Gas Lift Systems Design & Optimization: A Modern Modeling Approach - electronic book

• How to improve performance of the production network by modeling every component of the network, including wells, and using the model-based optimization to run gas lift operations at peak efficiency.
• How to make use of powerful real-time data visualization to identify underperforming components of gas lift networks.
• How to utilize data transparency and transform asset operations into a collaborative working environment.
• How to optimize gas lifted wells, with special emphasis on unconventional reservoirs and deepwater gas lift operations.
• How to apply big data analytics, neural networks, and machine learning technologies to improve equipment reliability and plant availability.
• How to integrate various assets linked to the hydrocarbon chain to identify synergies and promote inter-asset optimization.

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Manickavasakan S. Nadar (or Manickam) is a well-known expert specializing in the field of petroleum production engineering and operations, artificial lift, system modeling, and optimization. With his rich hands-on experience in the areas of exploration and production (both offshore and onshore), his insights always include the field perspective. With over three decades of experience, including lead roles with Conoco, Margham Dubai, and Weatherford, he serves as a senior consultant and professional trainer in petroleum engineering. His list of clients includes, Dubai Petroleum, ONGC, Cairn Energy, OMV, PetroSkills and many more. A strong believer in combining human creativity and using modern technology to achieve superior results, Manickam has helped clients move their offline production optimization to real time, sustaining huge benefits of optimization - including increased profits, reduced downtime, and energy savings. Manickam holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Chemistry from Madurai University, India, and a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Institution of Engineers (India). With several SPE papers and textbook publications to his credit, he has conducted many workshops, training seminars and short courses for SPE and other organizations.