The present disclosure relates to natural gas extraction engineering, and in particular to a flow metering method in a natural gas extraction process.
The state advocates carbon neutralization, strives to reach the peak value by 2030, and strives to realize carbon neutralization by 2060. Compared with petroleum, natural gas has the advantages of low carbon and high efficiency, is a cleaner energy source, and also an important transitional resource for realizing carbon neutralization in the future. The whole world has stepped up its efforts to extract natural gas.
A wet gas flow meter is an important apparatus for natural gas exploitation, which provides important real-time metering data for gas reservoir management and enhanced oil recovery. There are two main technologies for the wet gas flow meter, one is “Venturi+gamma ray” technology, and the other is “V-cone+gamma ray” technology. Both technologies require two metering methods to cooperate with each other, and integrate their respective data to calculate a flow rate of wet gas (gas and liquid two-phase flow).
However, although such two technologies are widely used, existing wet gas flow meters are limited in application in some areas due to safety regulatory issues for gamma radiation sources, and therefore, it is necessary to develop a wet gas flow metering technology of the non-ray technology.
As the mature prior art, the basic principle of the Venturi metering technology is shown in
In view of the above reasons, the present disclosure provides a metering method based on converted slip ratio fitting for wet natural gas, which performs virtual metering only based on a basic Venturi flow meter and gets rid of dependence on a ray flow meter. In practical application, the metering method has the advantages of accurate metering, small errors and no radioactive pollution, and has practical application value and significance.
The main technical solutions employed by the present disclosure are implemented according to the following steps:
Firstly, fitting relationships between a gas Froude number and Venturi differential pressure and Venturi pressure loss with known data to obtain a gas Froude number calculation formula, which specifically includes the following steps:
and
Then, dividing the known data according to a size of the gas Froude number, and fitting relationships between a converted slip ratio and the Venturi differential pressure and the Venturi pressure loss in sections according to the section of the known data to obtain a piecewise converted slip ratio calculation formula under different gas Froude numbers, which specifically includes the following steps:
In the formula group,
A piecewise converted slip ratio calculation formula is obtained by means of fitting.
Then, fitting relationships between the overrated factor OR and the dryness fraction X, and the converted slip ratio SS respectively to obtain a dryness fraction calculation formula and a converted slip ratio calculation formula:
Next, acquiring, on the basis of the gas Froude number calculation formula, the converted slip ratio calculation formula, the overrated factor calculation formula and the dryness fraction calculation formula, some necessary real-time data to calculate a real-time flow rate of wet gas, which specifically includes the following step:
A real-time ks value is calculated according to Formula (5) as follows:
A real-time DP3s value is calculated according to Formula (6) as follows:
After the above data is obtained, the real-time gas Froude number is obtained by using the real-time DP3s data first, the section range of the real-time data is determined according to the size of the real-time gas Froude number on the basis of the same rule, and related data are plugged into the piecewise converted slip ratio calculation formula, so as to calculate a real-time converted slip ratio. Then, a real-time overrated factor and a real-time dryness fraction are calculated on the basis of the converted slip ratio, which specifically includes the following steps:
Finally, overrating a gas mass flow rate in combination with a real-time calibrated gas phase density and liquid phase density to obtain a real-time gas phase mass flow rate and a real-time liquid phase mass flow rate by means of calculation:
In the formula, C and E are both constants, and d represents a diameter of the throat of a Venturi.
Step 8, calculating a real-time gas phase mass flow rate Mg of wet gas to be measured according to Formula (8) as follows:
Step 9, calculating a real-time liquid phase mass flow rate Ml of the wet gas to be measured according to Formula (9) as follows:
The present disclosure will be further described below with reference to the examples and the accompanying drawings.
A metering method based on converted slip ratio fitting for wet natural gas is implemented according to the following steps:
Step 2, fit relationships between the gas Froude number Frg and the Venturi pressure loss PL and Venturi differential pressure DP1 according to Formula (1) as follows:
In the formula, DP3=DP1−PL, and
Step 3, set a division range according to a data size of the gas Froude number Frg, and divide the fitting array into three sections, namely a high Frg section, a medium Frg section and a low Frg section; and
In the formula group,
A piecewise converted slip ratio calculation formula is obtained by means of fitting.
Step 4, fit a relationship between the overrated factor OR and the converted slip ratio SS according to Formula (3) as follows:
Fit a relationship between the dryness fraction X and the converted slip ratio SS according to Formula (4) as follows:
Step 5, acquire a calculation array of wet gas to be measured, where the calculation array includes some one-to-one corresponding data including real-time Venturi pressure loss PLs, real-time Venturi differential pressure DP1s, and a real-time gas phase density ρg.
A real-time ks value is calculated according to Formula (5) as follows:
A real-time DP3s value is calculated according to Formula (6) as follows:
Step 6, calculate a real-time overrated factor ORs and a real-time dryness fraction Xs;
Step 7, calculate an overrated gas mass flow rate Mtp according to Formula (7) as follows:
In the formula, C and E are both constants, and d represents a diameter of the throat of a Venturi.
Step 8, calculate a real-time gas phase mass flow rate Mg of wet gas to be measured according to Formula (8) as follows:
Step 9, calculate a real-time liquid phase mass flow rate Ml of the wet gas to be measured according to Formula (9) as follows:
This example differs from Example 1 only in that in step 2, fitting is performed according to Formula (1) as follows:
In the formula, a1, b1, c1, d1 are all natural numbers, and the calculation can be obtained by means fitting after some Frg and DP3 are plugged.
This example differs from Example 1 only in that in step 3, piecewise fitting is performed according to Formula group (2) as follows:
In the formula group, a2, a3, a4, a5, b2, b3, b4, b5, c2, c3 are all natural numbers, and specific parameters can be obtained by fitting some data including the converted slip ratio SS, the Venturi pressure loss PL and the Venturi differential pressure DP1.
This example differs from Example 1 only in that in step 4, fitting is performed to obtain an overrated factor calculation formula according to Formula (3) as follows:
In the formula, a6, b6 and c6 are all natural numbers which are obtained by fitting the overrated factor OR and the converted slip ratio SS.
Fitting is performed to obtain the dryness fraction calculation formula according to Formula (4) as follows:
In the formula, a7, b7 and c7 are all natural numbers which are obtained by fitting the dryness fraction X and the converted slip ratio SS.
A metering method based on converted slip ratio fitting for wet natural gas is implemented according to the following steps:
Step 2, fit relationships between the gas Froude number Frg and the Venturi pressure loss PL and Venturi differential pressure DP1 according to Formula (1) as follows:
In the formula, DP3=DP1−PL,
Step 3, set a division range according to a data size of the gas Froude number Frg, and divide the fitting array into three sections, namely a high Frg section, a medium Frg section and a low Frg section; and
Supplementary description is made to step 3 with one example. For example, there are three fitting arrays as follows:
The second fitting array includes: a gas Froude number Frg2, Venturi pressure loss PL2, Venturi differential pressure DP1,2 and a converted slip ratio SS2.
The third fitting array includes: gas Froude number Frg3, Venturi pressure loss PL3, Venturi differential pressure DP1,3 and a converted slip ratio SS3.
After the division range of Frg is set:
For the first fitting array, Frg>x2, which belongs to a high Frg section range.
For the second fitting array, Frg≥ x1, and Frg≤x2, which belongs to a medium Frg section range.
For the third fitting array, Frg<x1, which belongs to a low Frg section range.
Therefore, during fitting:
Certainly, during respective fitting of the three sections, enough data is required to so as to obtain the corresponding parameters.
Step 4, fit a relationship between the overrated factor OR and the converted slip ratio SS according to Formula (3) as follows:
In the formula, a6, b6 and c6 are all natural numbers, and specific parameters are obtained by fitting the overrated factor OR and the converted slip ratio SS,
Fit a relationship between the dryness fraction X and the converted slip ratio SS according to Formula (4) as follows:
In the formula, a7, b7 and c7 are all natural numbers, and specific parameters are obtained by fitting the dryness fraction X and the converted slip ratio SS, thereby obtaining a dryness fraction calculation formula by means of fitting.
Step 5, acquire a calculation array of wet gas to be measured, where
A real-time ks value is calculated according to Formula (5) as follows:
A real-time DP3s value is calculated according to Formula (6) as follows:
Step 6, calculate a real-time overrated factor ORs and a real-time dryness fraction Xs.
Plug the real-time DP3s value into the gas Froude number calculation formula obtained in step 2 to obtain a real-time gas Froude number Frgs, compare the three values of Frg, x1 and x2, and determine the section to which the calculation array belongs by taking the division range set in step 3 as a standard.
Plug the real-time ks value into the corresponding section in the piecewise converted slip ratio calculation formula obtained in step 3 to calculate and obtain the real-time converted slip ratio SSs, where the specific situation are as follows:
When Frg≥x1 and Frg≤x2, the calculation array belongs to the medium Frg section range, and the related data (ks) should be plugged into SS=f2(k)=a3 kb
When Frg<x1, the calculation array belongs to the low Frg section range, and the related data (ks) should be brought into a4eb
Plug the real-time converted slip ratio SSs obtained by means of the above steps into the overrated factor calculation formula obtained in step 4 to calculate and obtain a real-time overrated factor ORs.
Plug the real-time converted slip ratio SSs into the dryness fraction calculation formula obtained in step 4 to calculate and obtain the real-time dryness fraction Xs.
Step 7, calculate an overrated gas mass flow rate Mtp according to Formula (7) as follows:
In the formula,
Step 8, calculate a real-time gas phase mass flow rate Mg of wet gas to be measured according to Formula (8) as follows:
Step 9, calculate a real-time liquid phase mass flow rate Ml of the wet gas to be measured according to Formula (9) as follows:
A test is performed according to the method mentioned in Example 5.
Fitting is performed on several gas Froude numbers Frg, Venturi pressure loss PL, Venturi differential pressure DP1, and DP3=DP1−PL.
Several coordinate points (Frg, DP3) are obtained, which are distributed in a plane rectangular coordinate system as shown in
According to experience, it is set that x1=3.500 and x2=9.170, and
Several coordinate points (SS, k) are obtained by means of calculation, and coordinate points (SS, k) of the high, medium and low Frg sections are distributed in the plane rectangular coordinate system, which are shown in
Piecewise fitting is performed on the coordinates (SS, k) of each section to obtain:
The degrees of fitting, namely R2, of the above three formulas are 0.990, 0.996 and 0.853 respectively.
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It can be seen from Tables 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3, that the relative error between the gas phase mass flow rate calculated by using the method of Example 5 and a true value is relatively small, and the relative error fluctuation of the liquid phase mass flow rate is relatively large. However, for metering of the wet gas (high gas volume fraction), the stable gas phase mass flow rate with a smaller error has practical guiding significance.
Beneficial effects: fitting is performed with known data by using the method of the present disclosure to obtain the converted slip ratio calculation formula, the overrated factor calculation formula and the dryness fraction calculation formula in sequence. Then, virtual metering is performed in combination with pressure data measured by using a Venturi flow meter, gas density parameters of the wet gas, etc. to calculate flow data of the wet gas, and dependence on a ray flow meter is avoided. The advantages of accurate metering, small errors and no radioactive pollution are achieved.
Finally, it should be noted that the above description are merely preferred examples of the present disclosure. Under the inspiration of the present disclosure, those of ordinary skill in the art can make various similar representations without departing from the spirit and claims of the present disclosure, and such transformations fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
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202211651518.2 | Dec 2022 | CN | national |
This application is the national phase entry of International Application No. PCT/CN2023/089553, filed on Apr. 20, 2023, which is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202211651518.2, filed on Dec. 21, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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PCT/CN2023/089553 | 4/20/2023 | WO |