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 […]
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, monitoring […]
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 […]
Using AI to Address Hidden Inefficiencies in Gas-Lifted Wells Burney Waring – Gas Lift Gurus Larry Peacock – Gas Lift Gurus Larry Lafferty – Gas Lift Gurus 2024 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Stavanger, Norway June 4-6 Important innovations enable us to do something faster and then do the impossible. Gas-lifted wells are challenging to manage […]
Gas Lift Design Automation Presentation: Objective: In the evolving landscape of oil and gas industry, automating the gas lift design for the life of well remains a paramount challenge. This methodology backed with automation presents an innovative approach to gas lift design automation, showcasing an in-house developed tool that automates the entire design processes for […]
Industry Pursuit of API 19G2 V0 Validation Matthew Gautreau – JMI Manufacturing, Tommy Hunt – JMI Manufacturing, Rodney Bertrand – JMI Manufacturing, 2024 Gas Lift Workshop Stavanger, Norway June 3-6, 2024 The American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification 19G2 sets forth the standards for the validation and functional testing of gas lift flow control devices. Specification […]
DAYAPUMP – A Retrofit Downhole Pup Solution for Depleted Gas Lifted Wellbores A low complexity downhole pump originally developed for dewatering onshore small-bore gas wells, upgrqaded to a retrofit pump for larger bore offshore gas lifted wellbores.