Production tubing
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Production tubing is a tube used in a wellbore through which production fluid
s are produced (travel).
Production tubing is run into the drilled well after the casing
is run and cemented in place. Production tubing protects wellbore casing from wear, tear, corrosion, and deposition of by-products, such as sand / silt, paraffins, and asphaltenes
. Along with other components that constitute the production string
, it provides a continuous bore from the production zone to the wellhead
through which oil
and gas
can be produced. It is usually between five and ten centimeters in diameter and is held inside the casing through the use of expandable packing devices. Purpose and design of production tubing is to enable quick, efficient, and safe installation, removal and re-installation.
If there is more than one zone of production in the well, up to four lines of production tubing can be run.
Production fluid
Production fluid is the fluid mixture of oil, gas and water in formation fluid that flows to the surface of an oil well from a reservoir. Its consistency and composition varies.Fluids may be described by a multitude of characteristics including:...
s are produced (travel).
Production tubing is run into the drilled well after the casing
Casing (oil well)
Casing is large diameter pipe that is assembled and inserted into a recently drilled section of a borehole and typically held into place with cement.-Purpose:Casing that is cemented in place aids the drilling process in several ways:...
is run and cemented in place. Production tubing protects wellbore casing from wear, tear, corrosion, and deposition of by-products, such as sand / silt, paraffins, and asphaltenes
Asphaltenes
Asphaltenes are molecular substances that are found in crude oil, along with resins, aromatic hydrocarbons, and alkanes . The word "asphaltene" was coined by Boussingault in 1837 when he noticed that the distillation residue of some bitumens had asphalt-like properties...
. Along with other components that constitute the production string
Production string
The production string is a part of an oil well that is composed of the production tubing and other completion components and serves as the conduit through which the production fluid flows from the oil reservoir to the surface through the wellhead...
, it provides a continuous bore from the production zone to the wellhead
Wellhead
A wellhead is a general term used to describe the component at the surface of an oil or gas well that provides the structural and pressure-containing interface for the drilling and production equipment....
through which oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
and gas
Gas
Gas is one of the three classical states of matter . Near absolute zero, a substance exists as a solid. As heat is added to this substance it melts into a liquid at its melting point , boils into a gas at its boiling point, and if heated high enough would enter a plasma state in which the electrons...
can be produced. It is usually between five and ten centimeters in diameter and is held inside the casing through the use of expandable packing devices. Purpose and design of production tubing is to enable quick, efficient, and safe installation, removal and re-installation.
If there is more than one zone of production in the well, up to four lines of production tubing can be run.