Deployment of a Rotodynamic Multiphase Pump in a Remote Hilly-Terrain Oil Field in Saudi Arabia

Rotodynamic multiphase pumps are usually equipped with many compression units to provide sufficient boosting pressure for the transportation of production fluid in gas oil field. It is a challenge to maintain pump performance while flow parameters in each stage vary due to the compressibility of gas-liquid phase. In this article, a stage-by-stage design method is proposed to improve the boosting capability of a multiphase pump. Variations of flow parameters in each stage are investigated based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulation. Available methods to determinate main impeller geometry parameters of impeller are discussed. The stage-by-stage design method is applied on a five-stage multiphase pump when the inlet gas volume fraction (GVF) are 30% and 50% separately. The second stage is modified base on its corresponding inlet flow parameters when inlet GVF is 30% while the second and third stage are modified when inlet GVF is 50%. Flow parameters, pressure distribution and velocity distribution are compared between the original pump and modified pump. Differential pressure of the modified pump increases by 53.72 kPa and 58.57 kPa respectively when inlet GVFs are 30% and 50%. The feasibility of the stage-by-stage design method is verified through the comparison results.

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Basement Tectonics of Saudi Arabia as Related to Oil Field Structures

Basement Tectonics 9 - Proceedings of the International Conferences on Basement Tectonics ◽

10.1007/978-94-011-2654-0_10 ◽

1992 ◽

pp. 169-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

H. S. Edgell

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Oil Field

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Structural Evolution of Harmaliyah Oil Field, Eastern Saudi Arabia

AAPG Bulletin ◽

10.1306/03b599a9-16d1-11d7-8645000102c1865d ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 65 ◽

Author(s):

M. W. Ibrahim (2), M. S. Khan (3),

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Structural Evolution ◽

Oil Field

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Saudi Arabia-South-east Asia trade will grow

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db218645 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

East Asia ◽

Prime Minister ◽

Transnational Crime ◽

Oil Field ◽

South East Asia ◽

Content Type ◽

Economic Influence

Significance He arrived in Malaysia on February 26 and Indonesia on March 1. The tour also includes the Maldives, Brunei and China, and is intended to increase Saudi religious, political and economic influence in the region. Impacts Saudi Arabia-South-east Asia trade will likely diversify. The transnational crime MOU with Indonesia could accelerate Jakarta's drafting of new anti-terrorism laws proposed in 2016. Improved Indonesia-Saudi ties will somewhat insulate Jakarta from tensions over Pertamina’s Iranian oil field investments. Closer Malaysia-Saudi ties could help Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak politically ahead of the next election.

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Sensor Ball: Modernized Logging

10.2118/204791-ms ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Erjola Buzi ◽

Huseyin Seren ◽

Thomas Hillman ◽

Timothy Thiel ◽

Max Deffenbaugh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

High Temperatures ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Oil Field ◽

Design Specifications ◽

Design And Manufacture

Abstract The latest development in the electronics and manufacturing industry has enabled work towards the modernization of oil-field instruments. As a part of this trend, it is the time to invent and design small size oil-field instruments that could be much more practical to handle, easy to use, and less costly. High temperatures and pressures of the downhole environment make it very challenging to design and further develop such downhole instruments. To create such apparatuses, a thorough study of downhole conditions needs to be done upfront. This study will further help to define the design specifications and requirements. By targeting liquid wells in Saudi Arabia, we have overcome the challenges posed by the harsh downhole environment and managed to design and manufacture a hand-held device called ‘Sensor Ball’ and tested it in the field.

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