Calculation Method of Critical Flow Rate in Condensate Gas Wells Considering Real Interfacial Tension

LI Zhiping; GUO Zhenzhen; LIN Na

doi:10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2014.23.003

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Science & Technology Review ›› 2014, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (23) : 28-32. DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2014.23.003

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Calculation Method of Critical Flow Rate in Condensate Gas Wells Considering Real Interfacial Tension

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1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Unconventional Natural Gas Geology Evaluation and Development Engineering; School of Energy and Resource, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China;
2. Natural Gas Undertakings Department of Petrochina Tarim Oilfield Company, Korla 841000, China

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Through study of gas-liquid interfacial tension of condensate gas reservoir and conventional gas well continuousremoval liquid model, this paper proposes a calculation method of critical flow rate in condensate gas wells with real interfacial tension to improve the accuracy of judgment of gas well liquid loading status used by conventional models. Analysis of the changing characteristics of interfacial tension shows that condensate oil has low interfacial tension. When condensate gas well liquid loading is analyzed, wells are suggested to be divided into two types: oil-gas wells and oil-water wells. Oil-gas interfacial tension was used in calculation for oil-gas wells, while gas-water interface tension was used in calculation for oil-water wells. According to the well production state, the actual temperature and pressure were used to calculate the interfacial tension. Three general models were modified by considering the variable interfacial tension, and the critical flow rates were calculated for 20 gas wells of a condensate gas field in Xinjiang. The results show that the accuracy rate of critical flow rate calculated by the modified Turner's model reached 90%, which can be used as the judging standard of prediction of liquid loading in this region.

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condensate gas well / critical flow rate / interfacial tension

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LI Zhiping, GUO Zhenzhen, LIN Na. Calculation Method of Critical Flow Rate in Condensate Gas Wells Considering Real Interfacial Tension[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2014, 32(23): 28-32 https://doi.org/10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2014.23.003

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