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creators_name: Yin, K.Y.
creators_name: Al-Kayiem, H.H.
creators_name: Pao, W.
title: Numerical study of water control with downhole oil-water separation technology
ispublished: pub
keywords: Oil fields; Turbulence models, Discrete phase model; Downhole oil-water separations; High water - cut well; Hydrocyclone separation; Pressure conditions; Pressure differences; Residence time; Water production, Oil shale
note: cited By 5; Conference of 4th International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability, ICPER 2014 ; Conference Date: 3 June 2014 Through 5 June 2014; Conference Code:106620
abstract: The maturing oil fields with increasing water production can pose a challenging produced water handling and disposal issues. This paper presents a numerical study of a motorless hydrocyclone to enhance understanding of the downhole oil-water separation. The turbulence of fluid flow is obtained using K-ε Realizable Turbulence model for complex swirl dominated flow, while the interface between hydrocarbon and water is described using the Discrete Phase model. In this approach, factors which contribute to the hydrocyclone separation instability were discussed. Discussion is then extended to the relationship of residence time with pressure difference between overflow and underflow. These pressure differences are able to relate to pressure condition for high water cut well which require downhole separation. © 2014 Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences.
date: 2014
publisher: EDP Sciences
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84904965136&doi=10.1051%2fmatecconf%2f20141302029&partnerID=40&md5=8bb6c07af3cdc644b788a20ac56f152b
id_number: 10.1051/matecconf/20141302029
full_text_status: none
publication: MATEC Web of Conferences
volume: 13
place_of_pub: Kuala Lumpur
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2261236X
citation:   Yin, K.Y. and Al-Kayiem, H.H. and Pao, W.  (2014) Numerical study of water control with downhole oil-water separation technology.  In: UNSPECIFIED.