Gas-Lift Optimization Systems
Weatherford offers intelligence at the wellsite with controllers that can handle single or multiple wells for injection control and parameter monitoring.
Wellsite Intelligence with Gas-Lift Optimization Solution
Weatherford’s wellsite intelligence includes single or dual wells for injection control and parameter monitoring. The gas-lift functions are logged for retrieval by the host. Integration with intelligent desktop applications assures seamless connection between the desktop and the wellhead.
Weatherford has moved more intelligence to the remote gas-lift wellsite to facilitate gas- lift optimization. The gas-lift remote terminal unit (RTU) not only provides the standard monitoring and control capabilities expected in a remote RTU, but also uses a unique heading detection scheme that detects repetitive oscillation of the injection and/or production pressures. Once heading is detected, an alarm is set which alerts the central host operators to a possible problem so they can focus their attention on problem wellsites.
Benefits of Wellsite Intelligence
- Access to continuous real-time data
- 24-hour local optimization
- Production increases of 2 to 5 percent (typical)
- Optimized use of available injection gas
- Well stability profile (heading detection)
- Single-point interface to supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)/management information system (MIS)
Gas-Lift Systems Solution Components
Hardware
Gas-Lift Hardware Options
EXS-1000 Remote Terminal Unit (RTU)
Downhole Pressure & Temperature Sensors
Communications
109 Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)