Adaptive Gas Lift Valve

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

Available systems for artificial lifting are highly dependent on accurate assumptions about how the well will behave in the future. Unforeseen events, deviations or changes from the calculated response will result in lower production and it can be costly to change the layout of the well in the form of cable operations or full overhaul of well completion. This project aims to develop and qualify a pilot adaptive electrically activated gas lift system. The project will use know-how and combine conventional products from Emerson(monitoring & control) and PTC (gas lift hardware) in an autonomous system that enables continuous control of gas lift pressure/rates from control rooms. It will provide direct feedback on actual injection as the situation is in the well itself based on real-time measurements from the system. This will result in an adjustable and adaptable system that can be operated optimally under a significantly wider range of criteria than current systems are capable of.