Fundamentals of Gas Lift Engineering‎:‎ Well Design and Troubleshooting discusses the important topic of oil and gas reservoirs as they continue to naturally deplete‎,‎ decline‎,‎ and mature‎,‎ and how more oil and gas companies are trying to divert their investments in artificial lift methods to help prolong their assets‎.‎ While not much physically has changed since the invention of the King Valve in the 1940s‎,‎ new developments in analytical procedures‎,‎ computational tools and software‎,‎ and many related technologies have completely changed the way production engineers and well operators face the daily design and troubleshooting tasks and challenges of gas lift‎,‎ which can now be carried out faster‎,‎ and in a more accurate and productive way‎,‎ assuming the person is properly trained‎.‎ This book fulfills this training need with updates on the latest gas lift designs‎,‎ troubleshooting techniques‎,‎ and real‎-world field case studies that can be applied to all levels of situations‎,‎ including offshore‎.‎ Making operational and troubleshooting techniques central to the discussion‎,‎ the book empowers the engineer‎,‎ new and experienced‎,‎ to analyze the challenge involved and make educated adjustments and conclusions in the most economical and practical way‎.‎ Packed with information on computer utilization‎,‎ inflow and outflow performance analysis‎,‎ and worked calculation examples made for training‎,‎ the book brings fresh air and innovation to a long‎-standing essential component in a well‎'‎s lifecycle‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Ali Hernandez
• Publisher‎:‎ Gulf Professional Publishing
• ISBN‎:‎ 9780128041338