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[[Liquid loading]] is a phenomenon when the gas phase does't provide sufficient transport energy to lift the liquids out of the well.
 
[[Liquid loading]] is a phenomenon when the gas phase does't provide sufficient transport energy to lift the liquids out of the well.
  
In '''1969''' Turner et al. published an empirical correlation to define the [[Liquid loading]] gas velocity.  
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In '''1969''' Turner et al. published an empirical correlation defining the [[Liquid loading]] gas velocity.
  
 
To avoid the [[Liquid loading]] the gas rate needs to be maximized.
 
To avoid the [[Liquid loading]] the gas rate needs to be maximized.

Revision as of 20:37, 15 March 2017

Brief

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

In 1969 Turner et al. published an empirical correlation defining the Liquid loading gas velocity.

To avoid the Liquid loading the gas rate needs to be maximized.

To maximize the gas rate the wellhead flowing pressure needs to be minimized.

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}}

The minimum gas rate to remove the liquid equation:

 q_g = 3.06\ \frac{P\ v_g\ A}{T\ z}

Nomenclature

 A = flow area, ft^2
 P = flowing wellhead pressure, psia
 q_g = gas rate, MMscf/d
 \rho_g = gas density, lbm/ft3
 \rho_L = liquid density, lbm/ft3
 \sigma = surface tension, dyne/cm
 T = flowing temperature, °R
 v_g = gas velocity, ft/sec
 z = gas compressibility factor at flowing P & T, dimensionless

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.