Simulation of Artificial Lift Methods in an Oil Reservoir to Optimization Production System

With the reduction of natural energy associated with oil and the drop in well flow pressure and subsequent reduction in production flow rate, artificial lift systems are being considered and used as one of the most important production options to increase energy and transfer the produced fluid to the surface. In the near future, a number of wells will not have the ability to flow to the first stage of the oil and gas separation unit, so the study and evaluation of the existing conditions were included in the program, and artificial lift systems are also a known method for optimizing the production of the mentioned wells, preventing problems in process facilities and environmental problems. Gas lift and downhole pump lift are the two main lift methods used in Iran. One of the new technologies that has been developed recently is a combination of existing artificial lift methods. In this study, well analysis and design were performed using Pipesim software, and with its help, the feasibility of artificial lift using gas lift, pump lift, and lift using a combination of gas lift and pump lift methods was investigated in one of the oil reservoirs well.

کلیدواژه ها:

artificial lift ، Pipesim software ، pump ، gas lift