1. Cases of valve replacement under pressure in the international market:
①. TOTAL—Changqing block:
Oilfield: Total Sulige Gas Field, Changqing, China.
Well number: Tao-6#, gas well time: 2007.7.
Wellhead specifications | KQ78/105 |
Oil pressure | 2610psi(18MPa) |
Sleeve pressure | 2900psi (20Mpa) |
Medium | natural gas |
Reason: After being put into production, the No. 3 main valve was damaged, mainly caused by medium corrosion.
Work: Complete valve replacement under pressure in 6 hours.
②. Kazakhstan:
Oil field: Kazakhstan
Well number: Ha-301, gas well
Time: 2013.10
Wellhead specifications | KQ78/105 |
Oil pressure | 7.0MPa |
Sleeve pressure | 7.5Mpa |
Medium | natural gas |
Reason: After being put into production, the No. 1 main valve was damaged, mainly caused by medium corrosion
Work: Complete valve replacement under pressure in 6 hours
2. Domestic market application:
①. CNPC—Xinjiang:
Oilfield: Xinjiang Oilfield, China
Well number: Mo-101, oil and gas mixing well time: 2006.8
Wellhead specifications | KQ78/105 |
Oil pressure | 43MPa |
Sleeve pressure | 43.5Mpa |
Medium | Oil and gas mixture |
Cause: The No. 2 main valve cannot be closed, mainly because oil and gas corrode it seriously
Work: Complete valve replacement under pressure in 6 hours
②. CNPC—Changqing:
Oilfield: China Changqing Oilfield
Well number: G8-10, gas well
Time: 2009.9
Wellhead specifications | KQ65/60 |
Oil pressure | 8MPa |
Sleeve pressure | 10.8Mpa |
Medium | natural gas |
H2S | 21472ppm |
Cause: No. 3 main valve disc wedge gate is damaged
Work: Complete valve replacement under pressure in 6 hours
③. CNPC—Changqing:
Oilfield: China Changqing Oilfield
Number: G43-5
Time: 2006.4
Wellhead specifications | KQ78/105 |
Oil pressure | 10.8Mpa |
Medium | natural gas |
H2S | 103ppm |
Cause: After being put into production, the No. 1 main valve could not switch due to corrosion and rust
Job: Complete valve replacement under pressure drilling
④. On April 24, 2017, well Yan920-2 in Yanchang Gas Field, Shaanxi Province, adopted multi-stage seal plugging for valve replacement operation under pressure:
2015-2017 China Changqing Oilfield Service Statistics:
Work item | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Valve with pressure | 79 | 85 | 110 |
Plugging under pressure | 17 | 24 | 28 |
Pressure drilling | 9 | 7 | 45 |
Inspection and maintenance | 2600 | 3500 | 4900 |