I think the main problem is what to do with the separated water. Water will tend to displace any further oil that is trying to get into wellbore. Perhaps if after separating the water it could be directed into a specific disposal zone this will be a fantastic idea. The other concern is that the...
Montemayor,
Thanks for your reply.
Let me provide necessary clarifications:
1) There is a shutdown valve and a check valve on the discharge side of the pump.
2) The suction line of the pump connects to a manifold with three laterals for various water supplies. There are check valves on each...
RZRBK
Thanks for your reply. the scenario presented here is that the discharge valve is closed tight (i.e. no leak or reverse flow through it). The suction of the pump is equipped with a check valve. If the pump stops, water will likely flow back from the high pressure 1500# to the low pressure...
A multi-stage centrifugal pump is proposed for an application with 60 psig (ANSI 150#) suction pressure and 2500 psig discharge pressure (Ansi 1500#). The pump is equipped with discharge shutdown and check valves. A question was raised related with the possibility of high pressure water...
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To the original question:
Yes, you can have a downstream pressure below the critical value. This pressure will be governed by the choked flowrate (or maximum flowrate at dP critical) and downstream system characteristics.
If you know upstream pressure and orifice size, you can determine...
