XLI Gas Lift Valve

The XLI gas lift valve.

High-pressure completions Applications
The Schlumberger XLift* high-pressure gas Subsea gas lift installations
lift system extends the capability of present
High-performance installations
gas lift systems by increasing the range of
operating pressures from 2,000 psi to 5,000 High-pressure
psi. Improving on field-proven Camco* gas deepwater installations
lift technology, this new system enables
operators to complete high-pressure gas lift Benefits
wells and operate with higher injection pres- Better well efficiency because
sures and deeper injection points to increase a single valve offers flexible
well performance. With higher operating operating ranges over a series
pressures, wells can be completed with of injection pressures
fewer mandrels and valves.
No learning curve required,
To accommodate higher operating pres-
because it employs familiar
sure, the 134-in XLI gas lift valve incorporates
injection-pressure-operated
an innovative edge-welded bellows system
techniques with simplified
developed by Flexial (US Patent 5,662,335).
hardware
Manufactured using state-of-the-art tech-
nology and corrosion-resistant materials, Reliable performance in
the new bellows reduces internal gas deepwater, high-pressure
charge while increasing the operating environments
injection pressure. During offshore Cost savings because no
operation, this allows the operator to modifications are required to
inject high-pressure gas below the mudline existing completion practices
and significantly improves the depth of or surface facilities
injection required to maximize drawdown Cost savings and improved
and increase production. In deepwater off- safety by permitting first valve
shore applications, the first unloading valve placement below the mudline
can be placed below the mudline. In addi-
tion, the XLift system uses a positive Features
sealing check system to replace the
velocity check valve systems used in A larger 134-in OD
todays traditional gas lift valves. Reliable, retrievable gas lift
valve design using field-proven
High-pressure performance technology
The XLI gas lift valve is subsurface- Subsurface-actuated assembly
controlled, having no physical link to the (no linkage to the surface)
surface. It features a venturi flow config- Increased operating
uration for more efficient and stable gas pressure envelope for
flow throughout and a positive check valve deeper gas injection
that eliminates potential leak paths to the
Improved and robust check
casing/tubing annulus. A larger 134-in outside
valve system provides a positive
diameter (OD) improves the valves geometry
seal between the tubing and
and results in improved performance.
the casing annulus
 XLI High-Pressure Gas Lift Valve Specifications
OD (not including latch) 1.725 in [43.382 mm]
Length with latch 34.063 in [865.200 mm]
Operating pressure (max. unloading differential) 7,500 psi [51,710 kPa]
Max. gas injection pressure 5,000 psi [34,474 kPa]
Max. temperature 350 degF [177 degC]
Min. temperature 32 degF [0 degC]
Venturi orifice size range 8
64 to 2064 in
Materials
Body parts Inconel 925
O-rings and seals Viton with PEEK backups
Bellows Hastelloy C-276 and C-22
Seat Tungsten carbide
Packing Modified Campac Carbon and Moly Filled Teflon
with PEEK/Teflon backup and stainless steel retainer ring
Secondary accessories
Pulling tool 2.000-in JDC type
Mandrel series XLG
Intensifier arrangement to reduce internal gas charge pressure (maximum dome charge 3,000 psi [20,684 kPa]

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