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):
Minimum tubing pressure at injection point (pto):
Kill fluid pressure gradient (Gs):
Gas specific gravity (gg):
Flowing tubing head temperature (thf):

735 psia

5.00

0.448171 psi/ft
0.75 1 for air
o
104 F
o

0.01
0.75
40

176

Flowing tubing head pressure (phf):

147 psia

1.00

1396.5 psia
1029 psia
294 psia
0 psia

9.50

0.2562
0 psia

0.2562
0

Casing injection pressure (pc,s):

Tubing pressure margin at surface (Dptm,s):
Casing pressure margin (Dpcm):
Port area to bellows are ratio (R):
Spring load (St):

Design tubing pressure at surface (phf,d):

Design tubing pressure gradient (Gfd):

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

2000

Temperature at injection point (twf):

Kick-off pressure (pk,s):

Valve No.

6,560 ft

80

7.00
2.00
0.00

441 psi

3.00

0.045 psi/ft

0.0010

Temperature gradient (Gt):

0.0110 F/ft

1-R=

0.7438

0.7438

T.E.F. = R/(1-R) =

0.3444

0.3444

0.02

Valve Depth (Dv)

Temp. (Tv)

Design
Tubing
Pres. (ptv)

Surface
Opening
Press. (pso)

(m)
922
1,305
1,670
2,019
2,352
2,670
2,974
3,264
3,540
3,805
4,057
4,298

(oC)
58
66
73
80
87
93
99
105
111
116
121
126

(MPa)
3.92
4.30
4.67
5.02
5.35
5.67
5.97
6.26
6.54
6.80
7.06
7.30

(MPa)
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00

D3

pc , s Dpcm p hf ,d Gs G fd D2
pc , s Dpcm
Gs
40,000

D4

pc, s Dpcm phf ,d Gs G fd D3

pc , s Dpcm
Gs
40,000

D5

pc , s Dpcm phf ,d Gs G fd D4
pc , s Dpcm
Gs
40,000

D6

pc , s Dpcm p hf ,d Gs G fd D5
pc , s Dpcm
Gs
40,000

D7

pc , s Dpcm phf ,d Gs G fd D6
pc , s Dpcm
Gs
40,000

D8

pc , s Dpcm p hf ,d Gs G fd D7
pc , s Dpcm
Gs
40,000

D9

pc , s Dpcm p hf ,d Gs G fd D8
pc , s Dpcm
Gs
40,000

D10

pc, s Dpcm phf ,d Gs G fd D9

pc, s Dpcm
Gs
40,000

using the Universal Design method.

; and 3) View result.

m
MPa
MPa/m
1 for air
C

o
o

404.5

665.475

R
psia

MPa
MPa
MPa
MPa
MPa
MPa

MPa
Mpa/m
C/m

At 60 F and dome pressure:

Valve
Valve
Dome Press.
Opening
Closing
at Depth (pd)
Pres. (pvo)
Pres. (pvc)
(MPa)
7.53
7.75
7.96
8.16
8.35
8.53
8.71
8.87
9.03
9.18
9.33
9.47

(MPa)
6.60
6.87
7.12
7.35
7.58
7.80
8.01
8.20
8.39
8.57
8.75
8.91

(MPa)
6.60
6.87
7.12
7.35
7.58
7.80
8.01
8.20
8.39
8.57
8.75
8.91

Dome
Press. at
60oF
(MPa)
5.19
5.23
5.23
5.27
5.31
5.35
5.39
5.49
5.42
5.40
5.43
5.35

Test Reck
Opening
Pres.
(MPa)
6.98
7.04
7.03
7.08
7.14
7.20
7.25
7.38
7.29
7.26
7.30
7.19

t 60 F and dome pressure:

At dome temp and press.: