Patent Application
20240125217
The present disclosure relates to a crude oil extraction pump.
A pump called an electrical submersible pump (ESP) has been widely used as a device for pumping up crude oil from an oil well. As shown in Patent Document 1 below, a pump includes a rotation shaft which rotates around a rotation axis, a plurality of impellers which are integrally provided with this rotation shaft, and a casing which covers the rotation shaft and the impellers from an outer peripheral side. This pump is disposed in a pipe inserted into a well (oil well) and the rotation shaft is rotated by an electric motor to pump underground oil upwards.
Here, in recent years, pumps using canned motors as electric rotating machines have been proposed for the purpose of improving maintainability and making equipment more compact. This type of pump includes a production pipe which is inserted into an oil well, a motor rotor which is disposed inside the production pipe, a motor stator which is integrally provided on an inner peripheral side of the production pipe, a pump rotor which is integrally provided above the motor rotor, a pump stator which covers this pump rotor from an outer peripheral side and forms a flow path allowing crude oil to flow therethrough, and a thrust bearing portion which rotatably supports the pump rotor with respect to the production pipe. The motor stator includes a coil and a magnet is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the motor rotor facing the motor stator. By energizing the coil, the motor rotor and the pump rotor are rotated by an electromagnetic force. Accordingly, crude oil is sucked up from a lower end of the pump.
Incidentally, in the above-described pump, the thrust bearing portion is inevitably exposed to the crude oil. Since slurry is mixed with the crude oil, the wear of the sliding portion will be accelerated if slurry flows into the thrust bearing portion. As a result, there is concern that the stable operation of the pump is hindered.
The present disclosure has been made in view of the above-described problems and an object is to provide a crude oil extraction pump that can be operated more stably.
In order to solve the above-described problems, a crude oil extraction pump according to the present disclosure includes: a production pipe having a tubular shape along an axis extending in a vertical direction; a pump rotor extending in a direction of the axis inside the production pipe; and a pump stator which is provided between the production pipe and the pump rotor to surround the pump rotor, wherein the pump rotor includes a plurality of pump shafts which are sequentially connected in the direction of the axis, an impeller which is provided in multiple stages in each of these pump shafts and rotated together with the pump shaft to pump crude oil upward, and a thrust collar which is provided in each pump shaft and protruding radially outward, and wherein the pump stator includes a stator body having a tubular shape extending along the axis and a first thrust pad protruding radially inward in the axis from an inner peripheral surface of the stator body and supporting the thrust collar from below to be slidable in the circumferential direction.
According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a crude oil extraction pump that can be operated more stably.
Hereinafter, a crude oil extraction pump according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
The pump body P includes a production pipe body 1A, a pump rotor 21, and a pump stator 3. The production pipe body 1A is a tubular member that is coaxial with the drilling pipe 9 and is disposed on the inner peripheral side of the drilling pipe 9. The pump rotor 21 includes a plurality of pump shafts 21S which are connected in the direction of the axis O, a coupling sleeve 30 (see
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Additionally, the production pipe tip 1B is supported from below by an annular support portion 4 that protrudes radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the drilling pipe 9. An opening on the inner peripheral side of the support portion 4 is formed as an opening portion H for taking in crude oil. The lower end of the motor rotor 22 is inserted through this opening portion H. A suction flow path Fi for sucking crude oil is formed inside the motor rotor 22 in addition to the opening portion H. This suction flow path Fi communicates with the stator flow path Fs formed on the inner peripheral side of the pump stator 3.
Further, a lower end thrust collar 6d is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the motor rotor 22 and above the magnetic member 22M to protrude radially outward and have an annular shape centered on the axis O. This lower end thrust collar 6d is supported from above and below by the lower end thrust pad 7d provided on the inner peripheral surface of the pump stator 3 (stator extension portion 3E). The lower end thrust collar 6d and the lower end thrust pad 7d form the lower end thrust bearing portion Bd. The rotor 2 (the pump rotor 21 and the motor rotor 22) is supported by the lower end thrust bearing portion Bd and the intermediate thrust bearing portion Bs to be described later to be rotatable about the axis O with respect to the pump stator 3.
Next, the configuration of the connection part of the pump shaft 21S and the configuration of the intermediate thrust bearing portion Bs will be described with reference to
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The intermediate thrust collar 6 includes a thrust collar body 6H which protrudes radially outward from the shaft outer peripheral surface 210 and has an annular shape centered on the axis O and a second convex portion 61 which is provided on the outer peripheral end surface of the thrust collar body 6H. The second convex portion 61 protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the thrust collar body 6H to have an annular shape centered on the axis O. The dimension of the second convex portion 61 in the direction of the axis O is smaller than the dimension of the thrust collar body 6H in the direction of the axis O.
The intermediate thrust pad 7 is fixed to the upper end portion of the pump stator 3 (stator body 3H). An upward facing surface of the intermediate thrust pad 7 is a sliding surface Sc1 which slides on the lower surface of the thrust collar body 6H. The pump stator 3 is provided with a first convex portion 31 which protrudes upward to cover the sliding surface Sc1 from the outer peripheral side (see
Next, the configuration of the impeller 5 will be described with reference to
The disk main surface 51M is provided with a plurality of blades 52 which are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction. Although not shown in detail, each blade 52 is curved toward the front side of the rotor 2 in the rotation direction as it goes from the inside to the outside in the radial direction. Further, the blade height (the rising dimension from the disk main surface 51M) of the blade 52 gradually decreases from below to above.
The upward facing surface (back surface 51B) of the disk 51 extends in a planar shape from the inside to the outside in the radial direction as it goes from below to above. A turning blade Ws and a partition portion 90 are provided on the back surface 51B in order from the outside to the inside in the radial direction. A plurality of turning blades Ws are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction. Each turning blade Ws has a plate shape extending in the radial direction. The partition portion 90 protrudes upward from the back surface 51B on the radial inside of these turning blades Ws. The partition portion 90 has a cylindrical shape centered on the axis O. A space is formed on the radial inside of the partition portion 90. Further, the disk 51 is provided with a balance hole Bh which penetrates the disk 51 in the direction of the axis O from the disk main surface 51M to the back surface 51B.
The shroud cover 53 has a funnel shape that covers the plurality of blades 52 from below. The shroud cover 53 is curved from the inside to the outside in the radial direction as it goes from below to above.
The impeller 5 with the above-described configuration is covered with the stator body 3H from the outer peripheral side. A surface facing the shroud cover 53 in the inner peripheral surface of the stator body 3H is a facing surface P1. A first stepped portion D1 which covers the lower end of the shroud cover 53 from the direction of the axis O and the radial direction is formed at the lower portion of the facing surface P1. A portion facing the first stepped portion D1 in the shroud cover 53 is a first seal portion S1. Further, a portion above the first stepped portion D1 in the facing surface P1 is provided with a baffle plate B. The baffle plate B protrudes radially inward from the facing surface P1 and has a plate shape extending in the radial direction. A plurality of baffle plates B are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction.
A region adjacent to the upper side of the facing surface P1 in the inner peripheral surface of the stator body 3H is a connection surface P2. The connection surface P2 is recessed radially outward in a curved surface shape. Further, a region adjacent to the upper side of the connection surface P2 is a downstream surface P3. The downstream surface P3 extends from the outside to the inside in the radial direction as it goes from below to above. This downstream surface P3 is provided with the plurality of vanes V and a stator shroud 3S fixed to the inner peripheral side of the vane V. Each vane V has a plate shape that protrudes radially inward from the downstream surface P3. A plurality of vanes V are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction.
The stator shroud 3S faces the above-described back surface 51B from above. A downward facing surface (stator shroud lower surface 3B) of the stator shroud 3S is provided with a protrusion portion Pt and a second stepped portion D2 in order from the outside to the inside in the radial direction. The protrusion portion Pt protrudes downward to cover the outer radial edge of the disk 51 from the outside in the radial direction through a gap. The second stepped portion D2 covers the partition portion 90 provided on the back surface 51B from the outside in the radial direction. That is, a portion on the radial inside of the second stepped portion D2 in the stator shroud lower surface 3B is recessed upward in relation to the outer radial portion. A second seal portion S2 is formed by the second stepped portion D2 and the partition portion 90.
Here, a region on the radial outside of the first seal portion S1 in the shroud cover 53 is a first region A1. A region on the radial outside of the second seal portion S2 in the back surface 51B is a second region A2. The dimension of each portion is set so that an area (projection area) of the first region A1 when viewed from the direction of the axis O becomes larger than an area (projection area) of the second region A2.
(Operation and Effect)
Next, the operation of the crude oil extraction pump 100 will be described. In order to operate the crude oil extraction pump 100, the rotor 2 is first rotated by supplying electric power to the motor M. When the rotor 2 rotates, the crude oil in the oil well is sucked up by the pump body P from the opening portion H formed at the lower end of the drilling pipe 9. Further, at this time, the crude oil is also sucked up by the suction flow path Fi formed in the motor rotor 22.
Here, in the above-described crude oil extraction pump 100, since the thrust bearing (the lower end thrust bearing portion Bd and the intermediate thrust bearing portion Bs) is exposed to the stator flow path Fs, the crude oil flowing through the flow path is exposed. Since the crude oil contains slurry, the wear of the sliding surface Sc1 will be accelerated if the slurry enters the thrust bearing. As a result, the stable operation of the crude oil extraction pump 100 may be hindered. Here, this embodiment adopts the above-described configuration.
According to the above-described configuration, the pump rotor 21 is formed by connecting the plurality of pump shafts 21S and each pump shaft 21S is provided with the thrust collar 6. Further, the pump stator 3 is provided with the plurality of intermediate thrust pads 7 which respectively support the thrust collars 6 from below. Thus, for example, compared to a configuration in which one thrust collar 6 and one intermediate thrust pad 7 are provided in the rotor 2, the load applied to each of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 is distributed and the load per each intermediate thrust bearing portion Bs can be suppressed to be small. Accordingly, the wear of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 can be reduced.
According to the above-described configuration, the sliding surface Sc1 between the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 is covered with the first convex portion 31 from the outer peripheral side. Further, the first convex portion 31 is covered with the facing second convex portion 61 from above. Thus, the sliding surface Sc1 is less likely to be directly exposed to the crude oil flowing on the inner peripheral side of the pump stator 3. As a result, the possibility that the slurry contained in the crude oil flows into the sliding surface Sc1 is reduced and the wear of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed.
According to the above-described configuration, the first area of the first region A1 of the shroud cover 53 which is expanded radially outward with respect to the first seal portion S1 located on the lower side (upstream side) when viewed from the direction of the axis O is larger than the second area of the second region A2 of the back surface 51B which is expanded radially outward with respect to the second seal portion S2 located on the upper side (downstream side). Accordingly, a load is applied to the impeller 5 in a direction from below to above. Thus, the thrust load (the load applied from above to below) to be borne by each thrust collar 6 and each intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed to be small. As a result, the wear of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed.
According to the above-described configuration, since the facing surface P1 is provided with the baffle plate B, the flow velocity of the fluid flowing along the facing surface P1 decreases. Accordingly, the static pressure of the fluid on the side of the shroud cover 53 (that is, the upstream side) increases. Further, since the back surface 51B is provided with the turning blade Ws, the flow velocity of the fluid flowing along the back surface 51B increases. Accordingly, the static pressure of the fluid on the side of the back surface 51B (that is, the downstream side) decreases. As a result, a force is applied to the impeller 5 in a direction from the upstream side to the downstream side (that is, from below to above). Thus, the thrust load (the load applied from above to below) to be borne by each thrust collar 6 and each intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed to be small. As a result, the wear of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed.
According to the above-described configuration, the gap G is formed between the adjacent pump shafts 21S. Since a part of the crude oil flows into the gap G through the through-hole 80, the intermediate pressure can be secured. On the other hand, since the slurry contained in the crude oil is captured by the capture portion 81, the slurry does not flow into the gap G. That is, it is possible to prevent the slurry from flowing between the coupling sleeve 30 and the pump shaft 21S (fitting member 41) through the gap G. As a result, the possibility of the wear occurring between the coupling sleeve 30 and the pump shaft 21S (fitting member 41) can be reduced.
According to the above-described configuration, the gap between the fitting member 41 and the coupling sleeve 30 is covered with the cover member 40 from above. Thus, the possibility that the slurry flows into the gap can be reduced. As a result, the possibility of the wear between the coupling sleeve 30 and the fitting member 41 can be reduced.
According to the above-described configuration, the through-hole 80 extends toward the rear side of the pump shaft 21S in the rotation direction R (that is, the side opposite to the rotation direction R) as it goes from the inside to the outside in the radial direction. Thus, the possibility that the slurry flows into the through-hole 80 with the rotation of the pump shaft 21S can be reduced. As a result, the possibility of the wear occurring between the coupling sleeve 30 and the pump shaft 21S (fitting member 41) can be reduced.
Next, a crude oil extraction pump according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
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The downward facing surface of the intermediate thrust pad 8 is the sliding surface Sc2 which slides on the upper surface of the thrust collar body 6H. The inner diameter of the intermediate thrust pad 8 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the coupling sleeve 30 and the inner peripheral surface of the intermediate thrust pad 8 does not contact the coupling sleeve 30. Similarly, the inner diameter of the flange portion 32b is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the coupling sleeve 30 and the flange portion 32b does not interfere with the coupling sleeve 30.
According to the above-described configuration, since the pump stator 3 is provided with the intermediate thrust pad 8 in addition to the intermediate thrust pad 7 which supports the thrust collar 6 from below, the thrust collar 6 is supported not only from below but also from above. Accordingly, fluctuations of the pump shaft 21S in the direction of the axis O can be suppressed.
According to the above-described configuration, since the sliding surface Sc2 between the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 8 is covered from above with the flange portion 32b of the holder 32, it is possible to prevent the slurry contained in the crude oil flowing on the inner peripheral side of the pump stator 3 from flowing into the sliding surface Sc2. Further, since the outer peripheral surface of the thrust collar 6 is covered with the extended first convex portion 31 and the tubular portion 32a of the holder 32 inserted into the first convex portion 31, it is possible to prevent the slurry from flowing into the outer peripheral surface of the thrust collar 6. As a result, the wear of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pads 7 and 8 due to the slurry contained in the crude oil can be suppressed.
As described above, the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and design changes and the like are included within the scope of the present disclosure.
For example, as the lower end thrust bearing portion Bd and the intermediate thrust bearing portion Bs described in the above-described embodiments, specifically, a parallel plane bearing, an inclined plane bearing, a tapered land bearing, a step bearing, a pocket bearing, a spiral groove bearing, and a herringbone groove bearing can be appropriately selected according to the design and specifications.
The crude oil extraction pump of each embodiment is understood, for example, as below.
(1) The crude oil extraction pump 100 according to a first aspect includes: the production pipe 1 having a tubular shape along the axis O extending in the vertical direction; the pump rotor 21 extending in a direction of the axis O inside the production pipe 1; and the pump stator 3 which is provided between the production pipe 1 and the pump rotor 21 to surround the pump rotor 21, wherein the pump rotor 21 includes the plurality of pump shafts 21S which are sequentially connected in the direction of the axis O, the impeller 5 which is provided in multiple stages in these pump shafts 21S and rotated together with the pump shaft 21S to pump the crude oil upward, and the thrust collar 6 which is provided in each pump shaft 21S and protruding radially outward, and wherein the pump stator 3 includes the stator body 3H having a tubular shape extending along the axis O and the intermediate thrust pad 7 which protrudes radially inward in the axis O from the inner peripheral surface of the stator body 3H and supporting the thrust collar 6 from below to be slidable in the circumferential direction.
According to the above-described configuration, the pump rotor 21 is formed by connecting the plurality of pump shafts 21S and each pump shaft 21S is provided with the thrust collar 6. Further, the pump stator 3 is provided with the plurality of intermediate thrust pads 7 which respectively support the thrust collars 6 from below. Thus, for example, compared to a configuration in which one thrust collar 6 and one intermediate thrust pad 7 are provided, the load applied to each of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed to be small. Accordingly, the wear of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 can be reduced.
(2) In the crude oil extraction pump 100 according to a second aspect, the pump stator 3 may include the first convex portion 31 protruding upward to cover the sliding surface Sc1 between the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 from the outer peripheral side and the thrust collar 6 may include the second convex portion 61 protruding radially outward and facing the upper end of the first convex portion 31 from below.
According to the above-described configuration, the sliding surface Sc1 between the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 is covered with the first convex portion 31 from the outer peripheral side. Further, the first convex portion 31 is covered with the facing second convex portion 61 from above. Thus, the sliding surface Sc1 is less likely to be directly exposed to the crude oil flowing on the inner peripheral side of the pump stator 3. As a result, the possibility that the slurry contained in the crude oil flows into the sliding surface Sc1 is reduced and the wear of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed.
(3) In the crude oil extraction pump 100 according to a third aspect, the impeller may include the disk 51 having a disk shape and is fixed to the pump shaft 21S, the blades 52 which are provided on the downward facing surface of the disk 51 at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the shroud cover 53 covering the blade 52 from below, the first seal portion S1 may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the shroud cover 53 so that a first clearance is formed between the first seal portion and the pump stator 3, the second seal portion s2 may be formed on the back surface 51B of the disk 51 facing upward so that a second clearance is formed between the second seal portion and the pump stator 3, and the first area of the first region A1 of the shroud cover 53 which is expanded radially outward with respect to the first seal portion S1 when viewed from the direction of the axis O may be larger than the second area of the second region A2 of the back surface 51B which is expanded radially outward with respect to the second seal portion S2 when viewed from the direction of the axis O.
According to the above-described configuration, the first area of the first region A1 of the shroud cover 53 which is expanded radially outward with respect to the first seal portion S1 located on the lower side (upstream side) when viewed from the direction of the axis O is larger than the second area of the second region A2 of the back surface 51B which is expanded radially outward with respect to the second seal portion S2 located on the upper side (downstream side). Accordingly, a load is applied to the impeller 5 in a direction from below to above. Thus, the thrust load (the load applied from above to below) to be borne by each thrust collar 6 and each intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed to be small. As a result, the wear of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed.
(4) In the crude oil extraction pump 100 according to a fourth aspect, the pump stator 3 may include the plurality of baffle plates B which are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction on the surface P1 of the pump stator 3 facing the outer peripheral surface of the shroud cover 53 and each extending in the radial direction and the impeller 5 may include the turning blades Ws which are provided on the back surface 51B at intervals in the circumferential direction and each extending in the radial direction.
According to the above-described configuration, since the facing surface P1 is provided with the baffle plate B, the flow velocity of the fluid flowing along the facing surface P1 decreases. Accordingly, the static pressure of the fluid on the side of the shroud cover 53 (that is, the upstream side) increases. Further, since the back surface 51B is provided with the turning blade Ws, the flow velocity of the fluid flowing along the back surface 51B increases. Accordingly, the static pressure of the fluid on the side of the back surface 51B (that is, the downstream side) decreases. As a result, a force is applied to the impeller 5 in a direction from the upstream side to the downstream side (that is, from below to above). Thus, the thrust load (the load applied from above to below) to be borne by each thrust collar 6 and each intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed to be small. As a result, the wear of the thrust collar 6 and the intermediate thrust pad 7 can be suppressed.
(5) In the crude oil extraction pump 100 according to a fifth aspect, the pair of pump shafts 21S adjacent to each other in the vertical direction may be arranged so that an upper end of one of the pump shafts 21S is spaced apart from a lower end of the other, the coupling sleeve 30 may be provided to connect the pair of adjacent pump shafts 21S to cover the outer peripheral of the pump shafts 21S, the coupling sleeve 30 may be provided with the through-hole 80 penetrating the coupling sleeve 30 in the radial direction and opens to the gap G of the pair of pump shafts 21S, and the capture portion 81 for capturing the slurry in the crude oil may be provided in a part of the through-hole 80.
According to the above-described configuration, the gap G is formed between the adjacent pump shafts 21S. Since a part of the crude oil flows into the gap G through the through-hole 80, the intermediate pressure can be secured. On the other hand, since the slurry contained in the crude oil is captured by the capture portion 81, the slurry does not flow into the gap G. That is, it is possible to prevent the slurry from flowing between the coupling sleeve 30 and the pump shaft 21S (fitting member 41) through the gap G. As a result, the possibility of the wear occurring between the coupling sleeve 30 and the pump shaft 21S (fitting member 41) can be reduced.
(6) The crude oil extraction pump 100 according to a sixth aspect may further include the fitting member 41 that is fitted to each of the pair of pump shafts 21S, each of the pair of fitting members 41 is spline-fitted to the coupling sleeve 30 and thereby connected to a corresponding one of the pair of pump shafts 21S, and the crude oil extraction pump may further include the cover member 40 that is provided on the upper ends of the fitting member 41 and the coupling sleeve 30 to cover a gap therebetween.
According to the above-described configuration, the gap between the fitting member 41 and the coupling sleeve 30 is covered with the cover member 40 from above and the leakage is prevented by a seal (not shown) such as an oil seal. Thus, the possibility that the slurry flows into the gap can be reduced. As a result, the possibility of the wear occurring between the coupling sleeve 30 and the fitting member 41 can be reduced.
(7) In the crude oil extraction pump 100 according to a seventh aspect, the through-hole 80 may extend toward the rear side of the pump shaft 21S in the rotation direction R thereof as it goes from the inside to the outside in the radial direction.
According to the above-described configuration, the through-hole 80 extends toward the rear side of the pump shaft 21S in the rotation direction R (that is, the side opposite to the rotation direction R) as it goes from the inside to the outside in the radial direction. Thus, the possibility that the slurry flows into the through-hole 80 with the rotation of the pump shaft 21S can be reduced. As a result, the possibility of the wear occurring between the coupling sleeve 30 and the pump shaft 21S (fitting member 41) can be reduced.
(8) In the crude oil extraction pump 100 according to an eighth aspect, the pump stator 3 may include the intermediate thrust pad 8 protruding radially inward in the axis O from the inner peripheral surface P3 of the stator body 3H and supporting the thrust collar 6 from above to be slidable in the circumferential direction.
According to the above-described configuration, since the pump stator 3 is provided with the intermediate thrust pad 8 in addition to the intermediate thrust pad 7 which supports the thrust collar 6 from below, the thrust collar 6 is supported not only from below but also from above. Accordingly, fluctuations of the pump shaft 21S in the direction of the axis O can be suppressed.
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2021/004649 | 2/8/2021 | WO |
