APPLICATION OF SOIL HEAT FOR PREVENTION OF WATER-INJECTION WELLHEAD FREEZING

For heating surface equipment of water-injection well it is suggested to use soil heat from 3 m depth. For this purpose convection heat exch angers KT-<(III)under bar>-114 and KT-C-48 have been developed, Instal lation of heal exchangers prevents freezing of injection wellhead in e mergerncy stoppage of injection during 5 days. Success of the suggeste d technology makes up 100%. Service life of the equipment is 7 years. Designs of the heat exchangers are compatible with conventional wellhe ad equipment of injection wells and they are self-contained systems, w hich do not require permanent servicing and external power sources for heating.