Research on failure diagnosis analysis of plunger gas lift system using convolutional neural network with multi-scale channel attention mechanism based on wavelet transform

Plunger gas lift technology has been extensively utilized in unconventional gas fields, owing to its distinct engineering benefits. However, as development challenges intensify, fault diagnosis has grown more intricate, and conventional diagnostic techniques exhibit delays and inaccuracies. With advancements in computer science, machine learning methods have demonstrated their prowess in establishing robust correlations between data features and prediction outcomes. Consequently, this paper introduces a convolutional neural network fault diagnosis model that incorporates a multi-scale channel attention mechanism based on wavelet transform. This model dissects features across various scales using wavelet transform and leverages channel attention to adaptively select channels encompassing fault features, thereby enhancing diagnostic and recognition accuracy. Furthermore, the model integrates a hyperparameter search optimization algorithm to refine the model’s architecture and comprehensively bolster its generalization capability. A comparison with actual field data reveals that the fault diagnosis accuracy of the WT-MACNN model stands at 83.33%. Digital ablation experiments underscore the limited accuracy of the basic CNN model in fault diagnosis, but the sequential introduction of the channel attention mechanism and wavelet transform layers significantly elevates model performance. When juxtaposed with SVM, KNN, and decision tree models, the WT-MACNN model exhibits a diagnostic accuracy improvement of 73.81%, 57.13%, and 54.76%, respectively. Additionally, to assess the model’s adaptability under diverse well conditions, this study reacquired 128 sets of field data. The verification results indicate that the model’s prediction accuracy across different well conditions is 83.59%. Despite occasional misjudgments among certain operating conditions, the overall performance remains outstanding, offering dependable support for diagnosing real-world scenarios. The outcomes of numerical experiments highlight the profound advantages of the proposed deep learning model in terms of generalization ability and diagnostic accuracy, validating its superiority in plunger gas lift fault identification and carrying substantial guidance for the application of this technology.