Abstract:

In the process of the natural gas flowing from the well head to the treatment plant, some condensate water may be produced and the transport efficiency declines due to the constant changes of the temperature and the pressure. The gathering stations of the Zizhou gas field adopt the technological process of the single station with the separated water and gas at the room temperature, the moisture vapor transport, and the hydrocarbon and dehydration took off together in the treatment plant. The separation of the water and gas at the room temperature need to determine where the condensate is by analyzing the water dew point, and ensure the reasonable running temperature under the different working conditions, so as to improve the separation efficiency of the gas station. By thewater dew point tester developed independently, the water dew point test was carried out under different pressure of the natural gas from the gas gathering stations in Zizhou gas field, that is, Zhou-1 station, Zhou-4 station and Zhou-8 station, and the index prediction model of the water dew point and pressure was established, and then, the equation of the water dew point and water content was established. The calculation results of Zhou-4 station show that the condensate water of this station mainly appears in the pipelines which connect the outside to the inside of the station in summer. The daily production of the condensate water is about 8 m ³. While in winter, the condensate water appears within the gas gathering stations and the amount of which appears in the pipelines is less than that in summer, but still exists. The pressure drop and the discharge volume changed with the date show that this calculation is more reliable. The daily water production of the gathering station by the water dew point under the pressure provide the effective measures for the pigging in field and reduce the running resistance of the pipeline.

Key words: Zizhou gas field, water dew point of natural gas, condensate water, water content