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The minimum gas velocity to remove the liquid equation:
 
The minimum gas velocity to remove the liquid equation:
  
:<math> v_g = 1.593 \sigma^{1/4}</math>
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:<math> v_g = 1.593 \sigma^{1/4} \frac{{\rho_L-\rho_g}^{1/4}}{\rho_g^{1/2}}</math>
  
 
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Revision as of 11:55, 15 March 2017


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:

 v_g = 1.593 \sigma^{1/4} \frac{{\rho_L-\rho_g}^{1/4}}{\rho_g^{1/2}}