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    Gas lift systems inject gas into the wellbore to reduce fluid density and pressure, allowing liquids to flow more easily. Major components include gas injection equipment at surface, gas lift valves downhole to inject gas into the tubing, and packers to isolate zones. Continuous gas lifting provides a constant gas stream, while intermittent injection forms bubbles to lift slugs of liquid. Placement of valves and amount of gas injected must be optimized for efficient lifting across the desired production interval.

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    Gas lift systems inject gas into the wellbore to reduce fluid density and pressure, allowing liquids to flow more easily. Major components include gas injection equipment at surface, gas lift valves downhole to inject gas into the tubing, and packers to isolate zones. Continuous gas lifting provides a constant gas stream, while intermittent injection forms bubbles to lift slugs of liquid. Placement of valves and amount of gas injected must be optimized for efficient lifting across the desired production interval.

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    Gas lift systems inject gas into the wellbore to reduce fluid density and pressure, allowing liquids to flow more easily. Major components include gas injection equipment at surface, gas lift valves downhole to inject gas into the tubing, and packers to isolate zones. Continuous gas lifting provides a constant gas stream, while intermittent injection forms bubbles to lift slugs of liquid. Placement of valves and amount of gas injected must be optimized for efficient lifting across the desired production interval.

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    Gas Lift System

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    Gas lift systems inject gas into the wellbore to reduce fluid density and pressure, allowing liquids to flow more easily. Major components include gas injection equipment at surface, gas lift valves downhole to inject gas into the tubing, and packers to isolate zones. Continuous gas lifting provides a constant gas stream, while intermittent injection forms bubbles to lift slugs of liquid. Placement of valves and amount of gas injected must be optimized for efficient lifting across the desired production interval.

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    Gas Lift Systems

    Objectives
    • Identify the major components of a Gas
    Lift System
    • Identify Gas Lift applications and
    limitations
    • Have a basic understanding GL System
    operating principles.
    Gas Lift
    • Gas lift is the second most commonly
    used form of artificial lift today. Its
    usage is very common offshore because
    of space limitations and subsurface safety
    valve requirements.
    Gas Lift

    • Gas injected at depth in order to lighten the


    density of the liquid column
    • Decreases hydrostatic pressure
    • Injection is performed in stages from top to
    bottom via gas lift valves until all liquid is
    removed and well is flowing
    Gas Lift
    Gas Lift
    Gas Lift
    • Two types of gas lift
    – Continuous gas lifting
    – (Intermittent gas lifting)
    Gas Lift
    • Continuous gas lift
    – An extension of natural flow
    – Simply a constant controlled injection
    of high pressure gas into the produced
    fluid column
    Gas Lift
    • Intermittent gas lift
    – Used on low volume producers
    – Gas is injected very rapidly into the
    tubing to form a gas bubble under a
    liquid slug
    Injected Injected
    gas gas

    Continuous gas lift Intermittent gas lift


    Continuous Gas Lift
    • Advantages • Disadvantages
    • The presence of gas in the • Can not pump off the well
    reservoir fluid helps the • Minimum bottom hole
    gaslifting, unlike pumps production pressure increases
    • A high production volume both with depth and volume
    method • Must have a source of gas
    • Equipment can be centralized • Selection and placement of
    • Can handle sand or trash equipment can be complex
    • Valves can be wireline retrieved • May require a compressor
    • Works wells with subsurface • Must treat corrosive gasses
    safety valves (must be a dry gas)
    • Minimal downhole mechanical
    devices
    • Full tubing bore capabilities
    • Low maintenance
    • Excellent in deviated wellbores
    Gas Lift Valves

    Gas charged
    dome Pd

    Bellows Ab
    Valve entry Tubing
    ports

    Pc
    Stem & seat
    Ap

    Tubing entry
    port Pt
    Gas Lift Valves

    Pd Pd

    Ab
    Ab

    Pc

    AP Pc
    Pt

    Closed position Open position


    Gas Lift Valves

    Valve just ready to open, if


    Pd A b = P c (A b - A p )+ Pt A p
    Where:
    Pd = Pressure inside the
    dome space sealed by
    the bellows
    Ab = Area of the bellows
    A p = Area of tubing port
    Valve with spring Valve with bellows only

    Pd
    Pd
    C D
    Ab Ab

    Pc Pc
    Av
    Av
    Tubing
    pressure

    Latch
    Packing

    Casing
    pressure

    Packing
    200 lbs.

    Positioning
    sleeve

    Locator key

    Pivot lever
    A A
    arm
    Latch
    A-A

    1 2 3 4 5
    Fundamentals of gas lift design
    2000 Flowing gradient PBHF
    below point
    of injection
    1600
    Pressure, psi

    Optimum point of injection


    1200

    Casing pressure gradient


    800

    D
    400

    0
    0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000
    Depth, ft
    Pwh (min)

    Pressure
    P inj

    0 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400


    0

    2000
    2530'

    4000 4000'
    Depth

    5100'

    6000 6000'
    6600'
    7100'
    Equilibrium Curve 7500'
    7800'
    8000 8050'
    8250'

    10000
    Pressure
    0 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400
    0

    2000
    2530'

    4000
    4480'
    Depth

    5850'
    6000
    6750'
    7300'
    7600' PWF = 2180 psi
    8000 Design Line = Unloading GLR 7800'
    q = 570 bpd

    10000
    Casing pressure flowing
    0
    Tubing = 2 1/2”
    1000 Fluid = 1000 Bbls/D
    1
    2000 Input gas-fluid ratio
    2
    = 400/1
    3
    3000 4
    5
    Depth, ft

    4000 6 Working fluid level

    5000

    6000

    7000

    8000

    9000
    0 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2200 2400
    Pressure, psig
    Tubing pressure
    0
    Casing pressure
    1000
    0.085 psi/ft
    2000 Valve 1 Gas leak
    in tubing
    0.25 psi/ft
    3000
    (Valve 2 - leaking gas)
    Valve
    Depth, ft

    4000 2 Annulus working


    Valve 3 fluid level
    5000
    Valve 4
    6000

    7000
    Average gradient
    8000
    below injection = 0.40 psi/ft

    9000
    0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
    Pressure, psig
    Metering equipment
    Control equipment

    Gas lift valve


    7” casing
    2 ¼” tubing
    Gas lift mandrel
    Seal bore Gas lift mandrel
    extension
    Seal bore production packer
    Nipples
    Wireline re-entry
    AS10 guide
    AS11
    Gun release Sand pack
    tool hydraulic fracture
    AS12
    5” TCP gun
    (From AS10,
    AS11 only)
    Injection gas

    Gas lift valve


    and mandrels

    Dual packer
    Upper zone perforations

    Single packer
    Lower zone perforations
    Injection gas

    Injection gas

    Gas lift valves


    and mandrels

    Triple packer
    Upper zone perforations
    Dual packer
    Retrievable gas lift valves
    between packer

    Single packer
    Lower zone perforations
    Gas Lift
    • Surface equipment
    – Gas for injection
    – Surface flow control equipment
    – (compressor)
    • END Session

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