Continuous Gas-Lift Optimization:

Offshore Gulf of Mexico

April 13, 2005

Introduction
 Background
 Technical Description
 Field Criteria
 Method
 Costs
 Qualifications
 Conclusion
Background

 SS 208—50 miles off coast of LA

 90% of wells on continuous gas-lift
 Limited injection gas fluctuates
 Inefficient process to optimize gas-lift
Technical Description

 Constant Gas-Lift Injection Rate

 Real Time Wellhead Surveillance
 Optimization Well Tests
 Data to Desktop
Field Criteria

 Proper gas-lift equipment

 Inadequate data gathering from wells
 Need to decrease operating costs
Method

 New hardware on:

 Wellhead
 Gas-Lift Header
 Test Separator
 Computer hardware and software
Costs
Pay-Out
 Total Cost = Production
$860,000 Increase ($40/BOE)
(BOEPD)
(Days)
50 430
150 144
250 86
350 62
450 48
Qualifications

 Internship with UNOCAL at SS 208

 Production Engineering course on gas-lift
Conclusion

 Similar field success

 Next step
 Questions