1. 41st Gas-Lift Workshop Houston, Texas, USA June 3 - 7, 2019
Breakout Session:
Single Point High Pressure Gas Lift
Branden Pronk SM Energy
Bill Elmer, P.E. Encline Artificial Lift Technologies
2019 Gas-Lift Workshop
June 3 - 7, 2019

2. Initial Observations About 30 Attendees
90% were 35 years old or younger
Industry veterans not interested in this technology transfer / adoption?
2019 Gas-Lift Workshop
June 3 - 7, 2019

3. General benefits of Gas Lift over ESP
Spend less money implementing gas lift
Handles solds
Flexible flowrates
Less electric infrastructure needed
Compatible with increasing GOR
Reliable (less downhole failures)
2019 Gas-Lift Workshop
June 3 - 7, 2019

4. Disadvantages of Conventional Gas Lift
Gas Lift valve problems no obvious / hard to diagnose
Lower IP’s compared to ESP’s with tubing flow
Adequate gas volumes needed to implement
Requires matching surface facilities for miminal back pressure on well
2019 Gas-Lift Workshop
June 3 - 7, 2019

5. Major Conclusions
Single Point Gas Lift at High Pressures (above 3000 psi) is not new to industry
Commonly done offshore by operators here today
Few industry veterans supportive of this technology (??)
Gas lift valves are not needed when high pressure compression equipment is utilized
What is new: Availability of High Pressure compression equipment
2019 Gas-Lift Workshop
June 3 - 7, 2019