Innovative Retrofit Straddle Deep Gas-Lift Technology for Activating and Enhancing Oil Production Himanshu Tyagi – Weatherford Omair Rind Baloch – Weatherford 2024 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Stavanger, Norway June 4-6 This paper outlines an approach to activate and enhance production from a deep, moderate bottomhole-pressure (BHP) reservoir in a mature offshore oilfield by using deep […]
Optimization of Gas Lift Compression for Increased Production Larry Harms – Optimization Harmsway LLC Doug Johnson – Turboperf 2024 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Stavanger, Norway June 4-6 Optimizing gas lift compression is a vital component in maximizing profits from gas lift fields, however the focus of gas lift compressor operations is usually on improving reliability […]
Learnings from the Design and Testing of a New Surface-Controlled Gas Lift Valve Ole Sevheim – PTC Nicole Lemon – Southwest Research Institute 2024 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Stavanger, Norway June 4-6 Petroleum Technology Corporation (PTC) and Emerson worked together to develop a surface-controlled gas lift valve (SCGLV). This SCGLV uses existing technology from both […]
Production Stabilization In Wells With Downward Inclined Flowlines Through Seafloor Gas Lift Fernando Cesar – Petrobras 2024 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Stavanger, Norway June 4-6 Subsea bathymetry may play an important role in production flow stability. This is the case of a well located 14 km away from the production unit, demanding a long downward […]
Real-Time Surveillance System for Gas Lift Troubleshooting Irina Sokolova – IPCOS Ilnur Mustafin – ConocoPhillips 2024 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Stavanger, Norway June 4-6 Gas lift surveillance and optimization pose significant challenges to oil and gas operations, particularly in monitoring a large number of wells. Manual efforts often result in oversight, delayed responses, and potential […]
Cloud Based Real-Time Monitoring of Tight Oil Field by Applications of Edge Gateway Device, Automatic Fluid Level Technology and Analytical Dashboards Nakul Varma – Cairn Oil & Gas Manish Kumar – Cairn Oil & Gas 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Data-monitoring & field-optimization in tight oil fields is […]
Technical, Operational Challenges & Solutions Innovations in Developing Unconventional Tight Oil High GOR Field, India Nakul Varma – Cairn Oil & Gas Manish Kumar – Cairn Oil & Gas 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Case study of SRP challenges and solutions in an Indian tight oil field. An […]
The Ken Well Manager: An Adaptive Controller For Dynamic Deviated Wells Dallas Barrett – WellWorx Energy Russell Messer – Wellworx Energy 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Most current pump-off control devices function using theory and technology developed in the 1970s, when “vertical” wells were more prevalent. For communications, […]
Autonomous VSD Setpoint Optimization for Sucker Rod Artificially Lifted Oil and Gas Wells Ian Nickell – ChampionX 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Utilizing a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) is a more sophisticated method to allow operators to increase their runtime by detecting when there is less fluid to […]
Increasing Production by Using a Two-Stage Filtration System: Case Studies in South Texas Travis Wadman – CML Exploration Shivani Vyas – Odessa Separator 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 To deal with gas and sand problems in their conversion and rod pump wells an operator in south Texas started […]