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 […]
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 […]
Autonomous Control of Well Downtime to Optimize Production and Cycling in Sucker Rod Pump Artificially Lifted Wells Ian Nickell 2022 ALRDC Artificial Lift Workshop Houston, Texas February 28th – March 3 Abstract For decades sucker rod pump artificially lifted wells have used devices called pump off controllers (POC) to match the pumping unit’s runtime to […]
A New Approach to Estimate Gas-Lift Valve Performance and Valve Troubleshooting Felipe Maciel – LSU Marcelo Fernandes – LSU Paulo Waltrich – LSU 2022 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Houston, Texas June 20-23 This presentation will describe the details of a new approach to model Gas-Lift Valves (GLV) and how to use this approach for valve […]
Maximizing Uplift in Gas-lifted Oil Production Systems Emmanuel Ogbe – ExxonMobil Jose Santiago Rodriguez – ExxonMobil Francisco Trespalacios – ExxonMobil Neal Adair – ExxonMobil Keith Zorn – ExxonMobil 2022 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop Houston, Texas June 23 Optimizing gas lift injection rate is essential to maximizing the total oil produced in a production network system. […]