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Data Sheets Of Multiphase Pumps

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The current study is an effort to analyse existing secondary data which includes professional journals, industry reports, past research on related topics and data sheets of multiphase pumps (MPPs) so as to understand the efficiencies and advantages brought in by MPPs in multiphase pumping conditions. The study also attempts to provide a general criterion of a pump for a particular process during production. It is understood that fluids pumped from off shore oil wells will essentially pump multiphase fluids at all times up to separation stage. Also, oil wells undergo changes in gas volume fraction and watercut during the lifecycle of the well including testing, installation, initial phase of pumping, in established and operational oil wells, an aging oil well and during abandonment.
The criterion to choose a multiphase boosting solution for any oil well system is very subjective and in most cases is dependent on the pump manufacturer or system packager data. Such a situation may result in over-dependence on the vendors and probably camouflage other available technologies or limitations in the known technology. The study will compare both the manufacturer data sheets as well as the available data on multiphase pump performance in oil wells across the globe. The available literature on the subject only indicates that certain type of pump is suitable for a given application but does not provide a generalized set of criterion for deciding up on a pump for a particular field

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