US20260193967A1 · App 19/551,602
Method for Determining Gas Well Drainage and Gas Production Process
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Chengcheng LUO, Mingjing XU, Yonghui LIU, Boning ZHANG, Pengbo WU, Jinhong JIANG, Feifei LI, Hongliang LONG
Abstract
The present invention belongs to the field of oil and gas field development technology, and relates to a method for determining gas well drainage and gas production processes. Aiming at problems such as traditional methods relying on empirical judgment, lack of quantitative analysis, and difficulty in accurately evaluating process applicability and effectiveness, the present invention collects gas well downhole tubing and production data, calculates parameters such as gas phase and liquid phase superficial velocities and densities; plots inflow/outflow dynamic curves to determine whether the gas well can produce stably. The method provides for performance analysis for optimized tubing, wellhead pressurization, gas lift, foam drainage, and plunger processes respectively, and determines the lower limit of applicability for each process. Compared with existing methods, this method improves the rigor and accuracy of process selection, helps to enhance gas well production efficiency and economic benefits, and reduces costs.
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TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001]The present invention belongs to the field of oil and gas field development technology, and mainly relates to a method for determining gas well drainage and gas production process.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002]In onshore and offshore gas field production, optimal selection of drainage and gas production processes is crucial for efficient gas well production; with the continuous development of natural gas resources, gas wells generally face liquid loading problems during production, which not only seriously affects gas well production, but also aggravates tubing corrosion and causes wellhead pressure fluctuations, reducing production stability. Different gas wells have differences in geological conditions, wellbore structure, and fluid properties, and the applicable drainage and gas production processes are also different.
[0003]Traditional methods for selecting drainage and gas production processes often rely on empirical judgment and lack systematic quantitative analysis. These approaches, when facing complex gas well production situations, have difficulty in accurately evaluating the applicability and effectiveness of different processes; in some gas wells, due to insufficient understanding of the relationship between formation energy and wellbore flow characteristics, the selected drainage and gas production process cannot effectively function, not only failing to increase gas well production, but also potentially increasing production costs and operational difficulty.
[0004]Patent (CN106570273A) optimizes the calculation model for critical liquid-carrying flow rate of natural gas, establishes a three-dimensional model of daily gas production, water-gas ratio, and well depth, and can simply and quickly determine gas well drainage and gas production processes based on production parameters such as gas well daily gas production, water-gas ratio, and well depth. However, the weight system determination method in this patent model is not detailed enough, and the calculation of economic benefits is not comprehensive enough; Patent (CN115221666A) comprehensively considers the production limits applicable to pressure and the production limits applicable to liquid carrying, quantitatively determines the applicable limits of drainage and gas production processes, and quantitatively determines drainage and gas production processes, but it mainly targets conventional gas-containing wells and does not comprehensively consider some special gas wells; Patent (CN117905419A) provides a process selection method and system based on wellbore liquid accumulation distribution, quickly selects the best drainage and gas production process measures by establishing a drainage and gas production process model. This patent divides liquid level depth, well deviation, liquid discharge rate, and gas-liquid ratio into limited levels, but actual gas well conditions are complex and variable, and this simple classification may not accurately cover all well conditions, making it difficult to determine the most suitable process, resulting in insufficient precision in process selection; Currently, although there are some studies on gas well production processes, comprehensive quantitative determination methods for drainage and gas production processes still need to be improved; Some studies only focus on the improvement of a single process or application under specific working conditions, and fail to comprehensively consider the comprehensive comparison and scientific selection of multiple processes under different gas well conditions from an overall perspective; This makes the decision-making for gas well drainage and gas production processes in actual production lack scientific basis, making it difficult to achieve maximum gas well production benefits.
[0005]Therefore, the present invention is committed to proposing a method for determining gas well drainage and gas production processes based on quantitative analysis, systematically collecting gas well data through field equipment, establishing precise models, and a comprehensive quantitative evaluation system, providing strong support for the reasonable selection of gas well drainage and gas production processes, thereby improving gas well production efficiency and economic benefits.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006]The present invention aims to provide a method for determining gas well drainage and gas production processes, through unified quantitative parameters to quantitatively analyze key indicators of different processes, using a weighted scoring system to achieve scientific determination of processes, providing theoretical basis for determining drainage and gas production processes.
- [0008]Step S1: Collect gas well downhole tubing data and production data, including wellbore structure, well inclination angle θ, pipe diameter D, obtain in real time through gas well field monitoring equipment the gas-liquid ratio GLR, oil pressure pt, wellhead temperature T0, gas productivity index J, current formation pressure Pr, sample and test the wellhead produced fluid to obtain its physical property parameters, gas phase relative density γg and liquid phase relative density γL, etc. during target gas well production; calculate gas phase superficial velocity and liquid phase superficial velocity.
- [0009]Step S2: Plot the inflow/outflow dynamic curves under current production conditions, use the commonly used gas well productivity empirical formula in engineering to calculate gas well productivity under each process, then use the friction coefficient in the Mukherjee-Brill model to calculate wellbore pressure drop, based on all data collected in Step S1, given a series of gas production rates, calculate the corresponding bottomhole flowing pressure, obtain the outflow curve showing the variation of bottomhole flowing pressure with gas production rate, given a series of bottomhole flowing pressures, calculate the corresponding gas production rate, obtain the inflow curve showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure, determine whether the inflow/outflow curves intersect, if there is an intersection point, it indicates that stable production is currently possible, otherwise stable production is not possible; further, through all data collected in Step S1, use the commonly used gas well productivity empirical formula in engineering to calculate gas well productivity, use the Mukherjee-Brill model to calculate wellbore pressure drop.
- [0010]Step S3: Perform performance analysis for optimized tubing, wellhead pressurization, and gas lift processes; further, for optimized tubing measures, according to the calculation formula in Step S2, by changing the tubing inner diameter, given a series of gas production rates, calculate the corresponding bottomhole flowing pressure, obtain the outflow curve showing the variation of bottomhole flowing pressure with gas production rate, under the condition that the gas productivity index remains unchanged, based on the current formation pressure, reduce the formation pressure, let PrTO1 equal the current formation pressure Pr, given a series of formation pressures from PrTO1 to PrTO, calculate and obtain inflow curves showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure under different formation pressure conditions; find the gas production rate values corresponding to the intersection points of inflow curves with outflow curves under different formation pressure conditions, the gas production rate at the intersection point is the gas well production rate under the corresponding formation pressure for the optimized tubing process, if there is no intersection point, the gas production rate is determined to be 0; further plot the variation curve of intersection gas production rate with formation pressure, the minimum gas production rate corresponding to the optimized tubing process is qgminTO, the maximum gas production rate corresponding to the optimized tubing process is qgmaxTO, the maximum formation pressure when gas production rate is 0 is the formation pressure corresponding to when the inflow and outflow curves are just tangent, which is also the lower limit of applicable formation pressure PrminTO for the optimized tubing process;
[0011]For wellhead pressurization process, according to the calculation formula in Step S2, by reducing the wellhead oil pressure to the compressor inlet pressure, given a series of gas production rates, calculate the corresponding bottomhole flowing pressure, obtain the outflow curve showing the variation of bottomhole flowing pressure with gas production rate, under the condition that the gas productivity index remains unchanged, based on the current formation pressure, reduce the formation pressure, let PrCO1 equal the current formation pressure Pr, given a series of formation pressures from PrCO1 to PrCO, obtain inflow curves showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure under different formation pressure conditions; find the gas production rate values corresponding to the intersection points of inflow curves with outflow curves under different formation pressure conditions, the gas production rate at the intersection point is the gas well production rate under the corresponding formation pressure for the wellhead pressurization process, the minimum gas production rate corresponding to the wellhead pressurization process is qgminCO, the maximum gas production rate corresponding to the wellhead pressurization process is qgmaxCO, if there is no intersection point, the gas production rate is determined to be 0; further plot the variation curve of intersection gas production rate with formation pressure, the maximum formation pressure when gas production rate is 0 is the formation pressure corresponding to when the inflow and outflow curves are just tangent, which is also the lower limit of applicable formation pressure PrminCO for the wellhead pressurization process;
- [0013]Step S4: For foam drainage process, given a series of gas production rates and foam agent injection concentration coefficient x, calculate the bottomhole flowing pressure; then by changing the foam agent concentration, calculate the gas-liquid two-phase liquid film reversal critical velocity and foam film reversal critical gas velocity; further, based on the calculated bottomhole flowing pressure, obtain the outflow curve showing the variation of bottomhole flowing pressure with gas production rate for the foam drainage well, under the condition that the gas productivity index remains unchanged, based on the current formation pressure, reduce the formation pressure, let PrFL1 equal the current formation pressure Pr, given a series of formation pressures from PrFL1 to PrFL, obtain inflow curves showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure under different formation pressure conditions; find the gas production rate values corresponding to the intersection points of inflow curves with outflow curves under different formation pressure conditions, the gas production rate at the intersection point is the gas well production rate under the corresponding formation pressure for the foam drainage process, the minimum gas production rate corresponding to the foam drainage process is qgminFL, the maximum gas production rate corresponding to the foam drainage process is qgmaxFL, if there is no intersection point, the gas production rate is determined to be 0; further plot the variation curve of intersection gas production rate with formation pressure, the maximum formation pressure when gas production rate is 0 is the formation pressure corresponding to when the inflow and outflow curves are just tangent, which is also the lower limit of applicable formation pressure PrminFD for the foam drainage process.
- [0014]Step S5: For plunger gas lift process, given the minimum gas production rate applicable to plunger process as qgminPL; according to the inflow/outflow curves plotted in Step S2, keeping the gas productivity index J unchanged, increase or decrease the formation pressure and plot the inflow curve under formation pressure conditions, so that the inflow curve is tangent to the outflow curve, connect the tangent point with the coordinate origin to obtain line L, based on the current formation pressure, reduce the formation pressure, let PrPL1 equal the current formation pressure Pr, given a series of formation pressures from PrPL1 to PrPL, obtain inflow curves showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure under different formation pressure conditions, find the gas production rate values corresponding to the intersection points of inflow curves with line L under different formation pressure conditions; the gas production rate at the intersection point of the inflow curve with line L under current formation pressure conditions is the maximum gas production rate qgmaxPL corresponding to the plunger gas lift process, and the formation pressure corresponding to the lower limit of applicable gas production rate for the given plunger process is the lower limit of applicable formation pressure PrminPL for the plunger process.
- [0015]Step S6: Normalize different processes to the inflow/outflow dynamic curves under optimal process conditions, obtain the operating production rates of each process under different formation pressure conditions, and then perform unified comparison; further, from the inflow/outflow dynamic curves of each process in Steps S3 to S5, obtain the maximum gas production rate, the lower limit of formation pressure corresponding to each process, and the minimum gas production rate after adopting each process; calculate to obtain the gas production area S, the formation pressure range Δpr, which is the difference between the current formation pressure and the lower limit of applicable pressure for each process, the gas production range Δqg, which is the difference between the maximum gas production rate and the minimum gas production rate for each process, the gas production rate decrease per unit formation pressure
and the gas production area per unit formation pressure
- [0016]Step S7: Based on the set comparison processes, including optimized tubing, wellhead pressurization, gas lift, foam drainage, and plunger, customize scoring system and weighting system;
[0017]Further, the expression of the comprehensive decision-making model for drainage and gas production is:
[0018]Where M is the comprehensive decision-making score for drainage and gas production, points; η is the technical score of the process, points; λ is the economic score of the process, points; k is the weight of technical score, dimensionless;
[0019]Where the first-level indicators are divided into technical part and economic part, the weight of the technical part is 0.6, and the weight of the economic part is 0.4; the second-level indicators in the technical part are maximum gas production, formation pressure range Δpr, gas production rate decrease per unit formation pressure
gas production area S, gas production area per unit formation pressure,
and lower limit of formation pressure, with weights of 0.8, 0.8, 1, 1, 1, 1 respectively, the second-level indicators in the economic part are one-time investment and annual maintenance cost, with weights of 0.5, 0.5 respectively, then according to the parameters obtained in Step S6, perform weighted calculation and normalization processing, finally obtain the score, and define the process with the highest score as the optimal process.
[0020]The present invention provides a systematic and comprehensive method for determining drainage and gas production processes, comprehensively considers technical and economic factors, improves the scientificity and accuracy of process selection; through quantitative analysis of performance indicators of different processes, can intuitively compare the advantages and disadvantages of each process under different production conditions, providing reliable basis for field operations; the establishment of weighted scoring system makes the process determination process more objective and reasonable, helps to improve gas well production efficiency and economic benefits, and reduces production costs.
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[0027]The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.
[0028]In order to make the purpose and calculation process of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings to highlight the advantages of the present invention;
Embodiment 1
[0029]As shown in
and the gas production area per unit formation pressure
finally perform unified quantitative analysis, perform weighted scoring on each process, and determine the process with the highest score.
[0030]The gas-liquid mixture superficial velocity expression is:
[0031]The mixture density is a function of liquid holdup, and its expression is:
[0032]Where D is the pipe diameter, m; Qg is the gas well production rate, m3/d, obtained in real time by field monitoring equipment; Q1 is the liquid production rate, m3/s, obtained in real time by field monitoring equipment; Bg is the volume coefficient, dimensionless;
[0033]The expression for the volume coefficient is:
[0034]Since the gas well bottom layer is a high-temperature and high-pressure environment, the density of natural gas and formation liquid will change significantly with temperature and pressure. It is necessary to collect real-time temperature and pressure data through field detection devices, combine with the equation of state, convert the measured density to standard conditions, and ensure the accuracy of gas and liquid density values. The gas and liquid phase density expressions are:
[0035]Where ρg and ρi are the gas and liquid phase densities, kg/m3; p is the pressure, MPa; γg is the gas phase relative density, dimensionless, taken as 0.65; γL is the liquid phase relative density, dimensionless, taken as 1.02; Zg is the natural gas deviation factor, dimensionless, taken as 0.94; T is the temperature, K.
[0036](2) Plot the inflow/outflow dynamic curves under current production conditions;
[0037]Use the commonly used gas well productivity empirical formula in engineering to calculate gas well productivity under each process, then use the friction coefficient in the Mukherjee-Brill model to calculate wellbore pressure drop; based on all data collected in Step S1, given a series of gas production rates, calculate the corresponding bottomhole flowing pressure, obtain the outflow curve showing the variation of bottomhole flowing pressure with gas production rate; given a series of bottomhole flowing pressures, calculate the corresponding gas production rate, obtain the inflow curve showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure; determine whether the inflow/outflow curves intersect, if there is an intersection point, it indicates that stable production is currently possible; otherwise stable production is not possible;
[0038]Further, through all data collected in Step S1, use the commonly used gas well productivity empirical formula in engineering:
[0039]Where J is the gas productivity index, m3/(d·MPa2); pr is the average formation pressure, MPa; pwf is the bottomhole flowing pressure, MPa;
[0040]The wellbore pressure drop model expression is
[0041]Where z is the depth, m; ρm is the mixture density, kg/m3; g is the gravitational acceleration, m/s2; θ is the well deviation angle, ∪; f is the friction coefficient, dimensionless; vm is the gas-liquid mixture superficial velocity, m/s;
[0042]The expression for the apparent velocity of a gas-liquid mixture is:
[0043]Where vSG is the superficial gas velocity, m/s, obtained by converting the gas production rate obtained in real time by field monitoring equipment; vSL is the superficial liquid velocity, m/s, obtained by converting the gas production rate obtained in real time by field monitoring equipment;
[0044]The mixture density is a function of the liquid holdup, and its expression is:
[0045]Where HL is the liquid holdup, %; ρL is the liquid density, kg/m3; ρG is the gas density, kg/m3;
[0046]The liquid holdup HL model calculation expression is:
[0047]The friction coefficient f uses the calculation method in the Mukherjee-Brill model:
[0048]Where e is the absolute roughness, m; NRe is the no-slip Reynolds number, dimensionless, and its expression is:
[0049]Where ρns is the no-slip mixture density, kg/m3; μns is the no-slip mixture viscosity, Pa·s.
[0050](3) Perform performance analysis for optimized tubing, wellhead pressurization, and gas lift processes;
[0051]Further, for optimized tubing measures, according to the calculation formula in Step S2, by changing the tubing inner diameter, given a series of gas production rates, calculate the corresponding bottomhole flowing pressure, obtain the outflow curve showing the variation of bottomhole flowing pressure with gas production rate, under the condition that the gas productivity index remains unchanged, based on the current formation pressure, reduce the formation pressure, let PrTO1 equal the current formation pressure Pr, given a series of formation pressures from PrTO1 to PrTO, calculate and obtain inflow curves showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure under different formation pressure conditions; as shown in
[0052]For wellhead pressurization process, according to the calculation formula in Step S2, by reducing the wellhead oil pressure to the compressor inlet pressure, given a series of gas production rates, calculate the corresponding bottomhole flowing pressure, obtain the outflow curve showing the variation of bottomhole flowing pressure with gas production rate, under the condition that the gas productivity index remains unchanged, based on the current formation pressure, reduce the formation pressure, let PrCO1 equal the current formation pressure Pr, given a series of formation pressures from PrCO1 to PrCO, obtain inflow curves showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure under different formation pressure conditions; as shown in
[0053]For gas lift process, according to the calculation formula in Step S2, given a series of gas production rates and add the gas injection rate of gas lift respectively, according to the gas-liquid ratio GLR provided in Step S1 and the given gas production rate to calculate the liquid production rate, thereby calculate the corresponding bottomhole flowing pressure, obtain the outflow curve showing the variation of bottomhole flowing pressure with gas production rate, under the condition that the gas productivity index remains unchanged, based on the current formation pressure, reduce the formation pressure, let PrGL1 equal the current formation pressure Pr, given a series of formation pressures from PrGL1 to PrGL, obtain inflow curves showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure under different formation pressure conditions; as shown in
[0054](4) For foam drainage process, given a series of gas production rates and foam agent injection concentration coefficient x, calculate the bottomhole flowing pressure; Further, the bottomhole flowing pressure calculation expression for foam drainage well:
[0055]Where fm is the gas-liquid two-phase friction coefficient in the Mukherjee-Brill model, dimensionless; x is the foam agent concentration coefficient, dimensionless; vcfoam is the foam film reversal critical gas velocity, m/s; a1, a2, a3, a4 represent the polynomial coefficients obtained from experimental fitting;
[0056]The gas-liquid phase mixture density expression is:
[0057]Where α is the gas holdup, %;
[0058]The implicit equation expression for calculating the gas holdup α in the wellbore is:
[0059]Where Δρ is the difference between gas and liquid densities, kg/m3;
[0060]The Reynolds number calculation formula is:
[0061]The surface tension calculation formula is:
[0062]Where Re is the Reynolds number, dimensionless; σ is the surface tension, mN/m; μm is the dynamic viscosity, Pa·s;
- [0064]1) Input known parameters: pipe diameter D, oil pressure pt, gas velocity vSG, liquid velocity vSL, pipeline inclination angle θ, foam agent concentration Cv;
- [0065]2) Select an appropriate calculation step size ΔL and divide the pipe segment into n segments;
- [0066]3) Assume gas holdup αest,
- [0067]4) Calculate the mixture Reynolds number Re from equation (16), calculate the surface tension σ from equation (17);
- [0068]5) Substitute the Reynolds number Re, gas-liquid velocities vSG and vSL, gas-liquid densities ρg and ρl, inclination angle θ, and surface tension σ into equation (15), use Newton's iteration method to calculate the gas holdup, i.e., αcal=αest−f(αest)/f′(αest), where f(αest) is the gas holdup calculated in the previous cycle, f(αest) is the rate of change of calculated gas holdup with respect to assumed gas holdup after the previous cycle, i.e., Δαcal/Δαest, compare αest with αcal, if |αcal−αest|/αcal<0.001, the accuracy requirement is satisfied, then output this gas holdup αcal, otherwise assign the value of αcal to αest, repeat steps 4) to 5), until the accuracy requirement is satisfied;
- [0069]6) Calculate the pressure drop gradient dp/dz of the micro-element segment from equation (13);
- [0070]7) Calculate the pressure change Δpcal=(dp/dz)ΔL of the micro-element segment;
- [0071]8) Use the pressure at the outlet of the current cycle step pt+1=pt+Δpcal as the inlet parameter of the next calculation unit, repeat the above steps until the calculation is completed;
[0072]The foam agent concentration coefficient expression is:
[0073]Where Cv is the foam agent concentration, mg/L; CMC is the critical micelle concentration of the foam agent, mg/L;
[0074]The gas-liquid two-phase liquid film reversal critical velocity expression is:
[0075]Where vcf is the gas-liquid two-phase liquid film reversal critical velocity, m/s; C1, C2 represent the polynomial coefficients obtained from experimental fitting;
[0076]The foam film reversal critical gas velocity expression is:
[0077]Where b1, b2, b3 represent the polynomial coefficients obtained from experimental fitting;
[0078]Based on the calculated bottomhole flowing pressure, obtain the outflow curve showing the variation of bottomhole flowing pressure with gas production rate for the foam drainage well, under the condition that the gas productivity index remains unchanged, based on the current formation pressure, reduce the formation pressure, let PrFL1 equal the current formation pressure Pr, given a series of formation pressures from PrFL1 to PrFL, obtain inflow curves showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure under different formation pressure conditions; as shown in
[0079](5) For plunger gas lift process, given the minimum gas production rate applicable to plunger process as qgminPL; according to the inflow/outflow curves plotted in Step S2, keeping the gas productivity index J unchanged, increase or decrease the formation pressure and plot the inflow curve under formation pressure conditions, as shown in
[0080](6) Normalize different processes to the inflow/outflow dynamic curves under optimal process conditions, obtain the operating production rates of each process under different formation pressure conditions, and then perform unified comparison; from the inflow/outflow dynamic curves of each process in Steps S3 to S5, obtain the maximum gas production rate, the lower limit of formation pressure corresponding to each process, and the minimum gas production rate after adopting each process; calculate to obtain the gas production area S, the formation pressure range Δpr is the difference between the current formation pressure and the lower limit of applicable pressure for each process, the gas production range Δqg is the difference between the maximum gas production rate and the minimum gas production rate for each process, the gas production rate decrease per unit formation pressure
and the gas production area per unit formation pressure
[0081](7) Based on the set comparison processes, including optimized tubing, wellhead pressurization, gas lift, foam drainage, and plunger, customize scoring system and weighting system;
[0082]Further, the expression of the comprehensive decision-making model for drainage and gas production is:
[0083]Where M is the comprehensive decision-making score for drainage and gas production, points; η is the technical score of the process, points; λ is the economic score of the process, points; k is the weight of technical score, dimensionless;
[0084]Where the first-level indicators are divided into technical part and economic part, the weight of the technical part is 0.6, and the weight of the economic part is 0.4; the second-level indicators in the technical part are maximum gas production rate, formation pressure range Δpr, gas production rate decrease per unit formation pressure
gas production area S, gas production area per unit formation pressure
and lower limit of formation pressure, with weights of 0.8, 0.8, 1, 1, 1, 1 respectively, the second-level indicators in the economic part are one-time investment and annual maintenance cost, with weights of 0.5, 0.5 respectively, then according to the parameters obtained in Step S6, perform weighted calculation and normalization processing, finally obtain the score, and define the process with the highest score as the optimal process.
- [0086](1) Through quantitative analysis of performance indicators of different processes, can intuitively compare the advantages and disadvantages of each process under different production conditions.
- [0087](2) Comprehensively considers technical and economic factors, improves the scientificity and accuracy of process selection.
- [0088](3) The establishment of weighted scoring system makes the process determination process more objective and reasonable, helps to improve gas well production efficiency and economic benefits, and reduces production costs.
[0089]The above description is only the research approach of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A method for determining gas well drainage and gas production process, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
Step S1: collect gas well downhole tubing data and production data, including wellbore structure, well inclination angle θ, pipe diameter D, gas-liquid ratio GLR, oil pressure pt, wellhead temperature T0, natural gas physical property parameters, gas productivity index J, current formation pressure Pr, gas phase relative density Yg and liquid phase relative density γL; and calculate gas phase superficial velocity and liquid phase superficial velocity;
Step S2: plot inflow/outflow dynamic curves under current production conditions, use standard gas well productivity empirical formulae in engineering to calculate gas well productivity under each process, then use a friction coefficient in a Mukherjee-Brill model to calculate wellbore pressure drop; based on all data collected in Step S1, given a series of gas production rates, calculate the corresponding bottomhole flowing pressures, obtain outflow curves showing variation of bottomhole flowing pressures with gas production rates, given a series of bottomhole flowing pressures, calculate the corresponding gas production rate, obtain the inflow curve showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure, determine whether the inflow/outflow curves intersect, wherein, if there is an intersection point, it indicates that stable production is possible, otherwise stable production is not possible; further, through all data collected in Step S1, use the commonly used gas well productivity empirical formula in engineering to calculate gas well productivity, and use the Mukherjee-Brill model to calculate wellbore pressure drop;
Step S3: perform performance analysis for optimized tubing, wellhead pressurization, and gas lift processes;
Step S4: for foam drainage process, given a series of gas production rates and foam agent injection concentration coefficient x, calculate the gas-liquid two-phase liquid film reversal critical velocity, based on the gas-liquid two-phase liquid film reversal critical velocity and foam agent injection concentration coefficient x, calculate the foam film reversal critical gas velocity, and based on the foam film reversal critical gas velocity, calculate the bottomhole flowing pressure;
Step S5: for plunger gas lift processes, given a minimum gas production rate applicable to plunger process as qgminPL, according to the inflow/outflow curves plotted in Step S2, keeping the gas productivity index J unchanged, increase or decrease a formation pressure and plot the inflow curve under formation pressure conditions, so that the inflow curve is tangent to the outflow curve, connect the tangent point with the coordinate origin to obtain line L, based on the current formation pressure, reduce the formation pressure, let PrPL1 equal the current formation pressure Pr, given a series of formation pressures from PrPL1 to PrPL, obtain inflow curves showing the variation of gas production rate with bottomhole flowing pressure under different formation pressure conditions, find gas production rate values corresponding to intersection points of inflow curves with line L under different formation pressure conditions; wherein a gas production rate at an intersection point of the inflow curve with line L under formation pressure conditions is a maximum gas production rate qgmaxPL corresponding to a plunger process, and a formation pressure corresponding to a lower limit of applicable gas production rate for a given plunger process is a lower limit of applicable formation pressure PrminPL for a plunger process;
Step S6: normalize different processes to the inflow/outflow dynamic curves under optimal process conditions, obtain operating production rates of each process under different formation pressure conditions, and then perform unified comparison;
Step S7: based on a set of comparison processes, including optimized tubing, wellhead pressurization, gas lift, foam drainage, and plunger, customize a scoring system and weighting system.
2. The method for determining gas well drainage and gas production process according to
and a gas production area per unit gas layer pressure is
3. The method for determining gas well drainage and gas production process according to
where M is a comprehensive decision-making score for drainage and gas production, points; η is a technical score of the process, in points; λ is an economic score of the process, in points; and k is a weight of technical score, which is dimensionless;
where first-level indicators are divided into a technical part and an economic part, the weight of the technical part is 0.6, and the weight of the economic part is 0.4; second-level indicators in the technical part are maximum gas production rate, gas layer pressure range Δpr, gas production rate decrease per unit gas layer pressure
gas production area S, gas production area per unit gas layer pressure
and lower limit of gas layer pressure, with weights of 0.8, 0.8, 1, 1, 1, 1 respectively, the second-level indicators in the economic part are one-time investment and annual maintenance cost, with weights of 0.5, 0.5 respectively, and according to the parameters obtained in Step S6, perform weighted calculation and normalization processing, to obtain a score, and define a process with a highest score as an optimal process.