Edge Against the Ice – Autonomous Flow Diversion in the Permian by Kevin Kovacic – Gas Lift SME Austin deGraaf – Boomerang Chad Jordan Marc McIlwain Problem Statement – Frozen GL flowlines causing production downtime In the Permian Basin, a prevalent approach to gas lift applications involves utilizing a single compressor to power multiple wells. […]
High-Pressure Gas Lift in Unconventional Assets – A Journey from Pioneer to Practice by Tony T. Liao – ExxonMobil Salvador Vela – ExxonMobil Introduction: This presentation traces the journey of High-Pressure Gas Lift (HPGL) application, starting from its pilot in ExxonMobil’s heritage Pioneer asset team to its current application in unconventional assets. It highlights the […]
2025 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop San Antonio, Texas, USA; June 2-5 Alternate Gas Lift Tracer Pilots by Michael Romer – ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions Adrian Lejeune – ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions CO2 tracing is a proven method for identifying where gas lift gas is being injected into a well without affecting production. However, there are […]
Engineering approach in developing and optimizing troubleshooting procedures by Authors: Tom Basic, Chevron PE Sriram Chandrasekhar, Chevron PE Annular gas lift wells often exhibit intermittent or declining performance that cannot be easily explained through surface diagnostics alone. This paper presents a practical method for troubleshooting underperforming annular gas lift wells using dynamic simulation in Petex […]
Dissolvable Packers: Improving Well Control in High-Pressure Annular Gas Lift Installations by Joe Koessler – Devon Energy Armon Radfar – Devon Energy Eric Sappington – Devon Energy John Daniels – Shale Oil Tools Matt Pomroy – Shale Oil Tools Brian Kennedy – Shale Oil Tools Annular gas lift is favored in high-pressure wells for maximizing […]
Conventional One-Inch Long Dome Valve by Author: Brett Fox, Weatherford Co-Author: Guanhua “Steve” Li, ConocoPhillips Weatherford has made a significant improvement recently to the most popular gas lift valve in the Permian Basin; the one-inch diameter conventional IPO gas lift valve This valve is the most prevalent valve used in the Permian Basin due to […]
Enhancing Gas Lift Efficiency in Unconventional Basins: The Impact of Super Sonic Tool Technology SUPER SONIC GAS LIFT TOOL DELAWARE PILOT TEST TO ASSESS PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT AND GAS INJECTION REDUCTION by Kenneth Estrada – ConocoPhillips Gustavo Pertuz – TRC Gas Lift Technologies, Inc. Amanda Scott – TRC Gas Lift Technologies, Inc. ABSTRACT Interest in the […]
The Texas Tech Gas Lift Consortium: Advancing Late-Life Gas Lift Technologies Objective/Scope The Texas Tech Gas Lift Consortium was formed to advance the design, modeling, and optimization of late-life gas lift systems such as intermittent gas lift and gas assisted plunger lift. We present preliminary results from this research effort which has been in operation […]
Abstract: The Benefits of Gas Lift Optimization Gas lift optimization enhances production efficiency by maximizing uplift and reducing operational costs by addressing common issues such as over-injection. Numerous majors and others admit that over injecting is a serious problem affecting produced oil rates and 30-50% overuse of injection gas. Key steps include gathering well parameters, […]
ALRDC GAS LIFT WORKSHOP – JUNE 2025 What is new in the API Gas Lift Handbook? API RP 19GLHB “Gas Lift Handbook” is a recommended practice covering all facets of gas lift from fundamental production concepts to details in valve design and unloading, gas processing, multiphase flow, optimization techniques, troubleshooting. Valve spacing design options include […]