Presenters
Sidney S. Smith, Camco, Inc.
Computer programs have been perfected for the design of continuous flow and intermittent gas lift installations. Calculations can be performed for all standard designs, for macaroni and annular flow installations, and for wells where wireline retrievable valve-mandrels were previously installed. Using the same well data, the computer calculates installation designs which duplicate accurate hand calculations using the same graphical procedure. The resulting printout provides a complete permanent report of all information pertinent to the design. This includes all the well data submitted, intermediate calculated results and the final design.