Long Exposure Chelating Acid Treatment to Release ESP Stuck Pump

A. Muklas, C. Kurniawan, Hendra Kusuma, Bonni Ariwibowo, P. R. Safiraldi, N. S. Elthaf
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In October 2019, electrical submersible pump (ESP) XY-107 experienced an overload shutdown. Troubleshooting actions have been conducted such as reverse rotation, used rocking method, voltage boost, inject gas through the annulus, and even fluid circulation, yet still failed to reactivate the well. Pump stuck condition was suspected and urgently need a solution. A study was performed to determine the cause of pump stuck. XY-107 is produced from limestone formation, therefore suggesting possibility of scale deposit formation in this well. Upon physical inspection inside the well's flowline, lump of deposit was recovered and suspect similar material could have occurred inside the pump. Rig intervention is a common solution for the ESP pump stuck condition. However, it required high cost (around 80,000 USD) and a longer well service job period up to 5 days. With scale deposit as the suspect, an unconventional solution was proposed to soak the well with acid to dissolve stuck-material by rigless operation. It was much cheaper than rig intervention (only about 4,000 USD) and with a shorter time of 1 day. Yet, acid selection is critical to avoid material damage during operation. Since conventional acid system is known to be corrosive to the metal components, hazardous, and difficult to handle; chelating acid was chosen as an alternative since it is known as a metal-friendly and able to dissolve carbonate and iron deposit. Treatment to address pump stuck situation was executed in March 2020. The chemical treatment was injected by pumping and circulating chelating solution from tubing to the annulus. ESP then soaked for 48-hours long. The treatment has successfully revived the well. It produced with no significant issue for 8 months and even double the oil production. This successful treatment proves chelating technique is safer for ESP and able to regain well production. Significant cost saving up to 76,000 USD was realized by avoiding rig intervention and shortening time of well services. Detailed study, laboratory testing, treatment procedure, and further analysis are discussed in this paper. Chelating acidizing is an uncommon acid system to stimulate carbonates and sandstone in our operating area. Since its successful performance during the trial, more acid campaign using chelating was conducted to enhance oil production. However, this acid system was never been tried as a solution treatment for pump stuck condition and the case of well XY-107 was the first time in the company's history.
长暴露螯合酸处理释放ESP卡泵
2019年10月,电潜泵(ESP) XY-107过载停机。尽管采取了反旋转、摇摆法、升压、环空注气、甚至进行流体循环等故障排除措施,但仍未能重新启动油井。怀疑泵卡死,急需解决。为了确定泵卡死的原因,进行了研究。XY-107产自灰岩地层,说明该井可能存在结垢沉积。在对井内流动管线进行物理检查后,发现了块状沉积物,并怀疑泵内可能发生了类似的物质。钻机干预是解决ESP泵卡死问题的常用方法。然而,它的成本很高(约80,000美元),并且作业周期较长,最长可达5天。考虑到结垢的可能性,提出了一种非常规的解决方案,即通过无钻机作业,用酸浸泡井以溶解堵塞的物质。与钻机修井相比,它的成本要低得多(仅为4000美元左右),所需时间也更短,只有1天。然而,在作业过程中,酸的选择是避免材料损坏的关键。由于已知常规酸系统对金属部件有腐蚀性,危险,且难以处理;之所以选择螯合酸作为替代方案,是因为它是一种金属友好型物质,能够溶解碳酸盐和铁矿。解决泵卡死问题的处理于2020年3月执行。化学处理是通过泵送和循环螯合液从油管注入环空。然后ESP浸泡48小时。该处理措施成功地使油井恢复了活力。连续8个月没有出现明显问题,产量甚至翻了一番。这次成功的处理证明了螯合技术对ESP来说更安全,能够恢复油井产量。通过避免钻机干预和缩短服务时间,节省了高达76000美元的成本。本文讨论了详细的研究、实验室检测、处理程序和进一步的分析。在我们的作业区域,螯合酸化是一种罕见的酸化系统,用于碳酸盐岩和砂岩的增产。由于在试验中取得了成功,因此进行了更多的螯合酸活动来提高石油产量。然而,该酸体系从未被用于解决泵卡滞问题,而XY-107井的情况是该公司历史上的第一次。
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