Gas well deliquification / James F. Lea Jr., consultant, PLTEch LLC, Lubbock, TX, United States, Lynn Rowlan, engineer, Echometer, Wichita Falls, TX, United States.
Publication Info.
Cambridge, MA : Gulf Professional Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, [2019]
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 20, 2019).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Recognizing symptoms of liquid loading in gas wells -- Critical velocity -- Nodal analysis : analyzing loaded wells -- Compression -- Plunger lift -- Hydraulic pumping -- Liquid unloading using chemicals for wells and pipelines -- Progressing cavity pumps -- Use of beam pumps to deliquefy gas wells -- Gas lift -- Electrical submersible pumps -- Coal bed methane (CBM) and shale -- Production automation.
Summary
'Gas Well Deliquification, Third Edition, ' expands upon previous experiences and applies today's more applicable options and technology. Updated to include more information on automation, nodal analysis, and horizontal gas well operations, this new edition provides engineers with key information in one central location. Multiple contributors from today's operators offer their own learned experiences, critical equipment, and rules of thumb for practicality. Covering the entire lifecycle of the well, this book will be an ideal reference for engineers who need to know the right solutions regarding a well's decline curve in their work to continuously optimize assets. -- Provided by publisher.
