Journal of Southwest Petroleum University(Science & Technology Edition) ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 121-131.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2020.08.04.02

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Research on the Necessity and Optimization of Supercharging for a Cross-border Gas Field of Amu Darya Right Bank Area

ZHENG Ke, SUN Li, LIU Ronghe, LI Hongxi, ZHANG Li   

  1. Geological Exploration & Development Research Institute, Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Co. Ltd., CNPC, Chengdu, Sichuan 610051, China
  • Received:2020-08-04 Online:2022-12-10 Published:2023-01-16

Abstract: The gas field lies astride the border between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan is facing some problems which may affect the completion of productivity construction, such as well head pressure approaching transportation pressure, resource loss, uneven pressure distribution, the huge investment of supercharging and difficult approvals, the lack of personnel. Therefore, this paper did some researches about the necessity and optimization of supercharging. The study shows that supercharging can solve the above problems effectively, the supercharging plan of centralized and staged construction is optimum. Centralized supercharging installs compressors in the same station, but the construction can be carried out in two stages, which can not only minimize the loss of resources, but also alleviate the shortage of infrastructure personnel. By means of optimizing the production capacity profile and installing the flow switching devices in the booster station, the total required power of supercharging can be reduced to 43 MW, the number and utilization ratio of compressor are optimal, minimize investment and maximize benefits. The project has been approved by the resource country and 13 compressors have been put into operation in two stages, the production capacity construction target was successfully completed, effectively guiding the orderly progress of the project, the development effect of the gas field is improved.

Key words: Turkmenistan, cross-border gas field, resource loss, unbalanced pressure, concentrated supercharging, instalment construction, optimized number of compressors

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