Technical Research for Oil Well Variable Frequency Electromagnetic Field Paraffin Prevention

Abstract

Oil well paraffin is one problem that often occurs in oil production; it will seriously affect or even suspend production. There are many kinds of paraffin prevention technologies, but limited to particular conditions or other factors, there are still shortcomings and insufficiency of all these technologies. In order to make this process environmental, efficient and energy saving, we propose the technique of variable frequency electromagnetic field paraffin. According to the principle of Maxwell's electromagnetic theory, the reciprocal transformation of electromagnetic field and magnetic field intensity are determined by diameter of coil, current intensity, as well as the turn number of coils. The optimal parameter for paraffin prevention is defined by the selection of the current intensity and frequency of the conversion electromagnetic field in the laboratory so as to achieve optimum efficiency of paraffin prevention. Judging from the practice in three wells in site, this technology can extend flushing period, increase oil production, reduce power consumption and improve efficiency of oil well production, so the application of this technology has a very broad and bright prospect.