High Pressure/Single Point Gas Lift Applications (Including Hybrid with “Conventional” Gas Lift) Tom Nations – Nations Consulting Inc., Larry Harms – Optimization Harmsway, High pressure/ single point gas lift (HPSPGL) is being applied more and more on unconventional wells because of the advantages it can bring when compared to ESP’s, beam pumps and “conventional” gas […]
Electric Gas Lift Using Existing Side Pocket Mandrels – Is It Possible? Brett Bouldin – Wireless Instrumentation Systems AS 2021 Gas Lift Workshop Houston, Texas June 7-11 Conventional gas lift valves placed on the exterior of the tubing string to unload and operate well production began use in the oil patch in the 1930s. In […]
Conceptual Real-Time Digital Twin Driven Sucker Rod Pumping Unit For Academic Learning and Commercial Applications O. Bello – MPGE The University of Oklahoma N. Tran – MPGE The University of Oklahoma C. TEODORIU – MPGE The University of Oklahoma H. Karami – MPGE The University of Oklahoma 2021 International Sucker Rod Pumping Virtual Workshop February […]
How the Oilfield’s 2022 Recovery is Going (and what to expect for the rest of the year) Richard Spears – Spears & Associates Keynote: March 2, 2022 With US oil and gas producers showing remarkable restraint and capital discipline and with international oil companies exhibiting great reluctance to ramp up drilling, growth in drilling, completion […]
High-Pressure Gas Lift: The Critical Variables Affecting Your Maximum Outflow Potential Victor Jordan – Estis Compression 2022 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Houston, Texas June 20-23, 2022 Since its’ introduction to the unconventional oil and gas realm in 2018, Single Point High Pressure Gas Lift (referred to as HPGL going forward) has emerged as one of […]
Advantages of Plunger Assisted Gas Lift (PAGL) Over Conventional Gas Lift in the Eagle Ford Shale Play JD Spencer – Flowco Dave Hughey – Validus Energy 2022 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Houston, Texas June 20-23 This case study focuses on the efficiencies gained and the cost-savings realized by a private operator in the Eagle Ford […]
Leveraging Automation Systems Brett Williams – ChampionX 2022 ALRDC Artificial Lift Workshop Houston, Texas February 28 – March 3 There are three components to a successful rod lift surveillance and analysis program. One, a rod pump off controller is needed to match inflow to outflow, reduce fluid pound when configured properly, and to shut the […]
Gas Lift in Unconventionals – Is Gas Lift Optimization in Real-Time Possible? Luciana Masud – Vista Energy Mario Ottulich – Vista Energy 2022 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Houston, Texas June 20-23 Once gas lift is successfully implemented in Vaca Muerta Unconventional formation, Argentina, the next step is optimization. This document summarizes the drawbacks in achieving […]
Remote Monitoring of Pressure Transient Acoustic Tests Dieter Becker – Echometer Company Gustavo Fernandez – Echometer Company Ken Skinner – Echometer Company Justin Bates – Echometer Company 2022 ALRDC Artificial Lift Workshop Houston, Texas February 28th – March 3rd Data from acoustic fluid level and surface pressure measurements were acquired by a standalone programmable monitoring […]
Gas Lift Valve Bellow Crimping and Protection from High Dome and Injection Pressure Zlatko Salihbegovic – Z-Tech Design 2022 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Houston, Texas June 20-23 Bellows are mechanical devices used to compensate linear, thermal, or angular movement/expansion. Said bellows can be manufactured in different shapes, sizes, using different materials. One typical example of […]