Fluid wave code communication is used in layered water injection intelligent monitoring systems, but a model of fluid transient flow wave signal transmission is still unknown. Impedance and transfer coefficient in power transmission theory were used to describe transient flow waves in the transmission process of a tubular string in a water injection well and a transient flow wave model was built based on the transfer matrix method. The relationship between pressure and discharge was analyzed when the transient flow waves moved along the tubular string, and the influence of terminal impedance and dip angle of the tubular string on the wave transmission was studied. Simulations showed that the transient flow waves were with standing wave distribution when the transient flow wave signals transmitted in the tubular string. Moreover, the transmission volatility under different terminal impedances was analyzed. The communication frequency was selected according to the wave amplitude ratio between the two ends of the water injection tubular string. The relationship between the influence of tubular string parameters and fluid characteristics on the wave velocity and wave amplitude in the signal transmission process was obtained by simulation analysis. The wave velocity tended to decrease as the gas content increased. As the tube diameter–thickness ratio increased, the wave velocity decreased. Taking data from a water injection well in Daqing Oilfield as an example, a two-layer water injection test platform was built to study the fluctuation of discharge and pressure at monitoring points in the tubular string. The experiment condition was that the depth of the injection well was 1400 m. It was verified by the experiments that the pressure and flow changes in the downhole and wellhead had good consistency during the transmission of transient flow waves. Comparing the experimental results with the numerical results, the errors of the wave velocity and wave amplitude were 0.69% and 3.85%, respectively, indicating the verification of the simulation model. This study provides a theoretical support for the transmission of transient flow wave signals in a water injection tubular string.
Fluid wave code communication is used in layered water injection intelligent monitoring system, but model of fluid transient flow wave signal transmission is still unknown. Based on the fluid energy equation of steady flow, a transmission mathematical model of fluid transient flow wave signal in intelligent layered water injection system was established. The model can accurately describe the transient flow wave transmission characteristics in the tubular string of water injection wells. The transient flow wave signals and influencing factors generated by the ground electric control valve and the downhole water distributor were studied, and the transmission mechanism of the signal in the water injection tubular string was revealed. Studies show that ground and downhole transient flow wave signals are generated by discharge changes caused by changes in the opening degree of the ground valve and the downhole water distributor. The length of the water injection tube has no effect on the downlink transmission of the wellhead signal, but has a certain influence on the uploading of the downhole signal. Numerical calculations show that the flow rate of the water injection tube has a great influence on the amplitude of the pressure signal. The larger flow rate can generate larger signal amplitude, which is beneficial to the signal transmission, signal detection and processing. It was verified by the experiments and simulations that the pressure and flow changes in the downhole and wellhead had good consistency during the transmission of transient flow waves. It is found that the greater the variation of opening degree, the greater the amplitude of transient flow wave signal, which is beneficial to the wave signal transmission. The optimal settings for the valve opening are selected as $$100\% \rightleftarrows 0\%$$ 100 % ⇄ 0 % . This study has theoretical guiding significance for the design and performance improvement of fluid wave code communication systems.
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