Development and Introduction

Capillary systems for injection of

chemical agents to wells

THE SPHERES OF THE COMPANYS ACTIVITY

invention, development and production of techniques and technologies preventing
complications occurring in the process of oil and gas production;
development and production of the equipment for the magnetic treatment of fluid
and gas stream;
selection of the chemical reagents corresponding to the working conditions of the
customers and their delivery to the customers;
technical monitoring and expert inspection of the safety conditions of oil and gas
producing equipment exploitation;
ecological designing

Inorganic salts deposits in various well intervals

Salt deposits
in discharge line

on
tubing
string
on suction
strainer

on operating
elements
on the surface of
submersible
electrical motor

Formation of salt
crystals
Na+
Ba2+
HCO3
2SO4
2S
Cl
Ca2+ K+ Mg2+

 Stimulation of oil production leads to reduction of rock

pressure and intensive gas separation in bottomhole formation
zone at perforation interval. This contributes to shift of initial
salt crystallization zone lower to the well perforation interval.
Crystallization and deposition of salts can be further observed
in the interval above perforation section, in the pump, tubing
string, discharge line, communication lines and equipment of
oil collection and treatment system.

Chemical agents injection technology

Chemical agents injection technology

by means of deep
well dosing pump

to annular space
of the well

via capillary
systems

to perforated zone

to pump suction

to target point of
tubing string

Surface equipment
1. Dosing unit;
2. Surface pipeline;
3. Device for penetration of capillary
pipeline through assembly side outlet;
4. Penetration together with power
cable of submersible electrical motor;

 Surface equipment is represented by a dosing unit (1), surface

pipeline (2), and device for penetration of capillary pipeline to
wellhead assembly (3 or 4).

1.
2.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
4

Tubing string;
Power cable of Electrical
Submersible Pump (ESP)
System;
Capillary pipeline;
Centralizer;
Cable girder;
Well connecting element;
Protector;
Inlet sleeve with check
valve.
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 Injection to tubing string is used for prevention of deposition

of asphaltene, resin and paraffin.
Chemical agent enters the inlet sleeve (8) via well pipeline
attached to the outside surface of the tubing string. There is a
centralizer upstream the sleeve to protect terminations (6) and
check valve.
For selected injection method, the agent enters the interval
before deposition of asphaltene, resin and paraffin started.
Flow rate of expensive agent may be 2-4 times reduced
compared to conventional injection to annular space of the
well.

1. Tubing string;
2. Capillary pipeline;
3. Power cable of ESP System;
4. ESP Centralizer;
5. Cable girder;
6. ESP;
7. Protectolizer;
8. Suction strainer;
9. Spray bar valve;
10.Submersible electric motor
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4

 Injection of salting and corrosion inhibitors to pump suction.

Chemical agent enters the spray bar valve (9) via well pipeline
attached to the outside surface of the tubing string.
Protectolizer is installed upstream the spray bar valve to
protect feeding cable (2) and capillary pipeline (3).
For selected injection method, the agent is supplied to the
suction strainer. Flow rate of expensive agent may be reduced
to 1 liter per day compared to conventional injection to annular
space.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Capillary pipeline;
Cable girder;
ESP;
ESP Centralizer;
Suspension device for
combined electric log
equipment;
6. Load spray nozzle.

 Injection to perforation interval for prevention of salt

deposition and corrosion.
Chemical agent enters the load spray nozzle (6) via well
pipeline attached to the outside surface of the tubing string,
and via capillary pipeline mounting system (5) together with
ESP centralizer.
For selected injection method, the agent enters the perforation
interval before start of salt crystals formation. This method of
chemical agent supply excludes sticking of ESP system in case
of base plate failure as a result of solid deposits formation on
the body of the submersible electric motor. Flow rate of
expensive agent may be reduced to 1 liter per day compared to
conventional injection to annular space.

Capillary pipeline for wells

Parameter description

Unit
s

Value

Inside diameter of the

pipeline

mm

Outside diameter of the

pipeline

mm

Operating temperatures

-50..+120

Allowable pressure in
the pipeline

MPa

25

Excessive bend radius of

the pipeline

mm

300

1-4500

Length

4.5+/-0.5
14+/-0.5