Failure Mode and Sensitivity Analysis of Gas Lift Valves

Gas-lifted oil wells are susceptible to failure through malfunction of gas lift valves. This is a growing concern as offshore wells are drilled thousands of meters below the ocean floor in extreme temperature and pressure conditions and repair and monitoring become more difficult. Gas lift valves an...

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Main Authors: Gilbertson, Eric W. (Contributor), Hover, Franz S. (Contributor), Colina, Ed (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013-05-01T19:40:23Z.
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