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Artificial Lift: Gas Lift

GLIFT-EN-P
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Who should attend?

  • This course provides a comprehensive, practical knowledge of gas lift concepts, operations, equipment and potential problems.
Public :
  • E&P professionals involved in operating wells using gas lift.

Level :Skilled

Prerequisite :
  • Basics in production engineering, well operations or well performance.

Course Content

  • FLOWING GRADIENTS - TUBING PERFORMANCE CURVES - Duration : 1 Day

      • Well representation and nodal analysis.
      • Inflow: Productivity Index (PI) and Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR) techniques.
      • Outflow: vertical flowing pressure gradient curves in diphasic flow and Tubing Performance Curve (TPC).

  • INTRODUCING GAS LIFT SYSTEMS - Duration : 1 Day

      • Principle and active parameters.
      • Characteristics and advantages.
      • Operating parameters determination: gas injection depth, pressure and rate.
      • Determination of the absolute maximum flow rate versus GLR (Gas-Liquid Ratio). Optimization with time.

  • GAS LIFT DOWN HOLE EQUIPMENT - Duration : 0.5 Day

      • Valve mechanics and characteristics.
      • IPO/Casing-operated gas lift valves.
      • PPO/Tubing-operated gas lift valves.
      • Conventional and Side Pocket Mandrel (SPM).
      • Miscellaneous valves and equipment.

  • CONTINUOUS GAS LIFT DOWN HOLE EQUIPMENT DESIGN - Duration : 1 Day

      • Side pocket mandrel spacing and valve selection.
      • Manual (graphical) design.
      • Standard completion designs and other possibilities (dual completion, macaroni/coiled tubing).

  • CONTINUOUS GAS LIFT OPERATION - Duration : 1 Day

      • Well surface equipment.
      • Unloading procedure.
      • Operating recommendations.
      • Surveillance and troubleshooting.

  • INTRODUCTION TO PROSPER™ - Duration : 0.25 Day

      • Overview of well performance software tool and methods.
      • PROSPER™ methodology for gas lift design and troubleshooting, manual application.

  • KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

Learning Objectives

  • Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
  • explain eruptive and assisted well dynamics,
  • describe downhole and surface equipment of gas lift wells,
  • implement and monitor gas lift wells start-up sequence,
  • identify and troubleshoot gas lift wells instabilities.

Ways & Means

  • Practical exercises to grasp physical phenomena.
  • Numerous animations and videos.

Learning assessment

  • Quiz.

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Additional information :Kindly refer to the following complementary course which might be of interest: “Artificial Lift: Pumping”.

Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.

To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding. Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com