For more information or to nominate papers, displays, etc., contact: Spring 2003 ASME/API Gas-Lift Workshop Chair: Shauna Noonan, Chevron/Texaco Gas-Lift Workshop Tuesday and Wednesday February 4 and 5, 2003 Hotel Sofitel, Near Bush Airport Houston, Texas Cost: $250. $200 for API & ISO members. Pre-Workshop Schools on Monday, Feb. 3. Single Well Analysis Tuesday, 4 Feb., 08:00 – 09:30 Learn the best ways to operate, trouble-shoot, diagnose, and optimize single gas-lift wells. Field Wide Optimization Tuesday, 4 Feb., 10:00 – 12:00 Learn the best ways to optimize groups of gas-lift wells and gas-lift systems, and keep them optimized over the long-term. Keynote Lunch & Speaker Address Tuesday, 4 Feb., 12:00 – 13:30 Challenge attendees to make step changes in gas-lift. Deepwater and Subsea Tuesday, 4 Feb., 13:30 – 15:00 Learn the current state-of-the-art in meeting the challenges of deepwater and subsea gas-lift installations. Gas-Lift Facilities Tuesday, 4 Feb., 15:30 – 17:30 Learn about the production facilities that support gas-lift wells and systems. Break-Out Sessions Tuesday evening, 18:00 – 19:00 Share information on topics of special interest. Field Reviews, Technology Wednesday, 5 Feb., 08:00 – 09:30 Share learnings & best practices that are based on real-life field experiences. Learn about the "new technology" in the gas-lift arena. Dual Gas-Lift Wednesday, 5 Feb., 10:00 - 12:00 Learn about the do's and don'ts of dealing with dual gas-lift wells. – design, operation, optimization. ISO and API Gas-Lift Meeting Wednesday, 5 Feb., 13:00 – 15:00 Review the latest ISO gas-lift standards. Mandrels; Flow control devices; Pulling tools, Latches Review the current state of API gas-lift recommended practices. Operation, maintenance, troubleshooting; System design, performance prediction; Dual gas-lift; Intermittent gas-lift Valve Performance Clearinghouse Wednesday, 5 Feb., 15:15 – 18:00 Annual meeting of VPC members. Exhibits & Displays Tuesday & Wednesday at breaks Transfer knowledge on new gas-lift tools and services. Rub elbows with experts from the gas-lift industry. Panel Discussions Tues. & Wed. after each major session. Discuss the various areas of gas-lift technology with a panel of experts. For more information or to nominate papers, displays, etc., contact: John Martinez, Production Associates, pa.amart@juno.com Cleon Dunham, Oilfield Automation Consulting, cleon@oilfieldautomation.com