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Gas lift design

An oil well is that has died due to declining GOR is to be placed on


gas lift. Q max from test was 1200 STBO/Day. Determine the maximum
rate at which well will produce and prepare chart for oil production
Vs Gas injection
Q max
1200 stbo/day
Depth of midperforations
6000 ft
gas injection depth
6000 ft
Tubing ID
1.995 inch
flowline length
4000 ft
Psep
100 psig
Pr
1500 psig
flowline ID
2 inch
Formation GLR
100 scf/stbo
fw
0
Inflow
Pr-delP(tubing)=Pv
Outflow
Psep+Pline+Pwh+delP(tubing)=Pv

Inflow
Pwf (psi)
1500
1400
1300
1200
1100
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Outflow

0.8
0.6968888889
0.6008888889
0.512
0.4302222222
0.3555555556
0.288
0.2275555556
0.1742222222
0.128
0.0888888889
0.0568888889
0.032
0.0142222222
0.0035555556
0

Q0 (bbl/day)
0.2
0
0.186667 0.1164444444
0.173333 0.2257777778
0.16
0.328
0.146667 0.4231111111
0.133333 0.5111111111
0.12
0.592
0.106667 0.6657777778
0.093333 0.7324444444
0.08
0.792
0.066667 0.8444444444
0.053333 0.8897777778
0.04
0.928
0.026667 0.9591111111
0.013333 0.9831111111
0
1
352080

0
140
271
394
508
613
710
799
879
950
1013
1068
1114
1151
1180
1200

1600
1400
1200
1000
Pressure

800
IPR

600
400
200
0
0

200

400

600
Flow rate

800

1000

1200

1400

IPR

1400

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