Study of the Performance of a New Kind of Downhole Gas-Liquid Separation with High Gas Content

Fanchen Meng; Shiying Shi; Naiqing Ma

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Study of the Performance of a New Kind of Downhole Gas-Liquid Separation with High Gas Content

Fanchen Meng, Shiying Shi, Naiqing Ma

Published in Journal of Energy and Natural Resources (Volume 8, Issue 2)

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Abstract

In the downhole, gas separation is crucial for the Electrical Submergible Pumps’ normal operation. This paper presents a new type of downhole gas-liquid separator (DGLS) and studies its separation performance in experiments that interests the oil industry. Laboratory results show that the pressure drop in the DGLS is rather small and that the gas-liquid separation in the DGLS can be seen as an incompressible flow. When the split ratio equals the gas content at the inlet, complete gas-liquid separation occurs. In addition, as the liquid density increases, the gas-liquid separation performance improves. The separation mechanism of the DGLS is related to the centrifugal acceleration, which is better when it is less than 30 times the gravitational acceleration. A method for predicting the separation performance is proposed.

Published in	Journal of Energy and Natural Resources (Volume 8, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.jenr.20190802.11
Page(s)	45-49
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Downhole Gas-Liquid Separation, Split Ratio, Gas Content, Centrifugal Acceleration, Experiment

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Fanchen Meng, Shiying Shi, Naiqing Ma. (2019). Study of the Performance of a New Kind of Downhole Gas-Liquid Separation with High Gas Content. Journal of Energy and Natural Resources, 8(2), 45-49. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jenr.20190802.11

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Fanchen Meng, Shiying Shi, Naiqing Ma. Study of the Performance of a New Kind of Downhole Gas-Liquid Separation with High Gas Content. J Energy Nat Resour. 2019;8(2):45-49. doi: 10.11648/j.jenr.20190802.11

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Fanchen Meng

Oil & Gas Cooperation and Development Company, BHDC, Neimenggu Eerduosi, China
Shiying Shi

Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Naiqing Ma

Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

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Fanchen Meng; Shiying Shi; Naiqing Ma. Study of the Performance of a New Kind of Downhole Gas-Liquid Separation with High Gas Content. J. Energy Nat. Resour. 2019, 8(2), 45-49. doi: 10.11648/j.jenr.20190802.11

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Fanchen Meng, Shiying Shi, Naiqing Ma. Study of the Performance of a New Kind of Downhole Gas-Liquid Separation with High Gas Content. J Energy Nat Resour. 2019;8(2):45-49. doi: 10.11648/j.jenr.20190802.11

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