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o Appendix A Gas Lift Design
o ThisappendixcontainsadetaileddescriptionoftheP|PESlMuser
interface dialogs.
l. Deepest lnjection Point Operation
l. This calculates the deepest possible gas lift injection depth for a
given injection gas rate and available injection pressure'
l. The controls and settings in Figure 23 are explained in Table 3'
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Table 3: Functionality of the Deepest lnjection point Dialog Box
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lnjection Gas Rate
Functionaliÿ
Target final gas injection rate
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2 lnjection Gas Surface
Pressure
Normal available pressure of injection
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3 lnjection Gas Surface
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Temperature of injection gas at
Temperature surface.
4 lnjection Gas Specific Stock tank specific gravity of injection
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Gravity gas.
5 Minimum Valve Minimum pressure drop across
lnjection DP opening valve for gas injection.
6 Max Allowable
lnjection TVD
Deepest possible depth for gas
injection, for example -60 ft above the
packer depth.
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7 Optimum Depth of
lnjection or lnjection
at Valve Depth Only
Option to allow gas injection at any
depth, such as a new tubing design, or
only at the valve depths previously
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specified in the Tubing dialog box
(such as existing tubing design).
I Production/lnjection Plot of the production and injection
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Pressure Plot pressure profiles.
I Output File Access to the PIPESIM Engine Output
Summary File and Summary Output files.
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Dip TVD
Calculated Liquid
The calculated maximum injection
depth for the specified parameters.
The rate associated with the deepest
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injection rate.
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Bracketing OPeration
o This calculates the deepest possible gas lift injection for cunent
and future production conditions. The goal is to determine the
o range of injection depths to handle future gas lift requirements'
The controls and settings in Figure 24 are explained in Table 4'
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Table 4: Functionaliÿ of the Deepest Bracketing dialog
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Parameter
lnjection Gas Surface
Funcüonaliÿ O
1 Normal available pressure of injection
2
Pressure
lnjection Gas Surface
Temperature
gas at the surface.
Temperature of injection gas at the
surface.
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3 lnjection Gas Specific
Gravity
Minimum Valve
Stock tank specific gravity of injection
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Minimum pressure drop across
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Max Allowable lnjection
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opening valve for gas injection.
Deepest possible depth for gas
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injection, such as -60 ft above the
packer depth.
6 Bracketing lnput Calculate the minimum and maximum
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depths.
. Enter the initial expected flow
rate.
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. Enter future values in the
MAX row
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Pressure Plot
Plot of the production and injection
pressure profiles. ol
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Output File Access to the PIPESiM Engine
Summary File Output and Summary Output files.
9 Minimum DIP TVD and The calculated maximum injection
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Maximum DIP TVD depth for the parameters specified in
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10 Model Outlet Pressure Normally, the operating wellhead
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o Lift Gas Response Operation and Plot
This calculates production rates for a range of gas lifi injection
rates to help determine the target gas lift injection rate for the gas
o lift design.
The controls and settings in Figure 25 are explained in Table 5.
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Table 5: Functionaliÿ of the Gas Lift Response dialog
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Parameter
Minimum Valve
Functionaliÿ
Minimum pressure drop across
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lnjection DP
lnjection Gas Surface
Temperature
opening valve for gas injection.
Temperature of injection gas at the
surface.
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3 Max. Allowable lnjection
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Deepest possible depth for gas
injection, such as -60 ft above the
packer depth.
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4 lnjection Gas SG Stock tank specific gravity of
injection gas. o
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5 Sensitivity Data Variables such as surface injection
Variables pressure or minimum injection valve
pressure drop.
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7 Gas lnjection Range Range of gas injection rates to be
evaluated.
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I System Plot View Lift Gas Response plot.
10 Optimum Depth of
lnjection or lnjection at
Valve Depth Only
Allows gas injection at any depth,
such as a new tubing design, or only
at the valve depths previously
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operating wellhead pressure.
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o The plot (Figure 26) includes the following information:
. Liquid production rate for a given injection rate and injection
pressure
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Sensitivity values
Range of gas injection rates
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injection pressure.
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Gas Lift Design Operation
This performs a detailed gas lift design, determining mandrel
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Design ControlTab
The controls and settings on the Design Control tab (Figure 27)
are explained in Table 6.
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o Table 6: Functionaliÿ of the Design Control Tab
Parameter Funcüonaliÿ
Design Method Choice of three design methods: IPO-Surface
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Close, IPO-PI Min/Max, and PPO Design.
2 Top Valve Assumption for positioning of the top loading
Location valve.
o Assume Liquid to Surface implies that the
entire tubing is full of liquid.
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Assume Liquid NOT to Surface implies that a
static fluid column exists up the tubing, starting
at reservoir pressure at bottomhole depth.
Well Absorbs Fluid implies that as liquid is
o displaced from the annulus to the tubing during
unloading, the fluid moves back into the
reservoir and the height of the static column in
o the tubing does not change.
Clearing the Well Absorbs Fluid option implies
that, as liquid is displaced from the annulus to
o the tubing, the reservoir does not absorb fluid
and the height of the static fluid column in the
tubing rises.
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3 Max.Allowable Deepest possible depth for gas injection, for
lnj. WD example, -60 ft above the packer depth.
4 Production Choose the type of production pressure curve
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Pressure to be used for the design.
Curve . A production pressure model that uses a
single pressure gradient with gas
injection at the final operating point.
o . An Equilibrium curve that uses a locus of
production pressures assuming injection
at that depth.
o 5 Unloading
Temperature
Choose the desired options for the
temperatures to be used during valve
calculations for the top valve and subsequent
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valves. Temperature options include
Production, Ambient, lnjection, and Unloading.
Choose the manufacturer, type, size, and
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Design
series of valves to be used during the design
calculations.
Option to design a new mandrel spacing or use
o Spacing the existing mandrel spacing, as previously
defined in the Tubing dialog box.
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Design Parameters Tab
The controls and settings in the Design Parameters tab
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o Table 7: Functionaliÿ of the GLD Design Parameters tab
Parameter Functionaliÿ
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1 Kickoff Pressure
Available lnjection
Kickoff injection gas pressure, used to
position only the top valve.
Normal available pressure of injection gas
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Pressure
Unloading Prod
Pressure
at the surface.
Unloading outlet production pressure,
used to position only the top valve.
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Operating Prod.
Pressure
Target lnjection
Normal operating outlet pressure.
Required final injection gas rate through
o Gas Flowrate the operating valve. This is normally
determined from Lift Gas Response
operation.
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lnj. Gas Surface
Temperature
lnj. Gas Specific
Temperature of injection gas at the
surface.
Stock tank specific gravity of injection gas.
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Gravity
Min Unloading Liq.
Rate
Minimum liquid unloading rate, used to
calculate the required gas rate, through
o 9 Solution Point
the unloading valves, to determine their
size.
Option to specify reservoir pressure, if
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Rate / Fixed Rate
Bracketing
known, or the target liquid production rate.
Option to space valves below the final
operating depth for future use.
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o Minimum pressure drop across the
operating valve for gas injection.
Minimum spacing between valves.
o Static liquid gradient in the well before the
well is unloaded.
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GLD Safeÿ factors (Design Bias) Tab
The controls and settings on the GLD Safety Factorc (Design
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Bias) tab (Figure 29) are explained in Table 8.
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o Table 8: Functionaliÿ of the GLD Safeÿ Factors (Design Bias tab
Parameter Functionaliÿ
o 1 Locating DP at
Valve Location
For IPO and PPO designs, this option defines
the position of the valve above the intersection
between the design line and the casing
pressure line.
o 2 Transfer Factor For IPO designs, this option specifies the shift
to the right of the production pressure curve
from where the design line is drawn for the
O subsequent valve.
You have the option to speciff either a
percentage of the difference between the
o 3 Place orifice at
injection and production pressure, or a
percentage of only the production pressure.
This option places an orifice at the operating
o the operating
valve location
valve location if required. lf this option is not
selected, an IPO or PPO valve is used and you
have the option to specify a pressure drop to
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be subtracted from the calculated test rack
pressure.
NOTE: lf a PPO design is being performed, there is a further iÛ:.
o option to place an IPO valve at the operating valve
location.
o Closing
Pressure Drop
Between Valves
When using the IPO-Surface Close design
method, the surface closing pressure drop
between valves is specified.
o When using the IPO-PI Min/Max design
method, a minimum surface closing pressure
drop can be specified.
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Enter project data to be included on the Proiect Data tab
(Figure 30).
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o GLD Proposed Design Tab
The controls and settings in the GLD Proposed Design tab
(Figure 31) are explained in Table 9. An example of a GLD
o Results graph is shown in Figure 32.
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Table 9: Functionality of the GLD Proposed Design tab
Parameter Functionaliÿ o
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MD or TVD
Edit Depth
View valve details by measured depth
(MD) or true vertical depth (TVD).
Option to manually edit valve depths from
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3 Edit Valves
those calculated, followed by Perform
Re-Design.
Option to manually edit valve depths from
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4 Add Options to add, edit, or remove valves
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Edit Selected Valve from the design.
Remove Selected
Valves
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Perform Re-Design
Edit Valves box is checked.
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6 Run Diagnostics
editing depths, valves, or temperatures.
Option to investigate the gas lift design
performance with different operating
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7 lnstall Design
injection pressures.
lnstall the new gas lift design into the
current tubing description.
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View the Gas Lift Design graph or report.
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Edit Temp Option to manually edit valve
temperatures from those calculated,
followed by Perform Re-Design.
Calculated liquid production rate for the
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Production Rate at target injection gas rate at the operating
Target lnjection valve depth.
Rate
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Gas Lift Design Methods
The illustrations that follow are graphical depictions of the three
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