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    This document discusses the NOVA gas lift valve. It begins with a brief overview of the operating principle of a venturi-type valve compared to a square-edged orifice valve. Next, it outlines the evolution of the NOVA valve's development from initial concepts through testing and current field applications. Finally, it notes that the motivation for developing the NOVA valve was to reduce well instability by minimizing the influence of downstream tubing pressure on gas flow rates.

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    This document discusses the NOVA gas lift valve. It begins with a brief overview of the operating principle of a venturi-type valve compared to a square-edged orifice valve. Next, it outlines the evolution of the NOVA valve's development from initial concepts through testing and current field applications. Finally, it notes that the motivation for developing the NOVA valve was to reduce well instability by minimizing the influence of downstream tubing pressure on gas flow rates.

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    This document discusses the NOVA gas lift valve. It begins with a brief overview of the operating principle of a venturi-type valve compared to a square-edged orifice valve. Next, it outlines the evolution of the NOVA valve's development from initial concepts through testing and current field applications. Finally, it notes that the motivation for developing the NOVA valve was to reduce well instability by minimizing the influence of downstream tubing pressure on gas flow rates.

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    ASME International : GAS LIFT WORKSHOP Feb 98

    FEEDBACK ON
    NOVA GAS LIFT VALVE
    TM

    ROB BROWN
    CAMCO (UK) LTD : EOR GROUP
    3rd February 1998

    Rob Brown

    ASME International : GAS LIFT WORKSHOP Feb 98

    CONTENT

    Ô BRIEF OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF A VENTURI TYPE


    (NOVA ) GAS LIFT VALVE
    TM

    Ô BRIEF EVOLUTION OF THE NOVA DEVELOPMENT TM

    Ô WELL INSTABILITY & BENEFIT OF NOVA VALVE


    TM

    Ô SOME FIELD SERVICE HISTORIES

    Rob Brown
    ASME International : GAS LIFT WORKSHOP Feb 98

    OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF THE VENTURI

    The industry standard has been a


    square edged orifice :
    • reliable & proven pressure drop /
    flow rate correlations
    • simple design
    • reliable performance
    The orifice induces a high pressure
    loss.
    The orifice has a large sub-critical
    flow operating envelope.

    Rob Brown

    ASME International : GAS LIFT WORKSHOP Feb 98

    OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF THE VENTURI


    200
    180

    CHARACTERISTICS OF A
    160

    140
    Flow Rate (MCF/d)

    120

    100
    The Square-edged orifice SQUARE-EDGED ORIFICE
    performance curve
    80

    60
    • Large sub-critical flow
    40 regime
    20

    0
    0 100 200 300 400 500 600 • Gas passage dependent on
    Tubing Pressure
    downstream pressure until
    40 - 50% pressure lost
    • Poor pressure recovery =
    large pressure drop & large
    energy loss

    Rob Brown
    ASME International : GAS LIFT WORKSHOP Feb 98

    OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF THE VENTURI


    The venturi/nozzle design gives the following benefit :
    • Better Pressure & Energy recovery
    • Lower discharge coefficient
    • Drastically reduced sub-critical flow regime
    • Critical velocity (velocity of pressure
    transmission/sonic velocity) attained within 10%
    pressure drop
    • Reduces influence of downstream pressure on gas
    passage = reduced risk to propagating instability
    Nozzle-Venturi Gas Lift Valve Project
    Pressure vs. Flow Rate Summary
    4000
    1400 psi Upstream
    3500

    3000
    Flow Rate (Mcf/d)

    Improved Orifice Valve


    2500
    Conventional Orifice Valve
    2000 900 psi Upstream

    1500

    1000 400 psi Upstream

    500

    0
    0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
    Downstream Pressure (psi)
    Rob Brown Data shown is from actual flow tests

    ASME International : GAS LIFT WORKSHOP Feb 98

    EVOLUTION OF THE VENTURI/NOZZLE VALVE (NOVA ) TM

    C e

     Concept : Tulsa University


     Concept Testing : Tulsa University & D1 P1 D2 P2 D3
    H.E.S. α
    7 sizes, 21 Tests h
    Both retrofit inserts & optimal
    R
    geometry valves were tested
    Attained Flow Characteristic of 3500
    .332 Nozzle-Venturi Orifice

    Critical Flow at < 10% Differential 3000

    Development of computational 2500


    Flow Rate (MCF/d)

    throat sizing 2000

     Initial Field Testing : H.E.S.


    1500

    1000

    † Current Field Applications : Camco 500

    Intl. 0
    0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

     Industry Database : Being Tubing Pressure

    established
    Rob Brown
    ASME International : GAS LIFT WORKSHOP Feb 98

    WELL INSTABILITY & BENEFIT OF NOVA VALVE TM

    BACKGROUND : Why develop a Venturi/Nozzle gas lift valve.


    • Reduce Pressure & Energy losses
    • Reduce influence of tubing pressure on gas passage
    = minimising instability
    INSTABILITY - The perpetuation of slugging (whilst sub-critical flow across the operating valve)
    Slight decrease in CSG
    Fluctuation in
    pressure until drop in
    Tubing pressure
    gas inj. rate

    g
    sin Increased Decreased Ge
    ea ate n
    Pro eral
    r gas inj. rate gas inj. rate Increase TBG
    Decreased c
    In n R du Dec pressure
    fluid density al
    n er ctio cti r
    on easi
    u
    Ge rod Ra ng
    P te
    Slight increase in CSG
    Decrease TBG pressure until sufficient
    to increase gas inj. rate Increased fluid
    pressure density

    Rob Brown

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