Liquid loading
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Brief
Liquid loading is a phemonenon when the gas phase does't provide sufficient transport energy to lift the liquids out of the well.
The minimum gas velocity to remove the liquid equation:
Math & Physics
Nomenclature
- gas velocity ft/sec
- surface tension, dyne/cm
- liquid density lbm/ft3
- gas density lbm/ft3
References
Turner, R. G., Hubbard, M. G., and Dukler, A. E. (1969) “Analysis and Prediction of Minimum Flow Rate for the Continuous Removal of Liquids from Gas Wells,” Journal of Petroleum Technology, Nov. 1969. pp. 1475–1482.