The technology of Down-hole Gas Liquid Separation and Water Re-injection (DGLSWR) is an economical and effective method to solve gas well fluid accumulation. The separation performance of designed Down-hole Gas Liquid Separator (DGLS) is very important for DGLSWR systems applications. The principle of work and Characteristics of DGLSWR systems are introduced in this paper. Separation performance of DGLS was studied using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation combining laboratory experiment. Relations of main operating parameters, such as flow rate and gas liquid ratio with pressure drop were studied. The effect of flow rate, gas liquid ratio and main structural parameters such as cone angle and exhaust on DGLS separation performance was also studied. Appropriate structure and operating parameters were determined. Field tests indicated satisfactory results as well.

Volume Subject Area:
Ocean Engineering
Topics:
Computational fluid dynamics, Exhaust systems, Flow (Dynamics), Fluids, Natural gas wells, Pressure drop, Separation (Technology), Simulation, Water
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