Gas assisted plunger lift control system and method

A processor-implemented method of controlling a gas assisted plunger lift system, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor circuit, a signal from a sensor indicating at least one of a well flow rate and a measured speed and/or velocity of a plunger;
• and
• performing, by the processor circuit, operations including:
• receiving user input that defines one or more parameters selected from the group consisting of:
• a well flow rate set point, a well flow rate low value set point, a well flow rate high value set point, a well flow rate gain set point, a well flow rate deadband, an open value for a well production valve, a fast arrival rate decrease set point, a slow arrival rate increase set point, a cycle skip option, and a simultaneous optimization option and wherein the received user input defines at least one of a fast arrival decrease set point and a slow arrival increase set point;
• and
• adjusting a gas injection rate parameter based on the received user input and at least one of the well flow rate and the measured plunger speed and/or velocity.

A control system for a gas assisted plunger lift system, the control system comprising:

• a sensor configured to measure a plunger speed and/or well flow rate;
• and
• a processor circuit, configured to perform operations including:
• receiving user input that defines one or more parameters selected from the group consisting of:
• a fast arrival rate decrease set point, a slow arrival rate increase set point, a cycle skip option, and a simultaneous optimization option;
• automatically adjusting a gas injection rate parameter based on the received user input and the measured plunger speed and/or well flow rate;
• and
• skipping one or more plunger cycles before making further automatic adjustments.

A processor-implemented method of controlling a gas assisted plunger lift system, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor circuit, a signal from a sensor indicating a measured plunger speed and/or well flow rate and performing, by the processor circuit, operations including:
• receiving user input that defines one or more parameters selected from the group consisting of:
• a fast arrival rate decrease set point, a slow arrival rate increase set point, a cycle skip option, and a simultaneous optimization option;
• automatically adjusting a gas injection rate parameter based on the received user input and the measured plunger speed and/or well flow rate;
• and
• skipping one or more plunger cycles before making further automatic adjustments.