Application of Shear Gas Lift Valves in the Pre-Salt Buzios Field Since the beginning of pre-salt oil production, Petrobras has identified over 25 cases of failure in gas lift valves, characterized by unwanted flow from tubing to annulus. Out of these, at least 14 cases have required a rig intervention to replace the damaged valve. […]
A Review of Intermittent Gas Lift and Fallback Factor Modeling Objective/Scope At some point in the producing life of a gas lifted well, it is recommended to switch from continuous gas lift to some type of intermittent gas lift. Various methods such intermittent gas lift with a downhole pilot valve, gas-assisted plunger lift with a […]
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 […]
Modeling Side Loads in 4-D Dr. James Robinson – Kepler Software Engineering Tom Mills – Kepler Software Engineering 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Sucker rod systems in deviated wells experience friction due to lateral forces exerted on the rods. These lateral forces change throughout the stroke as dynamic […]
A Discussion of Rod Lift VSD Control Parameters, Setup, and Configuration for Optimal Operation Under Varying Operating Conditions Peter Westerkamp – Lufkin Industries 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 History shows that many operators utilize only the most basic control parameters when setting up VSDs for rod lift applications. […]
Innovative Packerless Gas Separator Design in ESP to Rod Pump Conversion Luis Guanacas – Odessa Separator 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 This presentation describes the challenges faced by an operator in the Midland basin in the early conversion from electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) to rod pumps due to […]