nodal analysis, optimization, return on investment

Abstract

The well-called KD-2 (for confidential reasons) is not producing because the bottom hole pressure of the well is greater than the reservoir pressure. The purpose of this paper is to activate the well KD-2 by the gas lift and electric submersible pump (ESP) with a rotating gas separator combination in order to increase its production. The completion and the pressure, volume, and temperature (PVT) data are processed under Pipesim and by integrating a certain number of calculations by the nodal analysis and the decline curve methods. The results obtained show that well KD-2 activated by the gas lift provides a flow rate of 3038.019 STB/day. In order to increase the flow rate of well KD-2 activated by the gas lift, the ESP with rotating gas separator is added and the flow rate becomes 4845.325 STB/day which represents a gain of 59.48% in flow rate. In addition, the gas lift and ESP with rotating gas separator combination guarantees an eight-year operating period for a probability of $ 3,601,197 with a return on investment of 2 months. The gas lift and ESP with rotating gas separator gas combination can be used to optimize the production of low-flow wells in the same geographical areas and to consider the reactivation of dead wells.

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2024-06-30

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Tsamo, N., Kenmogne, N. P., Tokoue Ngatcha, D., Mbenoun, J. K., Nyang Kibanya, N., & Kamdem, L. (2024). Gas Lift and Electric Submersible Pump Combination used to Activate a Dead Well. Iraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, 25(2), 33-39. https://doi.org/10.31699/IJCPE.2024.2.3

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Received

2024-01-14

Revised

2024-04-27

Accepted

2024-04-28

Published Online First

2024-06-30

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