Paper: Laboratory Tested Downhole Gas Solids Liquid Separator

This paper reviews the features and laboratory tests for a unique downhole gas-solids-liquid separator that has been designed. The objective of this project was to develop a gas separator that would perform efficiently at high fluid flow rates and could be also used in combination with a solids separator. The device attaches to the inlet of progressing cavity and beam pumps. With electrical submersible pumps a shroud is used. Scale-model tests were used to evaluate the design at high fluid flow rates.