Determination and control of wellbore fluid level, output flow, and desired pump operating speed, using a control system for a centrifugal pump disposed within the wellbore
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-011/30
E21B-047/10
F04B-049/06
출원번호
US-0987706
(2011-01-10)
등록번호
US-8180593
(2012-05-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Anderson, Robb G.
Beck, Thomas L.
출원인 / 주소
Unico, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
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초록▼
A method and apparatus for determining a fluid level and/or output flow during operation of a centrifugal pump, are provided, which may be used for production of gas and/or oil from a well, and include a vector feedback model to derive values of torque and speed from signals indicative of instantane
A method and apparatus for determining a fluid level and/or output flow during operation of a centrifugal pump, are provided, which may be used for production of gas and/or oil from a well, and include a vector feedback model to derive values of torque and speed from signals indicative of instantaneous current and voltage drawn by the pump motor, a pump model which derives values of the fluid flow rate and the head pressure for the pump from torque and speed inputs, a pumping system model that derives, from the estimated values of the pump operating parameters, an estimated value of fluid level and other pumping system parameters. Controllers responsive to the estimated values of the pumping system parameters control the pump to maintain fluid level at the pump input, near an optimum level, or within a safe operating range and/or output flow from the pump.
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1. A method of determining a flow rate Q from a centrifugal pump operating at a selected pump speed Up while disposed in a wellbore for transferring fluid within the wellbore, using a controller operatively connected to the centrifugal pump, the method comprising: determining the fluid level Xc byde
1. A method of determining a flow rate Q from a centrifugal pump operating at a selected pump speed Up while disposed in a wellbore for transferring fluid within the wellbore, using a controller operatively connected to the centrifugal pump, the method comprising: determining the fluid level Xc bydetermining a zero-flow input speed Uz of the centrifugal pump at which output flow from the centrifugal pump is substantially zero, andusing the zero-flow input speed Uz to calculate a fluid level Xc in the wellbore with the controller; andcalculating flow rate Q as a function of the selected speed Up and the fluid level Xc in the wellbore as calculated from the zero-flow input speed Uz using the controller. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, using the calculated flow rate Q for controlling the centrifugal pump. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising, using the calculated flow rate Q for controlling speed U of the centrifugal pump to a selected minimum value of rated flow Urmin, such that Urmin is greater than or equal to a zero-flow Uz of the pump, such that Urmin>Uz. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the fluid level Xc without using values of motor torque Tm and/or motor speed Um. 5. A method of determining a flow rate Q from a centrifugal pump operating at a selected pump speed Up while disposed in a wellbore for transferring fluid within the wellbore, using a controller operatively connected to the centrifugal pump, wherein, the wellbore extends downward from a surface and defines the fluid level Xc therein of a fluid having a specific weight Dc, with the centrifugal pump including an output thereof connected to an output tube extending upward from the pump through the wellbore to the surface, fluid within the wellbore defining a wellbore pressure Pc at the surface, and fluid having a specific weight Dt within the tube defining an internal pressure Pt of the fluid within the tube at the surface, the method comprising, calculating the flow rate Q as a function of the selected speed Up and a fluid level Xc in the wellbore by the steps of using the controller and operative connection between the controller and the pump for: determining values of input torque T and input speed U to the centrifugal pump;selecting a rated-operating input speed Ur of the centrifugal pump, and determining a rated-output pressure Hr of the centrifugal pump when producing output flow at the rated-operating input speed Ur and rated-output pressure Hr;determining a zero-flow input speed Uz of the centrifugal pump, without using output flow from the centrifugal pump, by monitoring input torque T to the centrifugal pump as input speed Up is reduced from the rated input speed Ur, and detecting the zero-flow input speed Uz as an input speed Up at which an incremental reduction in input speed U is not accompanied by a corresponding incremental reduction in input torque T;calculating a zero-flow pump differential pressure Hpz at the zero-flow input speed Uz by multiplying the normal-operating output pressure Hr by the square of the quotient of the zero-flow input speed Uz divided by the normal-operating input speed Ur, according to a calculation substantially including the mathematical expression Hpz≈Hr (Uz/Ur)^2 using the controller;determining values of the tube pressure Pt and wellbore pressure Pc;calculating the zero-flow discharge pressure Hdz of the pump in a manner substantially including the expression Hdz≈(Dt*Xp)+Pt using the controller;calculating an intake head pressure Hs of the centrifugal pump, in a manner including the expression Hs≈Hdz−Hpz using the controller; andcalculating the fluid level Xc in the wellbore in a manner substantially including the expression Xc≈(Hs−Pc)/Dc using the controller. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising, using the calculated flow rate Q for controlling the centrifugal pump. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, using the calculated flow rate Q for controlling speed U of the centrifugal pump to a value of Ur>Uz. 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the centrifugal pump is operatively connected in a plumbing system disposed within and including the wellbore of a well, and the method further comprises calculating the flow rate Q by performing steps comprising: a) determining a combined characteristic equation for the centrifugal pump operating in the system as a function of the fluid level Xc in the wellbore;b) solving the combined characteristic equation for a pump speed Up and pump flow rate Q of zero; andc) solving for the pump flow rate Q as a function of a selected pump speed Up which is greater than the zero-flow speed Uz, such that Up>Uz. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising, determining the combined characteristic equation by fitting a second-order polynomial to system head loss equations according to a Moody/D′Arcy-Weisbach analysis, at pump flows substantially at the mid-point and end of a rated characteristic flow of the pump, to yield an equation substantially as follows, wherein, the pump has a length Lp, the tubing has a length Lt, the pump flow is Qp, the pump rated output flow is Qr and Kl, Km, Kx, Ky and Kz represent constants: Xc·Dc=(Pt-Pc)+Lp·Dc+Lt·Dt+K1·(QpQr)2+Km·(QpQr)-[Kx·(QpQr)2+Ky·(QpQr)·(UpUr)+Kz·(UpUr)2]. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of solving the combined characteristic equation for a zero-flow pump speed Up=Uz and pump flow rate Q of zero yields an equation substantially as follows: Uz=Ur·(Pt-Pc)+Lt·Dt-(Xc-Lp)·DcKz. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of solving the combined characteristic equation for the pump flow rate Q as a function of Up>Uz, yields an equation substantially as follows: Q(Xc,Up)=Qr·-(Ky·UpUr-Km)-(Ky·UpUr-Km)2-4·(Kx-K1)·[Kz·(UpUr)2-Lt·Dt-(Pt-Pc)+(Xc-Lp)·Dc]2·(Kx-K1).
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