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
G05D-009/00
G01F-023/00
출원번호
US-0550778
(2012-07-17)
등록번호
US-8417483
(2013-04-09)
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.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of determining a fluid level Xc in a wellbore, where the wellbore extends downward from a surface and has a centrifugal pump disposed therein for transferring fluid within the wellbore using a controller operatively connected to the centrifugal pump, the method comprising: determining th
1. A method of determining a fluid level Xc in a wellbore, where the wellbore extends downward from a surface and has a centrifugal pump disposed therein for transferring fluid within the wellbore using a controller operatively connected to the centrifugal pump, the method comprising: determining the value of the zero-flow input speed Uz using the controller to the centrifugal pump at which the output flow from the centrifugal pump is substantially zero, without using output flow from the centrifugal pump;determining the zero-flow input speed Uz, by monitoring input torque T to the centrifugal pump as input speed Up is reduced, and detecting the zero-flow input speed Uz as an input speed Up at which an incremental reduction in input speed Up is not accompanied by a corresponding incremental reduction in input torque T, and using the zero-flow input speed Uz to calculate, with the controller, the fluid level Xc in the wellbore; andmonitoring a change in torque dT and a change in input speed dU and calculating a quotient dT/dU of the change in torque dT divided by the change in input speed dU, as the input speed Up is reduced, and determining Uz to be substantially a speed at which dT/dU achieves a maximum, using the controller. 2. The method of, claim 1, further comprising, determining a minimum desired input speed Umin of the pump which is greater than the zero-flow input speed Uz, and controlling the pump to operate only at speeds where Up≧Umin, using the controller. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, monitoring dT/dU, as the input speed Up is reduced, and determining Uz to be a speed at which dT/dU falls below a selected minimum value that is less than the maximum, using the controller. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected minimum value of dT/dU is substantially but not equal to zero. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, using an affinity law for calculating a zero-flow pump differential pressure Hpz at the zero-flow input speed Uz, and using the zero-flow pump differential pressure Hpz for calculating the fluid level Xc in the wellbore, using the controller.
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