Dewatering of Coalbed Methane Wells with Hydraulic Gas Pump Conference Paper

abstract

• Abstract The coalbed methane industry has become an important source of natural gas production. Proper dewatering of coalbed methane (CBM) wells is the key to efficient gas production from these reservoirs. This paper presents the Hydraulic Gas Pump as a new alternative dewatering system for CBM wells. The Hydraulic Gas Pump (HGP) concept offers several operational advantages for CBM wells. Gas interference does not affect its operation. It resists solids damage by eliminating the lift mechanism and reducing the number of moving parts. The HGP has a flexible production rate and is suitable for all production phases of CBM wells. It can also be designed as a wireline retrievable system. We conclude that the Hydraulic Gas Pump is a suitable dewatering system for coalbed methane wells.

name of conference

• All Days

authors

• Amani, Mahmood

published proceedings

• All Days

author list (cited authors)

• Amani, M., & Juvkam-Wold, H. C.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Amani, M||Juvkam-Wold, HC

publication date

• September 1995

publisher

• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)  Publisher

keywords

• 37 Earth Sciences
• 3705 Geology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2118/30982-ms

start page

• 73

end page

• 81

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/30982-ms