Utilizing Dissolvable Barriers to Pilot Life of Well Gas Lift by: Craig Beanland – Occidental Petroleum Matt Pomroy – Shale Oil Tools Slavoljub Stojanovic – Occidental Petroleum John Daniels – Shale Oil Tools Brian Kennedy – Shale Oil Tools The presentation details a successful pilot program utilizing dissolvable packer and dissolvable gas lift valve barriers […]
Deployment of a Closed-Loop Gas Lift Optimization Workflow from a Permian Basin Operator by Authors: Yuanbo Lin – Chevron USA Patrick Frain – Chevron USA Abstract Gas lift optimization is a crucial method for accelerating production for many operators with unconventional fields. In the Permian Basin, Chevron manages a significant number of gas-lifted wells and […]
Revolutionizing Gas Lift Valve Change-Outs: Single-Run Efficiency with the Dual Advanced Kick-Over Tool by: Francisco Galvan – Weatherford Abstract A Gas Lift Valve (GLV) is a key component in artificial lift systems used to boost production from wells lacking sufficient natural pressure. Installed along the tubing string, GLVs enable the injection of high-pressure gas into […]
Keynote Address – 2025 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Lessons Learned From A Decade Of Gas Lift In The Permian by: Greg Stephenson – Occidental Petroleum Historical Lift Usage Why gas lift? Challenges How we made the transition Lessons Learned
Remote Operated Gas Lift Valves Trials and Lookback in the Permian Basin By: Divino Kipungo – Chevron USA Katrina Robertson – Chevron USA Omar Visairo – Chevron USA Tom Basic – Chevron USA Koby Carlson – Chevron USA Kenny Hagar – Chevron USA Robert Rhoades – Chevron USA Lanre Olabinjo – – Chevron USA Abstract […]
2025 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop The New Married to the Old: Surface Controlled Gas Lift Through a Side Pocket Mandrel by Author: Joel Shaw – Silverwell Energy Abstract: The 2025 ALRDC Gas Lift Forum’s theme of “combining time-tested techniques with modern advancements to optimize performance and improve efficiency” could not be better exemplified than by […]
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 […]