GasLiftValveDesign-US Field Units.

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Description: This spreadsheet performs computations for gas lift valve spacing and sizing using the Universal Design method

Instruction: 1) Update parameter values in the Input Data section; 2) Click "Slotion" button; and 3) View result.

Input Data
Maximum depth of injection point (Do): 6,560 ft 2000
Minimum tubing pressure at injection point (p to): 735 psia 5.00
Kill fluid pressure gradient (Gs): 0.4481707 psi/ft 0.01
Gas specific gravity (gg): 0.75 1 for air 0.75
Flowing tubing head temperature (thf): 104 F
o
40
Temperature at injection point (twf): 176 F
o
80
Flowing tubing head pressure (phf): 147 psia 1.00
Kick-off pressure (pk,s): 1396.5 psia 9.50
Casing injection pressure (pc,s): 1029 psia 7.00
Tubing pressure margin at surface (Dptm,s): 294 psia 2.00
Casing pressure margin (Dpcm): 0 psia 0.00
Port area to bellows are ratio (R): 0.2562 0.2562
Spring load (St): 0 psia 0

Design tubing pressure at surface (p hf,d): 441 psi 3.00

Design tubing pressure gradient (Gfd): 0.045 psi/ft 0.0010
Temperature gradient (Gt): 0.0110 F/ft 0.02
1-R= 0.7438 0.7438
T.E.F. = R/(1-R) = 0.3444 0.3444

Design Surface
Valve No. Valve Depth (Dv) Temp. (Tv) Tubing Opening
Pres. (ptv) Press. (pso)
(m) (oC) (MPa) (MPa)
1 922 58 3.92 7.00
2 1,305 66 4.30 7.00
3 1,670 73 4.67 7.00
4 2,019 80 5.02 7.00
5 2,352 87 5.35 7.00
6 2,670 93 5.67 7.00
7 2,974 99 5.97 7.00
8 3,264 105 6.26 7.00
9 3,540 111 6.54 7.00
10 3,805 116 6.80 7.00
11 4,057 121 7.06 7.00
12 4,298 126 7.30 7.00
 p c , s −Δp cm − p hf , d + ( G s −G fd ) D 2
D3=
pc , s− Δp cm
Gs −
40 , 000
pc , s −Δp cm − phf , d + ( G s −G fd ) D 3
D4 =
p c , s −Δp cm
G s−
40 , 000
p c , s −Δp cm − p hf , d + ( G s −G fd ) D 4
D5 =
pc , s −Δp cm
G s−
40 , 000
p c , s − Δpcm − p hf , d + ( G s−G fd ) D 5
D6=
p − Δp cm
Gs − c , s
40 , 000

p c , s − Δpcm − p hf , d + ( G s−G fd ) D 6
D7=
pc , s− Δp cm
G s−
40 , 000
p c , s − Δpcm − p hf , d + ( G s−G fd ) D 7
D8=
pc , s− Δp cm
Gs −
40 , 000
p c , s − Δpcm − p hf , d + ( G s−G fd ) D 8
D9 =
pc , s− Δp cm
G s−
40 , 000
 pc , s− Δp cm − phf , d + ( G s −G fd ) D 9
D 10 =
p c , s − Δp cm
G s−
40 , 000
using the Universal Design method.

; and 3) View result.

m
MPa
MPa/m
1 for air = 404.5 R
o

C
o
= 665.475 psia
C
o

MPa
MPa
MPa
MPa
MPa

MPa

MPa
Mpa/m
C/m

At 60 F and dome pressure:

Valve Dome Valve Dome Test Reck
Opening Press. at Closing Press. at Opening
Pres. (pvo) Depth (pd) Pres. (pvc) 60oF Pres.
(MPa) (MPa) (MPa) (MPa) (MPa)
7.53 6.60 6.60 5.19 6.98
7.75 6.87 6.87 5.23 7.04
7.96 7.12 7.12 5.23 7.03
8.16 7.35 7.35 5.27 7.08
8.35 7.58 7.58 5.31 7.14
8.53 7.80 7.80 5.35 7.20
8.71 8.01 8.01 5.39 7.25
8.87 8.20 8.20 5.49 7.38
9.03 8.39 8.39 5.42 7.29
9.18 8.57 8.57 5.40 7.26
9.33 8.75 8.75 5.43 7.30
9.47 8.91 8.91 5.35 7.19
t 60 F and dome pressure:
At dome temp and press.: