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    ‘US 2016034100681 cu») United States 2) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2016/0341006 A1 oy om my 03) en @ (86) G0) Feb, 5, 2014 Dhodapkar METHOD FOR PREVENTING WAX DEPOSITION IN OIL WELLS WITH. PACKERS Applicant: OW India Limited, Dulisjan (IN) Inventor: Prashant Dhodapkar, Duliajan (IN) Assignee: OMl India Limited, Dulisjan (IN) Appl. Nos 1S/114.583 PCT Filed: Feb. 4, 2015 PCTNo: — PCT/NB2015/080843 $371 (eX), (2) Date: "Jul. 27, 2016 Foreign Application Priority Data oy 16KOL2014 (43) Pub. Date: Nov. 24, 2016 Publication Classification Int. C1 E218 3700 EDIB 43/12 ca) (2006.01) (2006.01), (2005.01), E21 37/00 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 G013.01); Eau 4224 2013.01), E218 481133 (201301), on ABSTRACT A method for preventing wax deposition in oil wells with packers is disclosed. The method includes feeding a motive Tid from a storage tak to an ejector having a converging section foe inlet of the motive foi, a diverging section for ‘outlet of the moive fui and a eonstietod section with an ‘pening inbetween the converging section andthe diverging Section; removing a water and water vapor from an anntlis fof the oil well using the ejector, wherein Rowing of the ‘motive Muid through the convening section and diverging Section ofthe ejector creates a pressure loss and increases the Velocity of the motive Mui, Which erestes suction in the constricted section to evaeuste water and vapour from the ‘annulus of the oil well, thereby remediating wax deposition in the oil wel. Patent Application Publication Nov. 24,2016 Sheet 1 of 3. US 2016/0341006 AL Gothen salons + wg Wott wacker ‘Tevapeate ae [Coerparative temperate profes Schemes of well packer ‘without packer mene Patent Application Publication Nov. 24,2016 Sheet 2 of 3 US 2016/0341006 A1 FIGURE 2 Patent Application Publication Nov. 24,2016 Sheet 3. of 3. US 2016/0341006 A1 100 IGURE 3 US 2016/0341006 Al METHOD FOR PREVENTING WAX DEPOSITION IN OIL WELLS WITH. PACKERS TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION 10001] The present invention ates generally to the reme- ation of heavy restietion eaused by wax deposition ia oil, wells having packers that have abnormally Tow wellbore temperatures on aecount of wellbore relax, More parieu- Jars, the invention provides a method for preventing well- bore cooling, ths minimizing wax deposition in oil wells having packers, [002] " BACKGROUND AND THE PRIOR ART [0003] Crude petroleum liguid, commonly known as “rude cil, contains varying amounts (1-25% w/v) of par alla waxes as wells microcrystalline waxes. The waxes are soluble in erade oil at the reservoir temperature and pres- ‘ure, but erystallize out of solution at lower temperaties! pressures prevailing at the shallower parts of wellbore and the surlace production facilities. Therefore, formation of waxy deposits in the iner wall ofthe prosuetion tubing and flowlines is @ frequently encountered problem that the oil ‘companies have 1 deal with. The methods for dealing with the wax deposition problem inthe production tubing include scraping with wirsline-nin tools, thermal or ehemical tret- menis, oF a combination of these. Without such measures, there is a likehood of well tubing getting plagged by the waxy deposit, resulting in enormous production loss. 10003} Oilwells are often completed with packers for several reasons seh as stabilization of heading-and-surging typeof flow, for isolating different zones. as a part of gas it ‘completion (an artificial lit method that is sorted to when, the oiwell stops Rossing on ts own), et. The most common reason for installing packer i to isolate the annular space (fomed by the easing inner wall and the producti tubing ‘outer wall) that serves as a volume chamber forthe lift gas Jina gas-lift completion. An cilwell may be completed with lift valves and packer mock before it stops lowing on ts ‘own, in order to avoid a work over later on 0005] An oibwell with packer often has aqueous fu (ater-based well completion fu) trapped in the annular space. This water undergoes repeated evaporation in the lower part of the wel, where the temperature is higher, and ‘condensation in the upper part of the well where the tem= perature is lower, This is known as wellbore “reiling’ ‘Much the heat forthe evaporation comes from the owing ‘enide oil, Anoaalously Tow temperatures, therefore, are recorded in wells completed with packers, Consequealy, the ‘wax deposition problem in such Wells is also very severe, This is depicted in the FIG. 1 10006] The severity of the problem can be gauged by ‘comparing the well servicing time in owing wells without packer (1-2 hours) with that required fora well wih packer (4-6 hours). Thus, the oil company operators have to devote ‘considerable amount of resources on an ongoing bass (¢., ‘dicated wireline unit and erew) forthe remediation of wax. ‘deposition in oilwells with packers. Occasionally, undesir- able incidents such as parting of wireline and loss of crping tool in the well occur Farle aggravating. the Potential for production Joss [0007] Conventional methods for remediation of severe ‘wax deposition are given here: [0008] One of the most frequently used methods for remediation of severe wax deposition is use of mechanical Nov. 24, 2016 tools such as wireline cuter: This method is also know fas scraping. This method has many’ limitations —the erew has move 10 the well locaton, sig up the cating tool equipment and carry out the wax cutting operation for several hours. Carying out such an operation day-after

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