Optilift-GL

Gas Lift Monitoring and Optimization

Features
Gas-injection set point control
to 1% accuracy
Real-time estimated gas/oil/water
production
Data access by remote computer
Gas lift meter run/control valve
included
Local display
Solar powered
Lightweight
Open and scalable system
Can be customized for different
artificial lift methods

Benefits
Better operational autonomy
Helps reduce production downtime
Diminishing production recovery time
in cases of gas-lift failure in the field
Helps reduce operational and
maintenance cost by limiting manual
health checks
Optimized gas lift by assurance of
optimum set point operation of
the wells
Increased oil production by minimizing
tubing-head pressure fluctuations
Optimized gas lift during gas shortages
Offers additional tools for investigating
well performance such as correlated
well surface data available in real time

The majority of oil and gas wells become unstable at some stage during
their production lifetimes, mainly during the tail end of production,
limiting average production rates and oil and gas recovery. This
instability can occur for a variety of reasons including: gas or cone water
breakthrough; the accumulation of water, oil or condensates in the
pipeline (slugging); or increased pressures in the well.
Artificial gas lift is a key instrument in bolstering recovery from older
fields. With artificial gas lift, gas is injected into the production tubing
to reduce the impact of the hydrostatic pressure where the reservoir
pressures are not sufficient to force the hydrocarbons to the surface. By
reducing the oil viscosity and thus allowing reservoir liquids to enter the
well bore at higher flow rates, fields around the world can enjoy improved
reservoir performance.
vMonitor Optilift-GL was designed to automatically sense and control the
wellhead variables of a gas lift production site. The unit adjusts the gas lift
injection flow to match an operator-determined flow rate and computes
the estimated gas/oil/water production in real time. A centrally located
computer allows for communication and results to be easily gathered for
analysis, such as trending of flow data which can be particularly useful in
the early detection of well problems.
To help optimize production, the Optilift-GL features ultralow power
consumption and lightweight subassemblies. A built-in solar panel can
drive an active production well for up to seven cloudy days, making the
unit especially attractive in remote areas where electric power is not
available and portability is important.

Optilift-GL Main Components

Six Variables Sensing Capability

1. Remote Terminal Unit It contains the electronics

and transducers necessary to determine gas
flow rates and issue control commands. Divided
into two subassemblies, each is housed in a
separate enclosure for ease of maintenance.
Tube connections are provided for gas inputs.

1. Inlet gas lift pressure

2. Gas lift injection differential pressure
3. Casing-head pressure
4. Casing head temperature/tubing-head pressure
5. Tubing-head temperature/nozzle outlet differential pressure
6. Well outlet discharge pressure

2. Meter Run/Control Valve It contains the

mechanical pieces needed to measure and
control the actual gas flow.

Applications

Gas-lifted well optimization

Water-injected wells
Gas-injection control (local/remote)
Remote well shut in or by contingency
Continuous remote monitoring of operation

Product Specifications

Remote Terminal Unit

RTU with 512K X *RAM for data. With the large memory allows minimum 32,000 historical inputs with time
and date stamps can be stored.
One modem port and one RS-232C serial port
Internal inputs for internal temperatures, four pulse inputs
Five multi-purpose memory-mapped digital I/O lines
Six general-purpose analog inputs
Two 12-bit RTD inputs
Local control panel
With an open controller and with the power of open-source Linux, its power communications and advanced programming
capabilities make it the perfect solution for process control or SCS applications.

Base Unit

Wireless Communication
Operating Temperature

Redundant networks
32-bit power PC with power to grow
Support for 50,000+ distributed I/O
ISaGRAF IEC61131-3 programming
Datalogging and I/O transfers
Redundant datalogging and datalog server
Modbus/TCP, ASCII and RTU
Local control panel with HMI

Long range transceivers 5 Km frequency range

2.4 GHZ, 900Mhz, 400Mhz
Optional GPRS
-40 C to +85 C (-40 F to +185 F) with option of -40 C to +125 C
Humidity range 5-90% non-condensing

Mounting Type

Iron stand

Enclosure Type

Stainless steel enclosure with intrude sensors

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Publication SSB-PP001-EN-P March 2014

Copyright 2014 Rockwell Automation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.