Table of Contents

1 Gas-lift Operating System Components and
   Potential Problems
2 Gas-lift Operating Problems
3 Surface Gas-lift Compression, Dehydration,
   and Distribution
4 Gas Injection Metering and Control
5 Gas-lift Valves
6 Well Equipment - Tubulars, Completion, and
   Wellhead
7 Gathering System - Flowline and Manifold
8 Well Production Rate Testing
9 Production Handling System
10 Guidelines for Collecting and Using
   Operating Information
11 Manual and Automated Well Operation and Control
12 Procedures for Initial Unloading and Kick Off
13 Procedures for Adjusting (Fine Tuning) Gas-lift
   Injection Rates
14 Gas-lift Troubleshooting Tools
15 Recommended Practices for Dealing with Wells
   That Produce Sand
16 Typical Locations of Gas-lift Problems
17 Possible Causes and Cures of Common Malfunctions
   of Gas-lift Systems
18 Gas-lift Troubleshooting Checklist
Bibliography

Abstract

Helps gas-lift system operators, analysts, technicians, engineers, and others in understanding how to effectively plan, operate, maintain, troubleshoot and provide surveillance for gas-lift systems and gas-lift wells.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Petroleum Institute
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