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Progressive Cavity Pump-Jet Pump Production Method for Lateral Directional Drilling
Well
ZhuJun JiangMinZheng XuXiuFen,Daqing Petroleum Institute,China

Copyright 1999, Society of Petroleum Engineers Inc.

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Abstract
To realize the high comprehensive production economic benefit
of the lateral directional drilling well, one method, progressive
cavity pumpjet pump production method, for lateral directional
drilling well is studied in this paper. Its principle is introduced
and the main characteristics are analyzed. The field test result for
one well is given too. The experiment verified that the
progressive cavity pumpjet pump production method has deeper
pump setting depth and less investment cost and higher well oil
producing compared with other artificial lift methods. The
progressive cavity pumpjet pump production method is one
advanced and effective artificial lift method for the lateral
directional drilling wells comprehensive economic production.
Introduction
The amount of the casing deformation well is increasing when
the oil field has been into the middle or later production time.
Some deformation seriously wells are shutin , so the oil field
production is influenced. To reproduce this offproduction wells
is possible with the technique of the lateral directional drilling
well occurs and successively mature used. The basic principle of
the lateral directional drilling well is to : slot and deflect at point
above the casingdamaged point in the old well, and then drill to
the set depth ,well cementing and completion, thus utilizing
surface pipenetwork ,facilities and perfect uppercasing in the
old well sufficiently ,and saving drilling cost. But on the other
hand ,since the method is equal to drilling directional well in the
old well ,and the diameter of the bit in deflection segment is
smaller than that of the casing ,the diameter of the casing in the
deflecting segment after well cementing is far smaller than that
of the old

casing, which brings about new problems in later producing

technology.
For example ,in Daqing oilfield ,the diameter of the casing is
usually 5 1 2 in. ,the maximum bitdiameter used in the lateral
directional drilling well is 4 1 2 in. ,and 3 1 2 in. ID casings in the
deflecting segment are mostly selected. At present ,downhole
pump of the artificial lift equipment is hardly run in slim
diameter casing in the deflecting segment, so the downhole pump
of the lateral directional drilling well is also run in the 5 1 2 in.
OD casing in straightwell segment , which leads to shallow
pump setting depth and low oilproducing .To improve oil
producing of the lateral directional drilling well and realize its
comprehensive economic production , one new artificial lift
method, the progressive cavity pumpjet pump production
method for lateral directional drilling well is studied in this paper.
A Brief Introduction Of Process
The main problem to be settled by the progressive cavity pump
jet pump production method for lateral directional drilling well is
to deepen pump setting depth, and improve individual wells oil
producing and accomplish high comprehensive production
economic benefit of the lateral directional drilling well. Jet pump
structure is simple ,and there is no movable component inside , so
its easy to realize structure miniaturization. SJP66 slim
diameter jet pump studied in this paper, the maximum OD of
which is 2 3 4 in. ,can be run in the 3 1 2 in. ID casing , which
results in enough annulus space for fluid flow.
A schematic drawing of the progressive cavity pumpjet
pump production technological process is shown in Fig.1.
Its working principle is as follows1: The highpressure power
fluid discharged by progressive cavity reaches jet pump through
pipe, when the power fluid flows through injecting nozzle , its
speed increases greatly and lowpressure area is formed in the
outlet of the injecting nozzle. The formation fluid ( Q S ) enters
into the area and mixes with the power fluid ( Q N ) to enter into
throat and diffusion pipe with the aid of pressure difference .The
power fluid and formation fluid are mixed sufficiently in the
diffusion pipe , where kineticenergy is converted to pressure
energy , entering into the annulus through the discharge of the jet

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pump .When the mixed liquid ( Q D ) reaches the well head , it

enters into the separator firstly and oilwater separation is done
.Oil (Q) separated enters into metering plant directly and water
( Q X ) separated enters into the suction of the progressive cavity
as sucked liquid , into which liquid flow rate entering is adjusted
by the valve 4 and 5 . Before startup , the watered valve 1 is
firstly open , and wellhead water is as sucked liquid. When the
work goes well , the valve 1 is shutdown ,successively , until
shutin .From the jet pump working principle we can know :
(1)
Q D = Q N + QS
If not considering flowing liquid loss beyond the progressive
cavity pump, when the valve 1 is shutin , then:
(2)
QD = Q + QX
Therefore , when the progressive cavity pump works well ,
then
(3)
QN =QX
It can be seen from above that the actual well oilproducing
Q is equal to the formation oilproducing Q S , i.e., Q = Q S .
Since it is inevitable for the liquid loss when the progressive
cavity pump working , there should be Q X
Q N to ensure that
the pump works well , and the actual oilproducing Q is also less
than the formation oilproducing Q S correspondingly , i.e.,

Q  Q S . The distribution between Q and Q S can be adjusted by

the valve 4 and 5.

On-the-spot Test
On-the-spot test of the progressive cavity pumpjet pump
production for lateral directional drilling well was made in the
Z5-23 well in Daqing oilfield , a construction program as shown
in Fig.2. The tubings of two different specifications are employed
in the straightwell segment above and the deflecting segment
below respectively, which are mainly used to decrease resistance
loss when liquid flowing through the tubing and annulus to
acquire high efficiency of the entire pumping system. The pump
was run on 16 December,1997,the jet pump and the packer run
through the deflecting segment, and the packer set once
successfully . The well was formally put into production on 19
December 1997, and operating so far . The field test result of
main parameters is shown in Table 1.
The slot depth of the Z5-23 well is 2,195 ft and the top bound
depth of perforated interval is 2,646 ft. The pump setting depth is
2,631 ft and the well oilproducing is 434 bbl/day when the
pumpjet pump production method adopted, while 2,133 ft and
283 bbl/day respectively when the rodpumping production
program adopted , which increase by 498 ft and 151 bbl/day
respectively . Moreover ,the downhole jet pump and packer have
been working well , and other components are perfect except that
the surface progressive cavity pump was replaced once stator
being offcementing , and that actuating device of the
progressive cavity pump was repaired and maintained and
replaced twice bearings damaged since the well was put into
production . It can be seen that the progressive cavity pumpjet
pump production

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method is applied to oil field if the surface progressive cavity

pump and its actuating device are ensured.
Feature of The Method
1. It improves lateral directional drilling well oil-producing.
Submerged electric pump or rod-pumping production methods
are adopted in three lateral directional drilling wells in the North
2-3-62, North 3-4-052 and North 2-J2-31at present, production
data of the wells as shown in table 2. If the progressive cavity
pump-jet pump production method is adopted in the wells, pump
setting depth and oil-producing would be increased, whose design
parameters are also shown in table 2.
It can be seen from the data in the table 2: Since the pump
setting depth has increased, the oil-producing of the wells has
more or less been improved, on an overage, the oil-producing of
individual well added 82 bbl/day , which has an obvious effect on
improving well production.
2. One advantage is that it is a simple and low cost system. The
surface power pump such as plunger displacement pump,
multistage centrifugal pump used for common jet pump
production all require independent liquid-source as suction liquid,
and accessory equipment like filtering and cleaning liquid etc. is
also needed. Which has a complex surface equipment and a high
cost, while the progressive cavity pump2 adapts to various
mediums, and downhole back-liquid can be as suction liquid
without special treatment, so the surface equipment is simplified.
Moreover, initial investment decreases by 20~30 percent
compared with rod-pumping production equipment.
3. It is easy to adjust parameters for the progressive cavity
pump-jet pump production method for lateral directional drilling
well. There are two basic methods: one is to replace belt-wheel of
input shaft and adjust discharged flow rate of the progressive
cavity pump, thus regulating well oil-producing, the other is to
change the injecting nozzle or throat, i.e., alter area ratio of the jet
pump, thus also regulating well oil-producing and operation
parameters. Both methods are simple and save time, only 2~3
men required and finished within 1~3 hours.
4. The progressive cavity pump-jet pump production method
for lateral directional drilling well is one advanced and effective
artificial lift method, yet in industrial test period so far. Although
this technique has prominent advantages, there are also some
disadvantages, such as less reliability of the surface actuating
device and lower efficiency compared with other artificial lift
methods, which is just to be solved for the progressive cavity
pump-jet pump production method.
Conclusions
1. The progressive cavity pump-jet pump production method for
lateral directional drilling well can improve well production
greatly and realize the high comprehensive production economic
benefit of the lateral directional drilling wells.
2.The on-the-spot experiment verified that the progressive cavity
pump-jet pump production method has advantages of both

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progressive cavity pump and jet pump and it can be applied to oil
fields.
3. The progressive cavity pump-jet pump production method
for lateral directional drilling well is a simple and low cost
system. It is easy to regulate parameters simple to be repaired and
managed.
Nomenclature
QN= discharge flow rate of progressive cavity pump, bbl/day
QS= formation oil-producing, bbl/day
QD= back-mixing flow rate, bbl/day
Q = actual flow rate imported to metering plant(i.e., actual
well oil-producing) , bbl/day

QX= flow rate mixed-liquid flowing into suction of

progressive cavity pump, bbl/day
Reference
1.Kermit E. Brown, The Technology Of Artificial Lift Methods
, Volume 2b, P429~439,BeiJing:Petroleum Industry Publishing
Company
2.WanBangLie, LiJiZhi, Hydraulic Machine Of Oil Field ,
P288~300, BeiJing: Petroleum Industry Publishing Company

Table and Curves

Table 1 On-the-Spot Test Data Of The Progressive Cavity Pump-Jet Pump Production Method For Lateral Directional Drilling Well
serial number

1
2
mean values

actual oil-producing flow rate discharged

by progressive
cavity pump
( bbl/day )
( bbl/day )
421.4
629.0
446.6
629.0
434.0
629.0

back-mixing flow
rate
( bbl/day )
1050.4
1075.6
1063.0

discharged pressure
of progressive
cavity pump
( psi )
1247.0
1334.0
1290.5

wellhead back
pressure
( psi )
133.4
153.7
142.1

Table 2 Parameter Correlation In Different Artificial Lift Methods For Lateral Directional Drilling Well
well number
Artificial Lift Method
Production Parameters
So Far
Pump Setting Depth (bbl/day)
Oil-Producing
(bbl/day)
Flowing Pressure
(psi)
If Progressive Cavity Pump Pump Setting Depth (bbl/day)
-Jet Pump Production
Method Is Used
Oil-Producing
(bbl/day)
Flowing Pressure
(psi)

North 2-3-62
Submerged electric
pump

North 3-4-052
Submerged electric
pump

North 2-J2-31
Rod-pumping
unit

2132.7
358.5
565.5
2952.9

2854.5
113.2
391.5
3674.7

2624.8
50.3
768.5
3133.4

496.9
261.0

157.3
217.5

113.2
246.5

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2
3
8
9
6

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11

12

13

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Fig. 1

The Schematic Drawing Of The Progressive Cavity Pump-Jet pump Production Technological Process
1-water valve 2-progressive cavity pump suction 3-progressive cavity pump 4, 5-valve
6-oil-water separator 7-the trapping tool 8-casing in the old straight-well 9-tubing above
10-the point of slot 11-casing in the deflecting segment 12-tubing in the deflecting segmeng
13-jet pump 14-packer

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2165 ft

2195 ft

2631 ft

Fig. 2 The schematic Drawing Of The Setting Pump Operation For Z5-23 Well
1- 2 1 2 in.ID tubing

2- 5 1 2 in.OD casing

5- 3 1

6-jet pump

in. ID casing

7-packer

3-the point of slot

4- 1 1 2 in.ID tubing