Hydraulic Gas Pump: A Discussion of its Power Usage Conference Paper

abstract

• Abstract This paper presents the results of a study that compares the theoretically calculated power consumption of a Hydraulic Gas Pump, rod pumps, and electric submersible pumps. The results indicate that, depending on the flowing bottomhole pressure of a well, a Hydraulic Gas Pump can have lower power costs than a rod pump or a submersible pump. We present a method for calculating the power cost of a Hydraulic Gas Pump and discuss the relationship of the power cost of this pump to the flowing bottomhole pressure. Several graphs compare the calculated power consumption of a rod pump, submersible pump, and Hydraulic Gas Pump for well depths ranging between 6,000 and 10,000 feet; flowing bottomhole pressure ranging between 500 and 2,000 psi; and production rates of 300 and 500 BLPD.

name of conference

• All Days

authors

• Amani, Mahmood

published proceedings

• All Days

author list (cited authors)

• Amani, M.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Amani, Mahmood

publication date

• April 1995

publisher

• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)  Publisher

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4010 Engineering Practice And Education
• Patient Safety

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2118/29538-ms

start page

• 899

end page

• 909

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/29538-ms