Optimization of Energy Consumption in Oil Fields Using Data Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Beam Pump System
3.1.1. Impact of Daily Production on the Normalized Consumption Factor
3.1.2. Impact of Gas–Oil Ratio (GOR) on Normalized Consumption Factor
3.1.3. Impact of Well Angle on the Normalized Consumption Factor
3.2. Progressive Cavity Pump System
3.3. Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) System
4. Conclusions
- (1)
- The normalized consumption factor was utilized as a metric to assess energy consumption.
- (2)
- Higher production was found to correlate with a lower normalized consumption factor for beam pumps, progressive cavity pumps, and ESP systems.
- (3)
- A higher gas–oil ratio (GOR) was associated with a lower normalized consumption factor for the beam pump system.
- (4)
- The well angle was observed to have no significant relationship with the normalized consumption factor in the beam pump system.
- (5)
- Of the 45,000 wells in the database, the wells using beam pumps account for the vast majority, followed by progressive cavity pumps, and the least frequent use is electric submersible pumps.
- (6)
- Compared with beam pumps and progressive cavity pumps, the daily production of electric submersible pumps is the highest, between 100 and 500 t/d, while the daily production of beam pumps and progressive cavity pumps is mainly concentrated between 0 and 20 t/d.
- (7)
- Among the three oil production systems, the well depth of the beam pump system has the largest application range, which is between 0–3500 m, followed by the electric submersible pump system, and the smallest application range of well depth is the progressive cavity pump system, mainly concentrated in the range of 300–1200 m.
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Nomenclature
Cn | the normalized consumption factor, kW·h/(t·100 m) |
PE | the useful input power, kW |
P′ | the effective input power, kW |
T | the time, h |
Q | the liquid production, t/d |
H | the pump depth, m |
η | the system efficiency, % |
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Liang, X.; Xing, Z.; Yue, Z.; Ma, H.; Shu, J.; Han, G. Optimization of Energy Consumption in Oil Fields Using Data Analysis. Processes 2024, 12, 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12061090
Liang X, Xing Z, Yue Z, Ma H, Shu J, Han G. Optimization of Energy Consumption in Oil Fields Using Data Analysis. Processes. 2024; 12(6):1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12061090
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiang, Xingyuan, Zhisheng Xing, Zhenduo Yue, He Ma, Jin Shu, and Guoqing Han. 2024. "Optimization of Energy Consumption in Oil Fields Using Data Analysis" Processes 12, no. 6: 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12061090
APA StyleLiang, X., Xing, Z., Yue, Z., Ma, H., Shu, J., & Han, G. (2024). Optimization of Energy Consumption in Oil Fields Using Data Analysis. Processes, 12(6), 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12061090