Department of Chemical and Petroleum
Engineering
ASSIGMENT II: PRODUCTION
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: II
GAS LIFT SYSTEM
Oct. 19th, 2024
Table of Contents
EXAMPLE:…………………………………………………………………………………………….3
GAS INJECTION & FLOW RATES………………………………………………………..3
APPLICATION OF GAS LIFT SYSTEM…………………………………………………..4
GAS LIFT VALVE MECHANISM…………………………………………………………..5
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EXAMPLE:
GAS INJECTION & FLOW RATES
Avery high rates increase tubing friction and put back pressure on the formation reducing
liquid production
A. True
B. False
An increase of surface gas injection rate would have what effect on liquid flow rate?
A. Always increases flow rate
B. May increase or decrease flow rate
C. Lawyers decreases flow rate
Which are correctly matched?
A. Continues gas lift-low flow rates
B. Intermittent gas-lift high flow rates
C. Continuous gas lift-high flow rates
D. A&B
Continuous gas lift creates a high back-pressure on the formation, and thus limits the maximum
possible flow rate that can be produced from a well
A. True
B. False
Which would you recommend for a well that a high GLR, producing form a deviated well and is
drilled form an offshore platform
A. Rod Pumping
B. Gas Lift
C. Electric submersible pump.
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Would you recommend continues or intermittent gas lift for a well that is 5000 feet deep and
excepted to produced 800 barrels per day. The static pressure is 1800 psig.
A. Intermittent
B. Continuous
APPLICATION OF GAS LIFT SYSTEM
Should annulus flow or tubing flow be selected for a well that is cased with 5-1/2 inch casing and has
2-3/8 inch tubing available that expected flow rate is 4000 bbl/d
A. Annulus flow
B. Tubing flow
Why gas is lifted needed?
A. To re-establish the flow of a naturally flowing well that has died
B. To increase the flow of natural flowing well.
C. A & B
TO equip a continues gas lift installation for intermittent gas lift, which of the following does not
need to be added or changed
A. The operating gas lift valve
B. The adjustable surface injection chock
C. The standing valve
Which is the least energy efficient?
A. Rod Pumping
B. Gas Lift
C. Electrical submersible pump
Why are centrifugal compressors better than reciprocating compressors for offshore instillation?
A. Compact size
B. Low vibration
C. High output
D. All of the above
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Natural gas from a gas-lift well is saturated with water and contains hydrogen sulfied how should the
gas be processed?
A. Remove all water vapor and reduce the H2S content
B. Remove the H2S and reduce the water vapor content
C. No processing is necessary
D. Decrease the water vapor content only.
GAS LIFT VALVE MECHANISM
Which mechanism is involved in Gas-Lifting oil wells?
A. Coke - bottle effect of bubble pushing liquid up tubing
B. Aeration of the fluid column
C. Both of the above
To be able to replace a gas lift valve in must be
A. Aside-pocket mandrel installed
B. A conventional mandrel installed
Which gas lift valve is recommended for a well producing 1000. 00 barrels per day
A. 5/8 Inch
B. 1.0 Inch
C. 1.5 Inch
Unloading valves
A. Chose when gas starts passing through the valve below them
B. Are unnecessary if the injection gas pressure is high enough
C. Are used for both Continuous and intermittent gas lift
D. All of the above
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Which gas lift the method is best …………… (High liquid production and high static pressure), and
…………….. (Low capacity wells).
Economic Analysis ………………,…………………….and ……………………………………
List of types of advantages and disadvantages of gas lift system?
Explain or / and application of kickover tool
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