Flosystem User Course Example 6 Gas Lift Modelling and Design

Example 6
Gas lift Modelling and Design Ex 6
FloSystem User Course

Example 6
Gas lift Modelling and Design
Summary of Work-Flow
for Gas Lift Design
Gas lift Modelling and Design Ex 6 2
Check if well is naturally flowing
Design with Deepest Point to get basic
parameters of design
Sensitivity to changing reservoir performance
for bracketing envelope
Select design parameters, valve type and set
design margins
Do Spacing calculations
Do Sizing options - edit required changes
Check un-loading at different conditions - use
Re-Calc. Modify design if required
Predict performance with real valves installed
Data Preparation: Reservoir

Control
File Example6.wfl
Black Oil, Test Point PI Entry, Vertical Well
Reservoir Control: Oil Fluid

parameters
35 API, 0.65 Gas Gravity, 300 scf/bbl GOR
50% w.c, 70,000 ppm salinity
Match any known data - in this case untuned

PVT correlations will be used.
Reservoir Control: Inflow

Performance
Test Data : BHFP 1800 psia: 7200 stb/day

Pres 3600 psia, Tres 190 oF
Inflow Performance: IPR

Model
Straight Line, Vogel, Norm Pseudo Pressure
Plot Inflow Curve
Inflow Performance:
IPR Plot
Comparative Plot for Report Purposes,

showing changing performance below Pb
Choose Norm. Pseudo Pressure
Data Preparation: Well

Deviation
Enter Deviation Data (survey)
Last Entry to be Mid-Perf depth
Data Preparation: Equipment

Data
Install Completion as shown
Analysis: Natural Flow

Performance
Operating Point Calculation
10
Natural Flow Performance:

Inflow/Outflow Plot
No flow without artificial lift
11
G/L Design: Base Case

Design Parameters
Gaslift Supply Volume
Gas Supply Pressure
Valve Differential Pressure
Max. depth of Gas Injection
12
Note:
Note: max.
max.depth
depth
set
set to
tobottom
bottomof
of4.5
4.5
tubing
tubing
Gas Lift Base Case - Using

Deepest Point of Injection
Note:
Note: Depth
Depth of
of
Injection
Injection is
isoutput
output
Gas Lift Design Parameter

Sensitivity Analysis
Sensivity to Qgi - 1,2,3 and 4 MMscf/day
Sensitivity to CHP - 1000,1200,1400 psia
Results of Design Parameter

Sensitivity Analysis
Note:
Note:
Payback
Payback
Ratio
Ratio
Full Results of Design

Parameter Sens. Analysis
Note:
Note: Qgi
Qgimore
more
crucial
crucial than
thanCHP,
CHP,
but
but both
bothincrease
increase
depth
depthof
ofinjection
injection
16
Reservoir Decline Sensitivity

Analysis
Target Gas Lift CHP 1200 psia, Qgi 2.5
MMscf/day
Reservoir Depleted 800 psi
Increasing Watercut: 50% to 75% 90%
Set Qgi to 2.5 MMscf/day and CHP to 1200
psia.
Run a sensistivity analysis with layer
pressures of 3600 and 2800 psia for
sensitivity 1 and water-cuts of 50,75 and 90%
for sensitivity 2.
still using deepest
point of injection
Reservoir Decline Sensitivity

Analysis
Results
Inj. Depth increases from 11052 to 13295 as
Player drops for 50% water-cut
Inj. Depth decreases by up to 391 ft as Fw
increases (for less Qgi, effect is more)
depth at 50% vs 90% for Pl=2800
If less gas in future then the injection point

will move upwards more severely -try
reducing the lift gas rate to 1 MMscf/day
Note bracketing envelope 11000-13000 ft.
G/L Design: Casing

Controlled Valves Spacing
Go to Analysis - Gas Lift Design
Design rate 4600 b/d from Deepest Point runs
Deepest Injection 13000 ft. - enter margins
Design Margins
20
Select Design - Gas lift valve locations now

calculated.
Example Valve Spacing

21
Unloading
UnloadingCasing
Casing
Pressure
Pressure
(include
(includeclosing
closing
pressure
pressuremargin)
margin)
Objective
ObjectiveTubing
TubingPressure
Pressure
(does
not
include
transfer
(does not include transfer
pressure
pressuremargins)
margins)
- -Output
Output(at
(atop.
op.valve)
valve)
- -Design
(to
unload)
Design (to unload)
Terminology
Terminology
Valve
t>Pdiff
Valvewhere
wherePPc-P
c-Pt>Pdiff
including
includingtransfer
transfermargins
margins
Valve
t>Pdiff
Valvewhere
wherePPc-P
c-Pt>Pdiff
excluding
excludingtransfer
transfermargins,
margins,
ieieoperating
condiditons
operating condiditons
Dummy
Dummymandrels
mandrels(Inactive
(Inactive
valves)
down
to
max.
valves) down to max.depth
depth
22
Accept Design
To accept design OK from Gas Lift Valve
Positioning - go to Data Preparation - Gas lift
Data - gas lift valves now in place.
CHP Updated From

Design
Casing- and TubingControlled: orifice sizing

24
Can edit gas rate (red)

Can edit Valve Manufacturer and Model.
(yellow)
Calculates orifice size: can over-write (green)
NOTE: USES THORNHILL-CRAVER ONLY
Casing- and TubingControlled: orifice sizing

25
Can edit pressures (eg, to include margins)

and temperature from plot (red)
Calculates if orifice in critical flow
Casing-Controlled: Dome
Pressure Setting
26
Input valve model required (catalogue). WellFlo will size

it so that R is approximately 0.2
Calculates Surface Open Pressure, downhole Closing
Pressure = PDome, Surface Closing Pressure, and Test
Rack & setting pressure
Check that upper valves will close at operating pressure
for design valve operation
Design valve defaults to orifice with Pop = Ptube + Pdiff
Casing-Controlled: Dome
Pressure Setting - cont.
27
Note: If spring valve type, no temperature

correction is made to the dome and test rack
pressures
Alternative method : specify P surface close

and calculate the operating pressures
(ensures that a pressure drop will be seen as
each valve closes)
G/l Design: Final Design

Pressure/Depth
28
Increments
Incrementsto
toensure
ensurefluid
fluid
controlled
valves
will
close
controlled valves will close
Example
ExampleFluidFluidControlled
ControlledDesign
Design
Fluid-controlled design setting increments

Obj. tubing pressure
Margin at valve 1
Transfer pres margin
Increment per valve
29
Fluid-controlled Valves Orifice Sizing

For Orifice Sizing need to over write closing
pressure (Pt close) by adding P closing transfer margin
Pt close= objective tubing pressure+closing pressure
margin+transfer closing pressure margin
The calculation will under-size the orifice

needed on throttling valves: consult Gas Lift
Company supplying valves
Qgas
Qgi Tho.-Crav.
P close
P transfer
Qgi actual
P tubing
P casing
Fluid-controlled Valves Orifice Sizing

31
The casing pressure (Pcasing) is calculated

by adding the valve differential pressure:
Pt close + valve differential pressure
This will give the designer input for the

spreadsheet Pt close and P casing
See previous terminology
Any Design: Check Unloading at Other Conditions

Verify un-loading at other conditions,
especially lower Qgi (if full gas not able to be
injected), higher water cut etc.
In these pessimistic cases, can eliminate
Design Margins. Use Re-Calculate
Example with Qgi

reduced to 1.5 and Ql
reduced to 3000 bpd
Well not unloaded to
original design valve
Any
AnyDesign:
Design: Check
CheckififReservoir
Reservoir
Fluid
Fluidis
isEntering
EnteringTubing
Tubing
Use any spreadsheet - input

Ptransfer, TVD and TVD res., and kill
fluid gradient. Check if
Pkill fluid < Pres at datum.
See6previous
Gas lift Modelling and Design Ex
33 slide for
unloading ability check
At
Atthis
thisvalve,
valve,reservoir
reservoirfluid
fluid
will
willnot
notenter
entertubing
tubing
Here,
Here,reservoir
reservoirfluid
fluid
will
willenter
entertubing
tubing
Projected
ProjectedKill
Kill
Fluid
FluidGradients
Gradients
Gaslift Design Performance under Operating Conditions

Decide on casing head pressure for operation
Do Not use Forced Gas Entry: WellFlo will
calculate which valve will operate
Make Valves active/inactive in order to model
change of dummy mandrels for real valves in
future.
Sensisitivity analysis for further completion
design or for forecasting
Performance Curves vs. Qgi for use in
optimisation (eg FieldFlo)
Gaslift Design Performance Operating Point

Effect
Effectof
ofCHP
CHPon
onproduction
production--actual
actualvalves:
valves:
more
moreCHP
CHP=>
=>deeper
deepervalve
valve=>
=>more
moreproduction
production
Gaslift Design Performance Pressure Profiles

Operating
Operatingvalve
valve==solid
solidline
line
Effect
Effectof
ofCHP
CHPon
onproductionproductionactual
actualvalves:
valves:more
moreCHP
CHP=>
=>
deeper
deepervalve
valve=>
=>more
moreproduct.
product.
Summary of Work-Flow
for Gas Lift Design
Check if well is naturally flowing
Design with Deepest Point to get basic
parameters of design
Sensitivity to changing reservoir performance
for bracketing envelope
Select design parameters, valve type and set
design margins
Do Spacing calculations
Do Sizing options - edit required changes
Check un-loading at different conditions - use
Re-Calc. Modify design if required
Predict performance with real valves installed

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Example 6

Gas lift Modelling and Design Ex 6

FloSystem User Course

Data Preparation: Reservoir

Reservoir Control: Oil Fluid

Match any known data - in this case untuned

Reservoir Control: Inflow

Test Data : BHFP 1800 psia: 7200 stb/day

Inflow Performance: IPR

Straight Line, Vogel, Norm Pseudo Pressure

Plot Inflow Curve

Comparative Plot for Report Purposes,

Data Preparation: Well

Last Entry to be Mid-Perf depth

Data Preparation: Equipment

Analysis: Natural Flow

Natural Flow Performance:

No flow without artificial lift

G/L Design: Base Case

Gas Lift Base Case - Using

Gas Lift Design Parameter

Results of Design Parameter

Full Results of Design

Reservoir Decline Sensitivity

Reservoir Decline Sensitivity

If less gas in future then the injection point

G/L Design: Casing

Select Design - Gas lift valve locations now

Example Valve Spacing

Gas lift Modelling and Design Ex 6

CHP Updated From

Casing- and TubingControlled: orifice sizing

Can edit gas rate (red)

Casing- and TubingControlled: orifice sizing

Can edit pressures (eg, to include margins)

Input valve model required (catalogue). WellFlo will size

Note: If spring valve type, no temperature

Alternative method : specify P surface close

G/l Design: Final Design

Fluid-controlled design setting increments

Increment per valve

Fluid-controlled Valves Orifice Sizing

The calculation will under-size the orifice

Fluid-controlled Valves Orifice Sizing

The casing pressure (Pcasing) is calculated

This will give the designer input for the

Any Design: Check Unloading at Other Conditions

Example with Qgi

Use any spreadsheet - input

unloading ability check

Gaslift Design Performance under Operating Conditions

Gaslift Design Performance Operating Point

Gaslift Design Performance Pressure Profiles

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