Improving the Sealing Efficiency of Compressor Cylinders of Gas Engine Compressors in the System of Gas-Lift Production of Offshore Fields

An increase in the efficiency of gland seals in compressor cylinders with cast iron rings pressed against the contact surface of the piston rod using a steel spring in reciprocating compressors used in offshore oil and gas-condensate fields for gas-lift oil production systems is considered. Studies of a gas engine reciprocating compressor working directly on the operating gas-lift system have shown that in order to increase the time of normal operation of gland seals, it is necessary to adjust the clearance using lubricant up to 0.1 mm. After increasing the spring stiffness, the serviceability and number of working hours of the gland seal increased twofold, from 850 to 1700 h.