超深气井动态携液现象实验与瞬态模拟研究

Experimental and Transient Simulation of Dynamic Liquid Loading Phenomenon in Ultra-Deep Gas Wells

  • 摘要: 超深气井生产过程中,井筒中可能会产生滞留的运动液柱,导致积液预测不准,称为动态携液现象。为研究该现象的识别方法与形成机理,进行了可视化气液两相流物理模拟室内实验与OLGA多相流瞬态模拟研究,再现了井筒内部一段液柱能够上下运动而不致使气井停产的现象,表明动态携液现象的实质为一段液柱在井筒内上下往复运动,在一定气液比和井深条件下,气井可在低于临界携液流速时稳定运行。实验结果表明,就地气液比小于50 m3/m3时,携液能力明显减弱;气液比在一定范围内增大,会使动态携液更加明显。通过欧拉相似准则外推,明确了出现动态携液现象的最大气液比、最小气液比及临界井深。动态携液现象揭示了超深气井在低于临界携液流速下仍可稳定生产的条件,为合理确定举升工艺介入时机、优化排水采气工艺参数及提高气井排采效率提供了理论依据。

     

    Abstract: During the production of ultra-deep gas wells, a retained oscillating liquid column may form in the wellbore, leading to inaccurate predictions of liquid loading. This phenomenon is referred to as dynamic liquid loading. To investigate the identification and formation mechanism of this phenomenon, a systematic study was carried out using visualized gas-liquid two-phase flow physical experiments and OLGA transient multiphase flow simulations, aiming to provide new theoretical support for addressing liquid loading issues in ultra-deep gas wells. The results successfully reproduced the phenomenon in which a liquid column oscillates up and down within the wellbore without causing well shutdown, indicating that the essence of the dynamic liquid-carrying phenomenon is the reciprocating motion of a liquid column inside the wellbore. Under certain gas–liquid ratio and well depth conditions, the gas well can remain in stable operation even at gas velocities below the conventional critical liquid-carrying threshold. Experimental results show that when the in-situ gas–liquid ratio falls below 50 m3/m3, the liquid-carrying capacity is greatly reduced, while higher ratios within a certain range intensify the dynamic liquid-carrying phenomenon. Extrapolation using the Euler similarity criterion identified the maximum and minimum gas–liquid ratios and the critical well depth for its occurrence. The dynamic liquid-carrying phenomenon reveals the conditions under which ultra-deep gas wells can maintain stable production at gas velocities below the critical gas velocity. It provides a basis for determining the appropriate timing of artificial lift intervention, optimizing drainage gas recovery parameters, and enhancing production efficiency.

     

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