Reducing heat loss of fluids in heavy oil wellbore using two-phase closed thermosyphon sucker rod

Xian Zhang and Hongchang Che

Energy, 2013, vol. 57, issue C, 352-358

Abstract: The purpose of the research is to verify the viability and the applicability of TPCT (two-phase closed thermosyphon) sucker Rod in cyclic steam stimulation for heavy oils. On the basis of the previous researches and the basic principles of TPCT, the laboratory experiment system was setup and the heat-transfer experiment was conducted using liquid ammonia as the working fluid. The laboratory data shows that TPCT sucker rod can utilize the heat energy from hot water depending upon the vaporization and condensation of ammonia to transfer heat. Based on the results from the laboratory experiment, the site application of TPCT sucker rod was undertaken in well H127-26-34 of Liaohe Oilfield in China. The site application results demonstrate that TPCT sucker rod can decrease the heat loss of fluids in wellbore and improve well performance during cyclic steam stimulation.

Keywords: Heavy oil; Steam stimulation; Two-phase closed thermosyphon; Heat transfer; Laboratory experiment; Field application (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (4)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544213003691
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:energy:v:57:y:2013:i:c:p:352-358

DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.04.054

Access Statistics for this article

Energy is currently edited by Henrik Lund and Mark J. Kaiser

More articles in Energy from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().