Abstract: Three comprehensive mechanistic models (Ashford and Pierce, 1974; Sachdeva et al., 1986; Perkins, 1990) dealing with multiphase flow through chokes have been studied. Their common purpose is to ...

Abstract: A new method for finding the optimum gas injection rates for a group of continuous gas lift wells to maximize the total oil production rate is established. The new method uses a quasi-Newton ...

Abstract: The presence of free gas at the pump intake adversely affects the performance of an electrical submersible pump (ESP) system, often resulting in low efficiency and causing operational problems. ...