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Field Operations and Inlet Receiving
Published in Arthur J. Kidnay, William R. Parrish, Daniel G. McCartney, Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, 2019
Arthur J. Kidnay, William R. Parrish, Daniel G. McCartney
If the gas well produces liquids and fails to have sufficient pressure to continuously push the liquids out, artificial “lift” methods, e.g., plunger lift, are needed. Lift methods are beyond the scope of this book. Langston (2003) provides descriptions of various lift methods and provides a good source of many other wellhead operations.
Transient modeling of plunger lift with check valve for gas well deliquification in horizontal well
Published in Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2023
Youliang Jia, Shuqiang Shi, Wei Tian, Bo Tan, Yacong Yang, Xuri Li
Recent advances in plunger lift system include the development of wellbore data detection technology, which can evaluate the pressure, temperature, and dynamic liquid level. For instance, Becker et al. (2006) modeled and optimized the plunger lift cycle by monitoring and analyzing wellbore acoustic signals and tubing and casing pressures. Additionally, multiple studies were performed to improve the plunger lift model by considering various factors. Parsa et al. (2013) enhanced the plunger lift performance by utilizing reservoir modeling. Rowlan et al. (2013) calibrated a fall velocity model using the measured plunger fall velocity data. Furthermore, data mining has been used for rapid root-cause identification and automated production diagnostic of gas wells with plunger lift (Hingerl et al. 2020; Ye et al. 2022). Although multiple models have been proposed to describe the operation process of the plunger lift, they are unsuitable for modeling the lifting process of the plunger lift with a check valve.