GasLiftValveDesign-US Field Units.

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Description: This spreadsheet performs computations for gas lift valve spacing and sizing using the Universal Design method

Instruction: 1) Update parameter values in the Input Data section; 2) Click "Slotion" button; and 3) View result.

Input Data
Maximum depth of injection point (Do): 6,300 ft
Minimum tubing pressure at injection point (p to): 600 psia
Kill fluid pressure gradient (Gs): 0.4 psi/ft
Gas specific gravity (gg): 0.75 1 for air
Flowing tubing head temperature (thf): 100 o
F
Temperature at injection point (twf): 170 o
F
Flowing tubing head pressure (phf): 120 psia
Kick-off pressure (pk,s): 1000 psia
Casing injection pressure (pc,s): 900 psia
Tubing pressure margin at surface (Dptm,s): 200 psia
Casing pressure margin (Dpcm): 0 psia
Port area to bellows are ratio (R): 0.2562
Spring load (St): 0 psia

Design tubing pressure at surface (p hf,d): 320 psi

Design tubing pressure gradient (Gfd): 0.044 psi
Temperature gradient (Gt): 0.0111 F/ft
1-R= 0.7438
T.E.F. = R/(1-R) = 0.3444

Design Surface
Valve No. Valve Depth (Dv) Temp. (Tv) Tubing Opening
Pres. (ptv) Press. (pso)

(ft) (oF) (psia) (psia)

1 2,347 126 424 900
2 3,747 142 487 900
3 5,065 156 545 900
4 6,307 170 600 900
5 7,477 183 652 900
6 8,579 195 701 900
7 9,617 207 747 900
8 10,594 218 791 900
9 11,515 228 832 900
10 12,382 238 870 900
11 13,198 247 907 900
12 13,967 255 941 900
 p c , s −Δp cm − p hf , d + ( G s −G fd ) D 2
D3=
pc , s− Δp cm
Gs −
40 , 000
pc , s −Δp cm − phf , d + ( G s −G fd ) D 3
D4 =
p c , s −Δp cm
G s−
40 , 000
p c , s −Δp cm − p hf , d + ( G s −G fd ) D 4
D5 =
p −Δp cm
G s− c , s
40 , 000
 p c , s − Δpcm − p hf , d + ( G s−G fd ) D 5
D6=
pc , s− Δp cm
Gs −
40 , 000

p c , s − Δpcm − p hf , d + ( G s−G fd ) D 6
D7=
pc , s− Δp cm
G s−
40 , 000
p c , s − Δpcm − p hf , d + ( G s−G fd ) D 7
D8=
pc , s− Δp cm
Gs −
40 , 000
p c , s − Δpcm − p hf , d + ( G s−G fd ) D 8
D9 =
p − Δp cm
G s− c , s
40 , 000

pc , s− Δp cm − phf , d + ( G s −G fd ) D 9
D 10 =
p c , s − Δp cm
G s−
40 , 000
using the Universal Design method.

; and 3) View result.

Tpc=169.0+314.0*SG = 404.5 R
o

Ppc=708.75-57.5*SGF = 665.475 psia

At 60 F and dome pressure:

Valve Dome Valve Dome Test Reck Assumed
Opening Press. at Closing Press. at Opening Ct dome press.
Pres. (pvo) Depth (pd) Pres. (pvc) 60oF Pres. at 60oF
(psia) (psia) (psia) (psia) (psia) (psia)
953 817 817 683 918 0.8351 725
984 857 857 707 950 0.8247 741
1,014 894 894 702 944 0.7859 754
1,042 929 929 708 952 0.7627 767
1,068 962 962 697 937 0.7250 778
1,093 993 993 700 941 0.7054 788
1,116 1,022 1,022 703 945 0.6879 797
1,138 1,049 1,049 714 960 0.6806 805
1,159 1,075 1,075 706 949 0.6566 813
1,179 1,100 1,100 708 952 0.6437 820
1,197 1,123 1,123 709 954 0.6320 826
1,214 1,144 1,144 711 956 0.6214 832
t 60 F and dome pressure:

Ppr Tpr t=1/Tpr A B C D Y F z

1.09 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0610 0.000447 0.802292
1.11 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0610 -0.000584 0.819193
1.13 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0633 -7.59E-06 0.80396
1.15 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0646 -2E-05 0.801014
1.17 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0657 -3.73E-05 0.798453
1.18 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0668 -5.67E-05 0.796209
1.20 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0677 -7.77E-05 0.794231
1.21 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0677 -0.000633 0.80241
1.22 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0695 -2.58E-05 0.789158
1.23 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0702 -4E-05 0.787619
1.24 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0709 -5.4E-05 0.786235
1.25 1.29 0.77788462 0.044907 7.7316 -56.04 4.3736 0.0715 -6.85E-05 0.784986
At dome temp and press.:

Ppr Tpr t=1/Tpr A B C

1.23 1.45 0.690186 0.037675 7.0437 -38.83

1.29 1.49 0.67234 0.036203 6.9038 -35.62
1.34 1.52 0.656356 0.03489 6.7782 -32.82
1.40 1.56 0.641981 0.033715 6.6650 -30.37
1.45 1.59 0.629006 0.032661 6.5624 -28.22
1.49 1.62 0.617255 0.031712 6.4692 -26.32
1.54 1.65 0.606583 0.030856 6.3842 -24.64
1.58 1.68 0.596862 0.03008 6.3066 -23.13
1.62 1.70 0.587988 0.029377 6.2354 -21.79
1.65 1.72 0.579867 0.028737 6.1701 -20.58
1.69 1.75 0.572421 0.028154 6.1100 -19.49
1.72 1.77 0.565581 0.027622 6.0545 -18.51
 D Y F z

4.1263 0.0543 0.0005808962 0.8523754317

4.0760 0.0543 0.0006445664 0.8585307806
4.0309 0.0543 0.0007481302 0.8632088777
3.9904 0.0543 0.0008794546 0.8667396194
3.9538 0.0530 -1.03355E-05 0.8905889886
3.9207 0.0528 -1.11171E-05 0.8956880183
3.8906 0.0526 -1.17986E-05 0.9003506086
3.8632 0.0524 -1.23431E-05 0.9046197753
3.8381 0.0522 -1.27307E-05 0.9085340469
3.8152 0.0521 -1.29536E-05 0.9121278083
3.7942 0.0519 -1.30123E-05 0.9154317015
3.7749 0.0517 -1.29131E-05 0.9184730284