Wednesday, March 13

• Introduction / Theory / Application
• Equipment Fundamentals
  • Valve and Mandrel Selections
• Equipment, R&D Product Updates
  • HP Valves
  • Sand Tolerant
• Types of Gas Lift
  • Continuous Flow
    • Packer vs. Packer Less
  • Annular Flow
  • Intermittent Gas Lift / PAGL / GAPL
• Inflow IPR, NODAL, Vertical /Flow
  • Critical Velocity / Performance Curves
• Unloading & Startup
• Optimization
  • Surface Operations
  • Downhole Solutions
    • Single Point Injection
  • Multi Pointing, Slugging, Unstable Flow Solutions
• Surveillance & Troubleshooting
  • Process / Field Diagnostic Testing
  • Best practices
  • Fluids Levels, Surface Close Analysis, Tubing Load Requirement
• Gas Lift Design
  • Evaluation
• Mandrel Spacing – Bracketing Transfer ΔP
• Valve Mechanics
  • Temperature Effects PSO / PSC Calculations
  • Port Size Selection, Load Rate, Stem Travel
  • Gas Passage Capacities
• Valcal Design -Hands On
  • Copy of Software will be Distributed Week Prior to Class
    • Run Design Cases