Heavy oil lifting device and heavy oil lifting method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12084950-B2
Application number	US-202217854714-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2022
Priority date	Jun 28, 2021
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

A heavy oil lifting device and a heavy oil lifting method are disclosed. The device includes: a plurality of liquid injection pumps each including a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet and configured to intake in liquid and discharge the liquid after pressurization; a control valve including a first end and a second end, the liquid outlets of the plurality of liquid injection pumps are connected with the first end; a power liquid transmission pipe connected with the second end and configured to transmit the liquid after pressurization; an operation pump connected with the power liquid transmission pipe, and the liquid after pressurization is used as power liquid to drive the operation pump to reciprocate; the control valve is in switchable communication with the liquid injection pump so that the power liquid transmission pipe is in switchable communication with the liquid injection pump.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oil lifting device, comprising:
a plurality of liquid injection pumps, each of the plurality of liquid injection pumps comprising a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, and each of the plurality of liquid injection pumps being configured to intake a liquid and discharge the liquid after pressurization;
a control valve, comprising a first end and a second end, the liquid outlets of the plurality of liquid injection pumps for discharging the liquid after pressurization being connected with the first end of the control valve;
a power liquid transmission pipe, connected with the second end of the control valve and configured to transmit the liquid after pressurization via the control valve; and
an operation pump, connected with the power liquid transmission pipe, and the liquid after pressurization being used as a power liquid to drive the operation pump to reciprocate,
wherein the control valve is configured to be switchably communicated with one of the plurality of liquid injection pumps so that the power liquid transmission pipe is switchably communicated with one of the plurality of liquid injection pumps.

2. The oil lifting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of liquid injection pumps comprise at least two liquid injection pumps with different powers.

3. The oil lifting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a tubing, wherein the power liquid transmission pipe is disposed in the tubing, and the operation pump is disposed in the tubing.

4. The oil lifting device according to claim 3 , wherein:
the power liquid drives the operation pump to reciprocate and then forms a spent liquid, and the spent liquid is mixed with well liquid to form an oil-containing mixed liquid; and
the operation pump is configured to lift the oil-containing mixed liquid to ground through the tubing.

5. The oil lifting device according to claim 4 , further comprising a first transmission pipeline, wherein:
the first transmission pipeline is connected with the liquid inlets of the plurality of liquid injection pumps; and
the first transmission pipeline is configured to transmit the liquid.

6. The oil lifting device according to claim 5 , further comprising a filter, wherein the filter is arranged in the first transmission pipeline and configured to filter the liquid passing therethrough.

7. The oil lifting device according to claim 5 , further comprising a second transmission pipeline, wherein the liquid outlets of the plurality of liquid injection pumps are connected with the power liquid transmission pipe through the second transmission pipeline.

8. The oil lifting device according to claim 7 , further comprising a flowmeter, wherein the flowmeter is arranged in the second transmission pipeline.

9. The oil lifting device according to claim 8 , further comprising a third transmission pipeline, wherein the third transmission pipeline connects the tubing to transmit the oil-containing mixed liquid.

10. The oil lifting device according to claim 9 , further comprising a separator, wherein:
the separator is connected with the third transmission pipeline, the separator is configured to perform oil-water separation on the oil-containing mixed liquid;
the separator comprises an oil outlet and a water outlet; and
the water outlet is connected with the first transmission pipeline to form a circulation loop of the power liquid.

11. The oil lifting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a heating member, wherein the heating member is configured to heat the liquid to form thermal power liquid.

12. The oil lifting device according to claim 3 , further comprising a casing, wherein the tubing is located in the casing.

13. The oil lifting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a control member, wherein the control member is connected with the control valve so as to be configured to control the control valve to communicate with one of the plurality of liquid injection pumps.

14. The oil lifting device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the operation pump comprises a housing, a piston structure and a partition member;
the partition member divides the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber;
the piston structure comprises a piston rod, a first piston and a second piston;
the first piston and the second piston are respectively arranged at two ends of the piston rod;
the first piston is located in the first chamber and divides the first chamber into a first power liquid chamber and a first oil chamber; and
the second piston is located in the second chamber and divides the second chamber into a second power liquid chamber and a second oil chamber;
the piston rod passes through the partition member; and
the piston structure can rotate around an axis of the piston rod.

15. An oil lifting method, comprising:
intaking in a liquid by a liquid injection pump, and pressurizing and discharging the liquid;
taking the liquid after pressurization as a power liquid;
passing through a power liquid transmission pipe to drive an operation pump to perform a reciprocating motion;
mixing spent liquid generated from the power liquid with well liquid in a pump chamber of the operation pump to form an oil-containing mixed liquid; and
switchably lifting the oil-containing mixed liquid to ground through the reciprocating motion of the operation pump,
wherein a plurality of liquid injection pumps is disposed, each comprising a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, the liquid outlets of the plurality of liquid injection pumps for outputting pressurized liquid from the plurality of liquid injection pumps are connected with a control valve, and
wherein the method further comprises:
adjusting the control valve to be in a switchable communication with one of the plurality of liquid injection pumps so that the power liquid transmission pipe is in switchable communication with one of the plurality of liquid injection pumps to receive the pressurized liquid from the plurality of liquid injection pumps via the control valve.

16. The oil lifting method according to claim 15 , wherein the plurality of liquid injection pumps comprise at least two liquid injection pumps with different powers, and the method further comprises: selecting a liquid injection pump with a suitable power for operation according to an operation parameter.

17. The oil lifting method according to claim 15 , further comprising: performing oil-water separation on the oil-containing mixed liquid lifted to the ground, wherein separated water is intaken into the liquid injection pump to be used as the liquid, so as to form a circulation loop of the power liquid.

18. The oil lifting method according to claim 15 , further comprising heating the power liquid to form a thermal power liquid.

19. The oil lifting method according to claim 15 , further comprising a first transmission pipeline, wherein the first transmission pipeline is connected with the liquid inlets of the plurality of liquid injection pumps, and the first transmission pipeline is configured to transmit the liquid.

20. The oil lifting method according to claim 19 , further comprising a second transmission pipeline, wherein the liquid outlets of the plurality of liquid injection pumps are connected with the power liquid transmission pipe through the second transmission pipeline.

Assignees

• Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cui Qili
• Zhao Xueyang
• Jiang Lin
• Ding Bo
• Lin Qingren

Classifications

• E21B43/40

  Separation associated with re-injection of separated materials {(E21B43/385 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• E21B36/006

  Combined heating and pumping means · CPC title

• E21B43/24

  using heat, e.g. steam injection · CPC title

• E21B43/129 Primary

  Adaptations of down-hole pump systems powered by fluid supplied from outside the borehole (gas-lift E21B43/122; jet pumps E21B43/124) · CPC title