Predictive Maintenance of Produced Water Re-injection Pump Failure in the Field of Oil and Gas: A Review

Water production in an oil and gas flow station normally increases as fields mature and two main ways exist to deal with produced waste water depending on the pump situation. One is to dispose of the produced water into dedicated disposal wells; the other is to re-inject the produced waste water for pressure maintenance on sweep efficiency. In essence, pumps aid in the movement of process fluids from one location to another. For instance, a pump can be used to move crude oil from a well to a pipeline, and mud pumps can move drilling mud around a drill bit’s annulus before returning it to a storage tank for purification. Thus, pump failure can lead to costly downtime, extensive repair costs, and irredeemable damage. Understanding the causes of failure, on the other hand, can aid in the selection of pumping equipment to reduce the possibility of such damages and attendant costs occurring. Many businesses increase preventive maintenance and create aggressive inspection schedules to avoid these unexpected failures; others rely on condition-based maintenance, which focuses on maintenance performed after real-time data is monitored and unacceptable condition levels are detected. Using a predictive approach, past maintenance data and sensor measurements can be used to identify early signs of failure, allowing businesses to perform maintenance only when it is absolutely necessary. However, this paper intends to review the predictive maintenance of pump failure in flow-stations in the oil and gas industry.