INTRODUCTION TO GAS LIFTING: Artificial lifting -- Short history of gas lifting -- Basic features of gas lifting --PRODUCTION ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS: Properties of oilfield fluids -- Inflow performance of oil wells -- Single phase flow -- Two phase flow -- Well temperature -- System analysis basics -- GAS LIFT VALVES: Pressure operated gas lift valves -- Running and retrieving gas lift valves -- Other valve types -- Api designation of gas lift valves and mandrels -- GAS LIFT INSTALLATION TYPES: Tubing flow installations -- Casing flow installations -- CONTINUOUS FLOW GAS LIFT: Basic features -- Principles of continuous flow gas lifting -- Description of system performance -- Optimization of continuous flow installations -- Unloading of continuous flow installations -- Surface gas injection control -- INTERMITTENT GAS LIFT: Basic features -- Surface gas injection control -- Intermittent lift performance -- Design intermittent installations -- Chamber lift -- Optimization of intermittent installations -- PLUNGER ASSISTED INTERMITTENT LIFT: Equipment considerations -- Operating conditions -- DUAL GAS LIFT: General considerations -- Installation design principles -- THE GAS LIFT SYSTEM: Operation of gas lift systems -- System design -- ANALYSIS AND TROUBLESHOOTING: Troubleshooting tools and their use.
