Research and application of dual tube gas lift technology in coal bed methane well

Abstract

ABSTRACT Coal bed methane (CBM) is a gas resource associated with and symbiotic with coal, which refers to the hydrocarbon gas stored in the coal seam, with methane as the main component, which belongs to unconventional natural gas. The development and utilization of CBM has the effect of achieving multiple things in one fell swoop: clean energy, commercialization can produce huge economic benefits. At present, rod pump, screw pump and other lifting technologies commonly used in CBM drainage and production have poor adaptability, short pump inspection period, and it is difficult to enter horizontal section in horizontal well. Aiming at this problem, a new method of efficient CBM lifting is proposed by adopting dual-pipe gas lift technology. In this paper, the basic principle of double tube gas lift is analyzed, the optimization design of gas injection volume, coiled tubing size and coiled tubing running depth is carried out, and the field technology application of vertical and horizontal Wells is carried out. The results show that the dual tube gas lift technology has good adaptability in the deliquification of CBM, and the field application has achieved good production results. After the process modification, gas production of CBM Wells increases continuously, while water production decreases gradually, with the maximum gas rate exceeding 2400 m3/d. According to the latest production data, well L31 has been in steady production for more than 9 months, with an average gas rate of 1294.56 m3/d, which greatly exceeds the capacity before the transformation. Because there are no moving parts in the wellbore, the pump inspection period is greatly improved, and it has the potential to be widely applied in CBM.