1. Continuous Gas-Lift Optimization: Offshore Gulf of Mexico April 13, 2005

2. Introduction Background Technical Description Field Criteria Method Costs Qualifications Conclusion

3. 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

5. Technical Description Constant Gas-Lift Injection Rate Real Time Wellhead Surveillance Optimization Well Tests Data to Desktop

6. Field Criteria Proper gas-lift equipment Inadequate data gathering from wells Need to decrease operating costs

7. Method New hardware on: Wellhead Gas-Lift Header Test Separator Computer hardware and software

9. Costs Total Cost = $860,000 Production Increase (BOEPD) Pay-Out ($40/BOE) (Days) 50430 150144 25086 35062 45048 55040

10. Qualifications Internship with UNOCAL at SS 208 Production Engineering course on gas-lift

11. Conclusion Similar field success Next step Questions