Scale/corrosion inhibitor dispenser for wellbore protection
A chemical dispenser system includes a Y-tool secured to a toolstring via a Y-block, the Y-tool comprising a bypass line and a pump line, where the bypass line and the pump line are fluidly connected to the toolstring at an upper end of the Y-block and where the pump line and the bypass line are arranged parallel to each other. The chemical dispenser system further includes an electrical submersible pump provided in the pump line, inhibitor chemicals held within one or more pressure retaining chambers in the bypass line, and a blanking plug landed in the bypass line.
1. A chemical dispenser system, comprising:
a Y-tool secured to a toolstring via a Y-block, the Y-tool comprising a bypass line and a pump line,
wherein the bypass line and the pump line are fluidly connected to the toolstring at an upper end of the Y-block;
wherein the pump line and the bypass line are arranged parallel to each other;
an electrical submersible pump provided in the pump line;
inhibitor chemicals held within one or more pressure retaining chambers in the bypass line; and
a blanking plug landed in the bypass line,
wherein the one or more pressure retaining chambers are threadably connected below the blanking plug, opposite the upper end of the Y-block.
2. The chemical dispenser system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more pressure retaining chambers release chemicals at timed intervals.
3. The chemical dispenser system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more pressure retaining chambers are hung from an upper axial end of the bypass line.
4. The chemical dispenser system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more pressure retaining chambers are hung at a lower axial end of the bypass line from a nipple profile.
5. The chemical dispenser system of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more pressure retaining chambers comprises:
a steel tubular body;
a dissolvable plug chamber extending axially through the steel tubular body;
an inhibitor chamber extending axially through the steel tubular body,
wherein the dissolvable plug chamber and the inhibitor chamber are stacked in series within the steel tubular body; and
an inhibitor port disposed between the dissolvable plug chamber and the inhibitor chamber.
6. The chemical dispenser system of claim 5 , wherein a dissolvable plug is disposed within the dissolvable plug chamber.
7. The chemical dispenser system of claim 6 , where the dissolvable plug is selected from a group consisting of a metal alloy, an elastomer, or a polymer.
8. The chemical dispenser system of claim 6 , wherein the dissolvable plug is fitted with one or more elastomeric seals.
9. The chemical dispenser system of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more pressure retaining chambers comprises:
a steel tubular body;
a dissolvable plug chamber extending axially through the steel tubular body;
an inhibitor chamber extending axially through the steel tubular body and arranged parallel to the dissolvable plug chamber,
wherein a length of the dissolvable plug chamber is less than a length of the inhibitor chamber;
a well fluid chamber extending axially through the steel tubular body and arranged in series with the dissolvable plug chamber;
a well fluid port disposed between the well fluid chamber and the inhibitor chamber; and
an inhibitor port disposed between the dissolvable plug chamber and the inhibitor chamber.
10. The chemical dispenser system of claim 9 , wherein each of the dissolvable plug chambers contains a dissolvable plug.
11. The chemical dispenser system of claim 10 , wherein each dissolvable plug has a different length and wherein each of the different lengths corresponds to a desired dissolution time.
12. A method of dispensing chemicals inside a wellbore, comprising:
creating a scale and corrosion inhibitor program based, at least in part, on wellbore conditions,
wherein creating the scale and corrosion inhibitor program comprises a quantity of inhibitor chemicals, a type of inhibitor chemicals, and a duration of scale and corrosion inhibition;
loading one or more pressure retaining chambers with a volume of inhibitor chemicals and a dissolvable plug;
positioning the one or more pressure retaining chambers into a desired configuration;
connecting the one or more pressure retaining chambers to a bypass line in a Y-tool,
wherein the Y-tool comprises a pump line held in parallel with and connected to the bypass line via a Y-block, and
wherein an electrical submersible pump is disposed within the pump line;
running the Y-tool into the wellbore;
activating the electric submersible pump; and
dispensing inhibitor chemicals over a period of time.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining the volume of inhibitor chemicals has decreased past a minimum volume;
deactivating the electric submersible pump;
performing live well wireline intervention;
retrieving the one or more pressure retaining chambers to a surface location;
replenishing the volume of chemicals and installing a new dissolvable plug;
running the one or more pressure retaining chambers into the wellbore;
connecting the one or more pressure retaining chambers into the Y-tool through a bypass nipple profile;
activating the electric submersible pump; and
dispensing inhibitor chemicals over a period of time.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein determining the volume of inhibitor chemicals has decreased past the minimum volume comprises performing periodic surveillance fluid sampling to detect a minimum inhibitor chemical concentration present in a volume of produced fluids.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein dispensing inhibitor chemicals over a period of time comprises:
introducing well fluids to a first of the one or more pressure retaining chambers,
wherein the one or more pressure retaining chambers are stacked in series;
dissolving the dissolvable plug in the well fluids,
wherein a length of the dissolvable plug determines a dissolution time;
equalizing a pressure in the first pressure retaining chamber with an ambient well pressure;
flooding the first pressure retaining chamber with well fluids; and
diffusing the inhibitor chemicals into the well fluids at a low molecular concentration.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising dispensing inhibitor chemicals from each of the one or more pressure retaining chambers successively.
17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising selecting a dissolvable plug to achieve the desired duration of scale and corrosion inhibition.