Artificial Lift Selection For Producing Well In Corrosive Environment

Abstract

The demand or necessity of artificial lift has predominantly become common across the globe, almost all the reservoir of wells needs at initial stage or later in their life period. The important area that any operating company must keep in mind is decision making in selection of it for which detail understanding is very important.

In order to design models were constructed for the Magwa well (MG-097) utilizing the PIPESIM software to determine the most suitable correlation for the vertical and deviated flow calculations and it is found that Govier, Aziz & Fogarasi is the best correlation for the investigated well. Due to the nature of fluid produced from Field Magwa the collected information is (Bottom hole Temperature is 1400F, the Average GOR is 500 SCF/STB, 35-40 Deg API and produced gas sour is 22% CO2, 0.04%.)

The need of artificial lift arises when we see increase in water cut percentage and/or decrease in reservoir pressure. This work is conducted for the purpose of selecting the suitable artificial lift technique for Burgan field. The field production and pressure historical data is collected as a preparation for the pre-design work.