Design of a Thermally-Actuated Gas Lift Safety Valve

Gas-lifted oil wells are susceptible to failure through malfunction of gas lift valve assemblies (GLV). One failure mode occurs when the GLV check valve fails and product passes into the well annulus, potentially reaching the wellhead. This is a growing concern as offshore wells are drilled thousand...

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Main Authors: Gilbertson, Eric W. (Contributor), Hover, Franz S. (Contributor), Arellano, Jose (Author), Freeman, Bryan (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ASME International, 2013-04-23T18:28:45Z.
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