Title: Productivity improvement with use of beam gas compressor: pilot test in Southeastern Europe mature field

Authors: Bojan Martinovic; Dusan Danilovic; Branko Grubac; Robert Fadiga

Addresses: Scientific-Technological Centre NIS Naftagas, Narodnog fronta 12, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia ' Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade Đušina 7, Belgrade, Serbia ' PM Lucas Ltd., Ostroska 7, Kac 21241, Serbia ' PAR LUX Ltd., Duga Street 7, Donja Lomnica 10412, Croatia

Abstract: Most of the wells in the oilfield Turija are operating with sucker rod pumps, where casing pressure at around 15 bar, and with marginal production rates. The high value of casing pressure indicates high pressure on the face of the formation and depends directly on well productivity. In addition, with increasing value of the casing pressure gas column in the annulus is moving the dynamic fluid level near pump intake and more gas is entering the pump, it results in decreasing pump efficiency. Reduced pump efficiency has a big impact on pump failure resulting in increased lifting costs. The beam gas compressor sucks the gas from the casing and boosts it into the flowline. Backpressure is relieved and allows more hydrocarbons to flow into the well. Based on study, industry known technology is once more proven as a reliable technology for solving casing gas problem and increasing productivity of the oil field. [Received: March 26, 2021; Accepted: May 12, 2021]

Keywords: beam gas compressor; BGC; increase productivity; sucker rod pump; SRP; mature field; artificial lift; production optimisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2022.122087

International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2022 Vol.30 No.1, pp.46 - 62

Received: 25 Mar 2021
Accepted: 12 May 2021
Published online: 08 Apr 2022 *

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