Successful Field Applications of Installing and Activating High Pressure/Temperature Multi-Stage Completion for Improving Well Performance in Deep North Kuwait Jurassic Formation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Al-Saeed ◽  
Z. M. Ahmed ◽  
E. Fidan ◽  
A. M Salem ◽  
Pei Wu Liu
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Well Performance ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Jurassic Formation

Utilizing Novel Expandable Steel Packers to Overcome Multi-Stage Fracturing Completion Deployment Challenges in Horizontal Gas Wells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebikebena M. Ombe ◽  
Ernesto G. Gomez ◽  
Aldia Syamsudhuha ◽  
Abdullah M. AlKwiter
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Outer Diameter ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
High Pressure High Temperature ◽  
Zonal Isolation ◽  
Gas Bearing ◽  
Productive Time

Abstract This paper discusses the successful deployment of Multi-stage Fracturing (MSF) completions, composed of novel expandable steel packers, in high pressure, high temperature (HP/HT) horizontal gas wells. The 5-7/8" horizontal sections of these wells were drilled in high pressure, high temperature gas bearing formations. There were also washed-outs & high "dog-legs" along their wellbores, due to constant geo-steering required to keep the laterals within the hydrocarbon bearing zones. These factors introduced challenges to deploying the conventional MSF completion in these laterals. Due to the delicate nature of their packer elastomers and their susceptibility to degradation at high temperature, these conventional MSF completions could not be run in such hostile down-hole conditions without the risk of damage or getting stuck off-bottom. This paper describes the deployment of a novel expandable steel packer MSF completion in these tough down-hole conditions. These expandable steel packers could overcome the challenges mentioned above due to the following unique features: High temperature durability. Enhanced ruggedness which gave them the ability to be rotated & reciprocated during without risk of damage. Reduced packer outer diameter (OD) of 5.500" as compared to the 5.625" OD of conventional elastomer MSF packers. Enhanced flexibility which enabled them to be deployed in wellbores with high dog-leg severity (DLS). With the ability to rotate & reciprocate them while running-in-hole (RIH), coupled with their higher annular clearance & tolerance of high temperature, the expandable steel packers were key to overcoming the risk of damaging or getting stuck with the MSF completion while RIH. Also, due to the higher setting pressure of the expandable steel packers when compared to conventional elastomer packers, there was a reduced risk of prematurely setting the packers if high circulating pressure were encountered during deployment. Another notable advantage of these expandable packers is that they provided an optimization opportunity to reduce the number of packers required in the MSF completion. In a conventional MSF completion, two elastomer packers are usually required to ensure optimum zonal isolation between each MSF stage. However, due to their superior sealing capability, only one expandable steel packer is required to ensure good inter-stage isolation. This greatly reduces the number of packers required in the MSF completion, thereby reducing its stiffness & ultimately reducing the probability of getting stuck while RIH. The results of using these expandable steel packers is the successful deployment of the MSF completions in these harsh down-hole conditions, elimination of non-productive time associated with stuck or damaged MSF completion as well as the safe & cost-effective completion in these critical horizontal gas wells.

Aerodynamic and Performance Studies of a Three-Stage High Pressure Research Turbine With 3-D - Blades, Design Point and Off-Design Experimental Investigations

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. T. Schobeiri ◽  
J. L. Gilarranz ◽  
E. S. Johansen
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Performance Studies ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Performance Measurements ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
Design Speed ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Operating Points ◽  
Performance Behavior

This paper deals with the aerodynamic and performance behavior of a three-stage high pressure research turbine with 3-D curved blades at its design and off-design operating points. The research turbine configuration incorporates six rows beginning with a stator row. Interstage aerodynamic measurements were performed at three stations, namely downstream of the first rotor row, the second stator row, and the second rotor row. Interstage radial and circumferential traversing presented a detailed flow picture of the middle stage. Performance measurements were carried out within a rotational speed range of 75% to 116% of the design speed. The experimental investigations have been carried out on the recently established multi-stage turbine research facility at the Turbomachinery Performance and Flow Research Laboratory, TPFL, of the Texas A&M University.

Dual-Stage Turbocharger Matching and Boost Control Options

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byungchan Lee ◽  
Dohoy Jung ◽  
Dennis Assanis ◽  
Zoran Filipi
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Boost Pressure ◽  
High Pressure Turbine ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Bypass Valve ◽  
Dual Stage ◽  
Engine System ◽  
The Impact

Diesel engines are gaining in popularity, penetrating even the luxury and sports vehicle segments that have traditionally been strongly favored gasoline engines as the performance and refinement of diesel engines have improved significantly in recent years. The introduction of sophisticated technologies such as common rail injection (CRI), advanced boosting systems such as variable geometry and multi-stage turbocharging, and exhaust gas after-treatment systems have renewed the interest in Diesel engines. Among the technical advancements of diesel engines, the multi-stage turbocharging is the key to achieve such high power density that is suitable for the luxury and sports vehicle applications. Single-stage turbocharging is limited to roughly 2.5 bar of boost pressure. In order to raise the boost pressure up to levels of 4 bar or so, another turbocharger must be connected in series further multiplying the pressure ratio. The dual-stage turbocharging, however, adds system complexity, and the matching of two turbochargers becomes very costly if it is to be done experimentally. This study presents a simulation-based methodology for dual-stage turbocharger matching through an iterative procedure predicting optimal configurations of compressors and turbines. A physics-based zero-dimensional Diesel engine system simulation with a dual-stage turbocharger is implemented in SIMULINK environment, allowing easy evaluation of different configurations and subsequent analysis of engine system performance. The simulation program is augmented with a turbocharger matching program and a turbomachinery scaling routine. The configurations considered in the study include a dual-stage turbocharging system with a bypass valve added to the high pressure turbine, and a system with a wastegate valve added to a low-pressure turbine. The systematic simulation study allows detailed analysis of the impact of each of the configurations on matching, boost characteristics and transient response. The configuration with the bypass valve across high pressure turbine showed better results in terms of both steady state engine torque and transient behavior.

High Pressure Multi-Stage Centrifugal Pump for 10,000 psi Frac Pump - HPHPS FRAC Pump

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana R. Pettigrew ◽  
Allan Thomas Lillies ◽  
Andy Wojciech Limanowka
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Multi Stage

An unusual high-Mg garnet–spinel orthopyroxenite from southern India: evidence for ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism at high-pressure conditions

2006 ◽  
Vol 143 (6) ◽  
pp. 923-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. SAJEEV ◽  
M. SANTOSH
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Final Stage ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Al Content ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Gondwana Supercontinent ◽  
Ultrahigh Temperature ◽  
Uht Metamorphism ◽  
High Al Content

We report here a garnet–spinel orthopyroxenite in close association with an ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) granulite from the central part of the Madurai Granulite Block in southern India. The garnet–spinel orthopyroxenite is almost entirely composed of orthopyroxene, spinel and rare garnet in a granular texture. Spinels in the rock are characterized by high Mg (XMg = 0.69–0.71) with low Cr and Fe3+, consistent with compositions reported from spinels occurring within xenoliths in kimberlites and high pressure–temperature (P–T) Alpine complexes. The orthopyroxenes have high Al content (Al2O3 up to 4.85 wt%), typical of equilibration under high P–T conditions. The P–T estimates derived for the garnet–spinel orthopyroxenite indicate temperatures of around 1000°C and pressures exceeding 17 kbar. The data indicate that UHT metamorphism in this locality traversed from above 17 kbar to 11 kbar prior to the final stage of isothermal decompression. Our study reports the highest pressures obtained by far, for extreme crustal metamorphism in southern India and elsewhere in Gondwana. The multi-stage decompression observed in the UHT rocks associated with the high P–T garnet–spinel orthopyroxenite could be correlated to extension of the crust and possibly of the lithospheric mantle and/or its delamination, with the asthenospheric mantle as the ultimate heat source, during the final stage of amalgamation of the Gondwana supercontinent.

Thermo-mechanical stress and fatigue damage analysis on multi-stage high pressure reducing valve

2017 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 753-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu-qiang Chen ◽  
Ming Zhang ◽  
Jin-yuan Qian ◽  
Yang Fei ◽  
Li-long Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Mechanical Stress ◽  
Fatigue Damage ◽  
Damage Analysis ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Fatigue Damage Analysis ◽  
Pressure Reducing Valve

Numerical Simulation of Particulates in Multi-Stage Axial Compressors

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swati Saxena ◽  
Giridhar Jothiprasad ◽  
Corey Bourassa ◽  
Byron Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Axial Compressor ◽  
Airborne Particulate Matter ◽  
Spherical Particles ◽  
Qualitative Comparison ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Sand Erosion ◽  
High Pressure Compressor ◽  
Multi Phase ◽  
Pressure Compressor

Aircraft engines ingest airborne particulate matter, such as sand, dirt, and volcanic ash, into their core. The ingested particulate is transported by the secondary flow circuits via compressor bleeds to the high pressure turbine and may deposit resulting in turbine fouling and loss of cooling effectiveness. Prior publications focused on particulate deposition and sand erosion patterns in a single stage of a compressor or turbine. The current work addresses the migration of ingested particulate through the high pressure compressor and bleed systems. This paper describes a 3D CFD methodology for tracking particles along a multi-stage axial compressor and presents particulate ingestion analysis for a high pressure compressor section. The commercial CFD multi-phase solver ANSYS CFX R has been used for flow and particulate simulations. Particle diameters of 20, 40, and 60 microns are analyzed. Particle trajectories and radial particulate profiles are compared for these particle diameters. The analysis demonstrates how the compressor centrifuges the particles radially towards the compressor case as they travel through the compressor; the larger diameter particles being more significantly affected. Non-spherical particles experience more drag as compared to spherical particles and hence a qualitative comparison between spherical and non-spherical particles is shown.

scholarly journals Non-linear modelling and statistical anlaysis of multi-stage high-pressure inactivation of lactic acid bacteria

PAMM ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 673-674
Author(s):  
Klaus Valentin Kilimann ◽  
Christoph Hartmann ◽  
Michael Gänzle ◽  
Antonio Delgado
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Linear Modelling ◽  
Non Linear
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