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US 2026/0266165 A1Published application
Lateral gas lift with slugging control
AssigneeConocoPhillips Company
InventorStuart L. SCOTT
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Abstract
Gas lift technologies can produce more oil from longer laterals. By placing gas injection in the lateral well, deep gas lift improves oil production and maintains pressure in the lateral to reduce or prevent sand production and degradation of the lateral well.
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An apparatus for producing hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon reservoirs, said apparatus comprising:
- a lateral casing in a hydrocarbon reservoir,
- a gas injection tubing comprising one or more controllable gas injection valves,
- a processor for controlling said gas injection valves, and
- a model for deep gas lift comprising gas injection, oil flow, gas flow, and water flow.
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A method of producing hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon reservoir, said hydrocarbon reservoir comprising:
- providing a lateral casing in a hydrocarbon reservoir,
- installing a gas injection tubing comprising one or more controllable gas injection valves,
- controlling said gas injection valves with a processor,
- modeling deep gas lift comprising gas injection rates, oil flow rates, gas flow rates, and
- water flow rates, and
- modulating gas injection to improve oil production and reduce the volume of gas injected.
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