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Spring 2003 ASME/API Gas-Lift Workshop
Chair: Shauna Noonan, Chevron/Texaco
Gas-Lift Workshop
Field Reviews, Technology
Tuesday and Wednesday
February 4 and 5, 2003
Hotel Sofitel, Near Bush Airport
Houston, Texas
Cost: $250. $200 for API & ISO members.
Pre-Workshop Schools on Monday, Feb. 3.
Wednesday, 5 Feb., 08:00 – 09:30
Single Well Analysis
Wednesday, 5 Feb., 10:00 - 12:00
Tuesday, 4 Feb., 08:00 – 09:30
• Learn the best ways to operate, trouble-shoot,
diagnose, and optimize single gas-lift wells.
Field Wide Optimization
Tuesday, 4 Feb., 10:00 – 12:00
• Learn the best ways to optimize groups of gaslift wells and gas-lift systems, and keep them
optimized over the long-term.
Keynote Lunch & Speaker Address
Tuesday, 4 Feb., 12:00 – 13:30
• Challenge attendees to make step changes in
gas-lift.
Deepwater and Subsea
Tuesday, 4 Feb., 13:30 – 15:00
• Learn the current state-of-the-art in meeting the
challenges of deepwater and subsea gas-lift
installations.
Gas-Lift Facilities
Tuesday, 4 Feb., 15:30 – 17:30
• Learn about the production facilities that support
gas-lift wells and systems.
Break-Out Sessions
Tuesday evening, 18:00 – 19:00
• Share information on topics of special interest.
• Share learnings & best practices that are
based on real-life field experiences.
• Learn about the "new technology" in the
gas-lift arena.
Dual Gas-Lift
• Learn about the do's and don'ts of dealing
with dual gas-lift wells. – design, operation,
optimization.
ISO and API Gas-Lift Meeting
Wednesday, 5 Feb., 13:00 – 15:00
• Review the latest ISO gas-lift standards.
•
Mandrels; Flow control devices; Pulling
tools, Latches
• Review the current state of API gas-lift
recommended practices.
•
Operation, maintenance, troubleshooting;
System design, performance prediction;
Dual gas-lift; Intermittent gas-lift
Valve Performance Clearinghouse
Wednesday, 5 Feb., 15:15 – 18:00
• Annual meeting of VPC members.
Exhibits & Displays
Tuesday & Wednesday at breaks
• Transfer knowledge on new gas-lift tools
and services.
• Rub elbows with experts from the gas-lift
industry.
Panel Discussions
Tues. & Wed. after each major session.
• Discuss the various areas of gas-lift
technology with a panel of experts.
For more information or to nominate papers, displays, etc., contact:
John Martinez, Production Associates, [email protected]
Cleon Dunham, Oilfield Automation Consulting, [email protected]