Today an upstream engineer has to understand the running condition of every well he is in charge of in order to optimize production, usually by adjusting various setpoints. Typically he will use data recorded by a pump-off controller (POC), fluid level shots, etc. as well as often coupling this wellhead-level data with intermittent information from […]
Artificial lift digitization generates large amounts of data used by operators for surveillance and for improving the function and health of lift equipment, surface facilities, wellbore, and possibly reservoir. As oil and gas companies move towards digital transformation, ML/AI application in artificial lift space is considered a ‘low-hanging’ fruit. However, there is a considerable FUD […]
There’s been a dilemma in the oil industry for years concerning the sharing of data, knowledge and expertise. Should we share or keep it close and possibly have an advantage over our competitors? Is it worth the time and effort required for presentations and related approvals or is it a waste of time personally and […]
Taking Charge of Flowing Tubing and Injection Pressures to Optimize Gas Lift Wells Larry Harms – Optimization Harmsway Tom Nations – Nations Consulting Inc. 2021 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Virtual June 10 Surface pressures are VERY important if you want to get the best performance at optimal cost on gas lift wells. We continue to […]
Keynote 2 by Engineer Belle Ibanez – Shell Oil ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop June 10, 2021
High Pressure/Single Point Gas Lift Applications (Including Hybrid with “Conventional” Gas Lift) Tom Nations – Nations Consulting Inc., Larry Harms – Optimization Harmsway 2021 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Virtual June 9-12 High pressure/ single point gas lift (HPSPGL) is being applied more and more on unconventional wells because of the advantages it can bring when […]
Overcoming Inefficiencies of Annular Flow in a Hybrid Gas Lift Well Eric Hale – Flowco Production Solutions 2021 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Virtual June 7-11 An operator selected the Wolfcamp A formation in the Permian Basin for a case study. Historically this basin has utilized electric submersible pumps (ESPs) as the artificial lift system of […]
Intermittent Gas Lift A. Stan Logie – Logie Gas Lift Consulting, LLC 2021 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Virtual June 7-11 Overview of Intermittent gas lift (IGL) Injection control methods: intermittent gas lift Differences: Gas-Assisted Plunger Lift (GAPL) and IGL Intermittent Gas Lift Equipment Optimization benefits of intermittent gas lift Key takeaways
Troubleshooting Gas Lift Wells Using Simultaneous Acoustic Surveys Gustavo Fernandez – Echometer Julio Haulcy – ConocoPhillips ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Virtual June 7-11 This presentation evolves from the Dual shot Technique with the Wired Well Analyzer Echometer equipment presented a couple of years ago but we’ll see some enhanced analysis capabilities enabled by the use […]
Real Time Production Optimization in Conjunction with Virtual Flow Meter Bob Okhuijsen – Siemens Energy 2021 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Virtual June 7-11 This presentation discusses conventiaonl “offline” production optimization and describes the alternative of real-time “online” optimization. Offline optimization tends to be an intense workflow with mediocre results, while real-time optimization can be an […]