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=== Nomenclature ===
 
=== Nomenclature ===
:<math> v_g </math> gas velocity ft/sec
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:<math> v_g </math> gas velocity ft/sec
:<math> \sigma </math> surface tension, dyne/cm
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:<math> \sigma </math> surface tension, dyne/cm
:<math> \rho_L </math> liquid density lbm/ft3
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:<math> \rho_L </math> liquid density lbm/ft3
:<math> \rho_g </math> gas density lbm/ft3
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:<math> \rho_g </math> gas density lbm/ft3
  
 
=== References ===
 
=== References ===

Revision as of 12:00, 15 March 2017

Brief

Liquid loading is a phemonenon when the gas phase does't provide sufficient transport energy to lift the liquids out of the well.

Math & Physics

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}}

Nomenclature

 v_g gas velocity ft/sec
 \sigma surface tension, dyne/cm
 \rho_L liquid density lbm/ft3
 \rho_g 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.