Design, Diagnosis And Optimization Of Gas Lift Systems

 

Description :

This course is intended to familiarize production personnel with the use, basic principles, selection of the equipment, types, design, monitoring, etc, of a continuous and intermittent gas lift system. Engineers will obtain the basic skills to the analysis and design of any artificial lift system by using a continuous or intermittent gas flow rate. The description in details of certain technical aspects will allow engineers propose solutions in a rapid and save way in order to either increase or optimize the production of an oil well. Throughout the course, participants will solve practical examples.

Outline :

1.      Overview Continuous Gas Lift Method: Principle application; introduction to gas lift concepts; advantages and disadvantages of the method; description of the gas lift surface and downhole equipment.

2.      Valve Mechanics: Principle of operation; classification of gas lift valves; opening and closing forces of gas lift valves; valve calibration in the shop; determination of the gas lift seat size.

3.      Continuous Gas Lift Installation Design: Preliminary calculations (nodal analysis, curve determination of minimum gradient and gas static pressure gradient, mandrel spacing, and selection of operating and discharge valve); design procedure; discharge process.

4.      Overview Intermittent Gas Lift Methods (Conventional and Unconventional Methods): Principle application; advantages and disadvantages of the method; description of the gas lift surface and downhole equipment

5.      Intermittent Gas Lift Installation Design: Preliminary calculations (nodal analysis, mandrel spacing, and selection of operating and discharge valve); design procedure; operation cycle.

Who should attend :

Production engineers, field supervisors, engineers with a basic knowledge in this area, among others, involved in the design, performance and monitoring of gas-lift installations.