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Conventional Gas Lift Equipment
Schlumberger continues to meet the completion
challenges of our industry.
Conventional gas lift equipment A commitment to excellence and innovation
Competitive, regulatory, and economic conditions demand educated For more than 70 years, Schlumberger has used its experience,
equipment investments. Whether for a single well or an entire field, knowledge, and commitment to innovation, research, and quality
Camco* conventional gas lift products give you the cost-effective edge performance to offer our customers high-quality, technologically
you need for maximizing both your production and your revenue in advanced products. Today, Schlumberger continues that commitment
a competitive and demanding market. with Camco conventional gas lift valves that bring our customers the
quality and the flexibility to choose dependable, innovative, and efficient
Camco conventional gas lift valves include injection-pressure-operated,
equipment for a wide range of well control needs.
production-pressure-operated, and pilot-operated gas lift valves.
Schlumberger also provides conventional waterflood flow regulator At the Schlumberger Reservoir Completions Center (SRC), an ISO 9001–
valves and mandrels for single- and dual-string installations. certified engineering facility near Houston, Texas, more than 500 people
work to engineer the wells of today and develop the technology of tomor-
All Camco conventional gas lift valves are manufactured in a variety
row. SRC includes test wells and facilities that ensure the reliability of
of port sizes to give the operator a range of selected volumes and flow
our products over the complete range of temperatures, pressures, flow
rates. Most of the Camco gas lift valves feature floating valve seats.
rates, and well conditions found in oil fields around the world.
The floating seat facilitates changing the seat size in a stock valve. This
feature also makes repairs to valves easier, improves sealing capability,
and makes manufacturing more economical than conventional seat
arrangements. The Camco series of conventional gas lift valves uses
reverse-flow check valves to prevent the commingling of production
fluids in gas lift installations.

Operation
Conventional gas lift valves are fabricated from stainless steel or
Monel® and constructed for low-cost redress and repair. These valves
incorporate a nitrogen-charged bellows that provides the force neces-
sary to hold the valves in a normally closed position. The injection gas
or the production pressure entering these valves provides the opening
force necessary to overcome the precharged nitrogen pressure in the
bellows or the preset spring force. Both injection-pressure-operated
and production-pressure-operated valves are available for either tubing
or annular flow, depending on the design of the conventional mandrel.

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Conventional Gas Lift Equipment
Valve Specifications Valve Characteristics
Category Type Port Size† (in [mm]) OD (in [mm]) Continuous Intermittent Bellows- Spring- Floating Crossover
Flow Flow Loaded Loaded Seat Seat
Min. Max.
J-40 0.125 [3.2] 0.375 [9.5] 1.000 [25.4] ■ ■ ■ ■
J-20 0.187 [4.7] 0.500 [12.7] 1.500 [38.1] ■ ■ ■ ■
Gas lift JR-40 0.187 [4.7] 1.000 [25.4] ■ ■ ■ ■
0.125 [3.2]
valves JR-20 0.250 [6.4] 1.500 [38.1] ■ ■ ■ ■
BP-2 0.187 [4.7] 0.375 [9.5] 1.000 [25.4] ■ ■ ■
CP-2 0.250 [6.4] 0.500 [12.7] 1.500 [38.1] ■ ■
JW-40 0.218 [5.5] 1.000 [25.4] ■ ■
Waterflood 0.125 [3.2]
JW-20 0.375 [9.5] 1.500 [38.1] ■ ■
flow regulator
valves FM-14 0.900 [22.9] 0.185 [4.7] 1.000 [25.4] ■ ■
F-12 0.078 [2.0] 0.343 [8.7] 1.500 [38.1] ■ ■
† Monel seats are standard in these valves.

A Guide to Compatibility for Camco Conventional Gas Lift Valves, Subsurface Control Accessories, and Mandrels
Valve Tubing Flow Annular Flow
Injection-Pressure-Operated Production-Pressure-Operated Injection-Pressure-Operated Production-Pressure-Operated
Mandrel Reverse-Flow Mandrel Reverse-Flow Mandrel Reverse-Flow Mandrel Reverse-Flow
Check Valve Check Valve Check Valve Check Valve
J-40 B, B deflector lug B-1 BR deflector lug B-1 BR deflector lug B-1 BR deflector lug B-1
J-20 C, C deflector lug J-20 CR deflector lug J-20 CR deflector lug CF CR deflector lug CF
JR-40 BR deflector lug B-1 B, B deflector lug BF B, B deflector lug BF BR deflector lug B-1
JR-20 CR deflector lug J-20 C, C deflector lug CF C, C deflector lug CF CR deflector lug J-20
BP-2 B, B deflector lug B-1
CP-2 C, C deflector lug J-20
JW-40
B, B deflector lug na† na na na na na
FM-14
Integral
JW-20
C, C deflector lug
FM-12
† Not applicable

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Conventional Gas Lift Equipment
Valve Specifications PPEF†
Type Ab—Effective Port Size Ap—Area of Port Ap ∕Ab (in2 [mm2]) 1 – (Ap ∕Ab) (in2 [mm2]) PPEF = (Ap ∕Ab)/[1 – (Ap ∕Ab)]
Bellows Area (in [mm]) with Bevel (in2 [mm2])
(in2 [mm2]) (in2 [mm2])
0.188 [4.8] 0.029 [18.7] 0.038 [24.5] 0.962 [620.7] 0.040 [25.8]
0.250 [6.4] 0.051 [32.9] 0.066 [42.6] 0.934 [602.6] 0.071 [45.8]
0.313 [7.9] 0.079 [51.0] 0.103 [66.5] 0.897 [578.7] 0.115 [74.2]
J-20
0.375 [9.5] 0.113 [72.9] 0.147 [94.8] 0.853 [550.4] 0.172 [111.0]
0.438 [11.1] 0.154 [99.4] 0.200 [129.0] 0.800 [516.2] 0.250 [161.3]
0.500 [12.7] 0.200 [129.0] 0.260 [167.8] 0.740 [477.4] 0.351 [226.5]
0.125 [3.2] 0.013 [8.4] 0.017 [11.0] 0.983 [634.2] 0.017 [11.0]
JR-20 0.188 [4.8] 0.029 [18.7] 0.038 [24.5] 0.962 [620.7] 0.040 [25.8]
0.250 [6.4] 0.051 [32.9] 0.066 [42.6] 0.934 [602.6] 0.071 [45.8]
0.770 [496.8] 0.250 [6.4] 0.051 [32.9] 0.066 [42.6] 0.934 [602.6] 0.071 [45.8]
0.313 [7.9] 0.079 [51.0] 0.103 [66.5] 0.897 [578.7] 0.115 [74.2]
0.375 [9.5] 0.113 [72.9] 0.147 [94.8] 0.853 [550.4] 0.172 [111.0]
CP-2§
0.438 [11.1] 0.154 [99.4] 0.200 [129.0] 0.800 [516.2] 0.250 [161.3]
0.500 [12.7] 0.200 [129.0] 0.260 [167.8] 0.740 [477.4] 0.351 [226.5]
0.125 [3.2] 0.013 [8.4] 0.042 [27.1] 0.958 [618.1] 0.044 [28.4]
0.188 [4.8] 0.029 [18.7] 0.094 [60.6] 0.906 [584.6] 0.104 [67.1]
J-40 0.250 [6.4] 0.051 [32.9] 0.165 [106.5] 0.835 [538.7] 0.198 [127.7]
0.313 [7.9] 0.079 [51.0] 0.255 [164.5] 0.745 [480.7] 0.342 [220.7]
0.375 [9.5] 0.113 [72.9] 0.365 [235.5] 0.635 [409.7] 0.575 [371.0]
0.125 [3.2] 0.013 [8.4] 0.042 [27.1] 0.958 [618.1] 0.044 [28.4]
JR-40
0.188 [4.8] 0.029 [18.7] 0.094 [60.6] 0.906 [584.6] 0.104 [67.1]
0.310 [200.0] 0.188 [4.8] 0.029 [18.7] 0.094 [60.6] 0.906 [584.6] 0.104 [67.1]
BP-2‡ 0.250 [6.4] 0.051 [32.9] 0.165 [106.5] 0.835 [538.7] 0.198 [127.7]
0.313 [7.9] 0.079 [51.0] 0.255 [164.5] 0.745 [480.7] 0.342 [220.7]
† PPEF (production pressure effect factor) was formerly referred to as tubing effect factor (TEF).
‡ These specifications apply to the pilot section only.

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Conventional Injection-
Pressure-Operated Valves
The Camco conventional injection-pressure-operated
gas lift valves are normally used for injection-pressure-
operated gas lift production with continuous or intermittent
tubing flow.
A nitrogen-charged, multi-ply Port sizes
Monel® bellows provides the Port sizes are available for the 1-in [25.4-mm] OD J-40 valves in 1⁄16-in
force necessary to maintain the [1.6-mm] increments from 1⁄8 to 3⁄8 in [3.2 to 9.5 mm].
closed position.
Port sizes are available for the 11⁄2-in [38.1-mm] OD J-20 valves in 1⁄16-in
This line of Camco* valves [1.6-mm] increments from 3⁄16 to 1⁄2 in [4.8 to 12.7 mm].
includes 1-in [25.4-mm] OD J-40
valves and 11⁄2-in [38.1-mm] OD Operation
J-20 valves. The J-40 and J-20 In injection-pressure-operated gas lift applications, injection gas enters
valves have floating valve seats. the valve and acts on the effective bellows area. As injection pressure
The J-40 and J-20 valves operate overcomes the precharged nitrogen pressure in the bellows, the bel-
with either production or injection lows is compressed and lifts the stem tip off the seat. Injection gas then
pressure. When used with the flows through the seat, past the reverse-flow check valve, and into the
appropriate conventional mandrel production conduit.
and reverse-flow check valve, the
J-40 and J-20 series valves can
be used for either tubing or
annular flow.

Engineering Data for Conventional Injection-Pressure-Operated Valves

Type OD (in [mm]) Connecting Thread (in - TPI) Reverse-Flow Check Valve Mandrel
B, B deflector lug
J-40 1.000 [25.4] 0.500 - 14 NPT BF, B-1
BR deflector lug
J-20 1.500 [38.1] 0.500 - 14 NPT CF, J-20 C series

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Conventional Production-
Pressure-Operated Valves
Camco conventional production-pressure-operated gas
lift valves are normally used for production-pressure-
operated gas lift production in either continuous or
intermittent tubing flow applications.
A nitrogen-charged, multi-ply Port sizes
Monel® bellows provides the force The port sizes available for the 1-in [25.4-mm] JR-40 OD valves are
necessary to maintain the Camco* 1⁄8 and 3⁄16 in [3.2 and 4.8 mm].

valves in a normally closed

position. The port sizes available for the 11⁄2-in [38.1-mm] OD JR-20 valves are
1⁄8, 3⁄16, and 1⁄4 in [3.2, 4.8, and 6.4 mm].

This line of valves includes 1-in

[25.4-mm] OD JR-40 and 11⁄2-in Operation
[38.1-mm] OD JR-20 valves. The In production-pressure-operated gas lift applications, production fluid
JR-40 and JR-20 valves have enters the valve and acts on the effective bellows area. The production
crossover seats that allow pressure necessary to compress the bellows of JR-40 and JR-20 valves
production pressure to act on is controlled by precharged nitrogen pressure. As production pres­sure
the bellows. When used with the overcomes the precharged nitrogen pressure in the bellows or the pre-
appropriate conventional mandrel set spring force, the bellows is compressed and lifts the stem tip off the
and reverse-flow check valve, seat. Injection gas then flows through the seat, past the reverse-flow
JR-40 and JR-20 valves can be check valve, and into the production conduit.
operated by either production or
injection pressure and used for
either tubing or annular flow.

Engineering Data for Conventional Production-Pressure-Operated Valves

Type OD (in [mm]) Connecting Thread (in - TPI) Reverse-Flow Check Valve Mandrel
B, B deflector lug
JR-40 1.000 [25.4] 0.500 - 14 NPT BF, B-1
BR deflector lug
JR-20 1.500 [38.1] 0.500 - 14 NPT CF, J-20 C series

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Conventional Pilot-Operated Valves
Camco conventional pilot-operated gas lift valves
are used for intermittent tubing flow production.
Each pilot-operated valve consists Flow areas and port sizes
of a pilot section and a power sec- The power section of the 1-in [25.4-mm] OD BP-2 valves has a flow area
tion. A nitrogen-charged, multi-ply equivalent to a 3⁄8-in [9.5-mm] port. The port sizes for the BP-2 pilot section
Monel® bellows provides the are available in 1⁄16-in [1.6-mm] increments from 3⁄16 to 3⁄8 in [4.8 to 9.5 mm].
force necessary to maintain the
pilot section in a normally closed The power section of the 11⁄2-in [38.1-mm] OD CP-2 valves has a flow area
position, and an Inconel® spring equivalent to a 9⁄16-in [14.3-mm] port. The port sizes for the CP-2 pilot section
provides the force necessary to are available in 1⁄16-in [1.6-mm] increments from 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 in [6.4 to 12.7 mm].
maintain the power section in
a normally closed position. This Operation
Camco* line of valves includes Injection gas enters the valve pilot section and acts on the effective
the 1-in [25.4-mm] OD BP-2 valves bellows area. As injection pressure overcomes the precharged nitrogen
and the 11⁄2-in [38.1-mm] OD CP-2 pressure in the bellows, the bellows is compressed and lifts the stem tip
valves. Both of these valves have off the seat to open the pilot section. Injection gas then flows through
floating valve seats. the valve until it overcomes the preset spring force of the power sec-
tion. As the power section opens, injection gas flows through the valve,
past the reverse-flow check valve, and into the production conduit.

Engineering Data for Conventional Pilot-Operated Valves

Type OD (in [mm]) Connecting Thread (in - TPI) Reverse-Flow Check Valve Mandrel
BP-2 1.000 [25.4] B-1 B, B deflector lug
0.500 - 14 NPT
CP-2 1.500 [38.1] J-20 C, C deflector lug

CP-2

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B-Series Conventional Mandrels
The B-series conventional gas lift mandrels are
installed as part of the tubing string and have an
exterior ported lug that accepts a 1-in [25.4 mm] OD
conventional subsurface control device and
a reverse-flow check valve.
B-Series conventional mandrels are internally drifted to standard drift
specifications and hydro­statically tested to 6,000 psi [41,370 kPa].
The B-series mandrel includes B, B deflector lug, and BR deflector
lug mandrels.

B-series mandrels
B-series mandrels are designed for single-string installations and are
normally used in injection-pressure-operated tubing flow applications.

B deflector lug mandrels

B deflector lug mandrels are designed for dual-string installations and
are also normally used in injection-pressure-operated tubing flow
applications. These mandrels feature long, tapered lugs that are welded
in line with the exterior ported lug. The lugs protect the installed subsur-
face control device and allow the mandrel to easily pass other mandrels
during installation in dual-string applications.

BR deflector lug mandrels

BR deflector lug mandrels are designed for either single-string or
dual-string installations and are normally used in production-pressure-
operated tubing flow applications. Like B deflector lug mandrels, BR
de­flector lug mandrels feature long, tapered, welded-on lugs for use in
dual-string installations. Unlike the exterior ported lug on the B and BR
series mandrels, the exterior ported lug on the BR deflector lug man-
drels is located near the middle of the mandrel and is called a capsule
lug. The subsurface control device is installed into the top of the capsule
lug, and the reverse-flow check valve is installed into the bottom of the
capsule lug. Two O-rings in the lug create a seal above the holes in the
device. These holes expose the bellows to production pressure.

B-Series Mandrel B Deflector Lug Mandrel

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B-Series Conventional Mandrels
Engineering Data for B-Series Conventional Gas Lift Mandrels
Tubing Size (in [mm]) Type Max OD (in [mm]) ID (in [mm]) Length (ft [m])
1.315 EUE [33.4] B 2.669 [67.8] 1.049 [26.6]
B 3.000 [76.2]
1.660 EUE [42.1] 1.380 [35.1]
B deflector lug 3.148 [80.0]
B 3.262 [82.9]
1.900 EUE [48.3] B deflector lug 3.418 [86.8] 1.610 [40.9]
BR deflector lug 3.305 [83.9]
B deflector lug 3.454 [87.7]
2.063 IJ† [52.4] 1.751 [44.5] 4.0 [1.22]
BR deflector lug 3.625 [92.1]
B 3.781 [96.0]
2.375 EUE [60.3] B deflector lug 3.937 [100.0] 1.995 [50.7]
BR deflector lug 4.093 [104.0]
B 4.335 [110.1]
2.441 [62.0]
2.875 EUE [73.0] B deflector lug 4.489 [114.0]
B 5.062 [128.6] 2.992 [76.0]
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C-Series Conventional Mandrels
The C-series conventional gas lift mandrels
mandrels are installed as part of the tubing string.
C-series conventional mandrels have an exterior ported lug, which accepts a 11⁄2-in [38.1-mm]
OD conventional subsurface control device, and a reverse-flow check valve. All C-series
mandrels are internally drifted to standard drift specifications and hydrostatically tested
to 6,000 psi [41,370 kPa]. The C-series mandrel includes C, C deflector lug, and CR deflector
lug mandrels.

C-series mandrels
C-series mandrels are designed for single-string installations and are normally used
in injection-pressure-operated tubing flow applications.

C deflector lug mandrels

C deflector lug mandrels are designed for dual-string installations and are also normally used
in injection-pressure-operated tubing flow applications. These mandrels feature long, tapered
lugs that are welded in line with the exterior ported lug. The lugs protect the installed subsur-
face con­trol device and allow the mandrel to easily pass other mandrels during installation in
dual-string applications.

CR deflector lug mandrels

CR deflector lug mandrels are designed for either single-string or dual-string installations
and are normally used in production-pressure-operated tubing flow applications. These
mandrels, like C deflector lug mandrels, feature long, tapered, welded-on lugs for use in
dual-string installations. The exterior ported lug on the CR deflector lug mandrels, unlike
the exterior ported lug on C and C deflector lug mandrels, is located near the middle of the
mandrel and is called a capsule lug. The subsurface control device is installed into the top
of the capsule lug and the reverse-flow check valve is installed into the bottom of the capsule
lug. Two O-rings in the lug create a seal above the holes in the device. These holes expose
the bellows to production pressure.

Engineering Data for C-Series Conventional Gas Lift Mandrels

Tubing Size (in [mm]) Type Max OD (in [mm]) ID (in [mm]) Length (ft [m])
1.900 EUE [48.3] CR deflector lug 4.200 [106.7] 1.610 [40.9]
C 4.375 [111.1]
2.375 EUE [60.3] C deflector lug 4.531 [115.1] 1.995 [50.7]
CR deflector lug 4.719 [119.9]
C 4.929 [125.2] 4.0 [1.22]
2.875 EUE [73.0] C deflector lug 5.084 [129.1] 2.441 [62.0]
CR deflector lug 5.281 [134.1]
3.500 EUE [88.9] 5.655 [143.6] 2.992 [76.0]
C
4.500 EUE [114.3] 6.875 [174.6] 3.958 [100.5]
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Conventional Reverse-Flow
Check Valves
Conventional reverse-flow check valves are velocity
check valves used with conventional Camco gas lift valves
that do not have integral reverse-flow check valves.
Conventional reverse-flow check The initial seal is between the stainless steel check dart and the soft
valves protect the casing from seat. These check valves can withstand 10,000-psi [68,950-kPa]
backflow through valves that are differential pressure and can be converted from velocity check valves
below the working valve and allow to positive check valves by adding a spring.
the application of pressure to the
tubing for circulation or acidizing. Flow area
Reverse-flow check valves also The flow area for the 1-in [25.4-mm] OD BF and B-1 valves is equivalent to
prevent the commingling of a 5⁄16-in [7.9-mm] port. The flow area for the 11⁄2-in [38.1-mm] OD valves BF B-1
production fluids in dual gas lift is equivalent to a 1⁄2-in [12.7-mm] port for CF valves and a 9⁄16-in [14.3-mm]
installations. port for J-20 valves.
This line of valves includes the
1-in [25.4-mm] OD BF and B-1 Operation
valves and the 11⁄2-in [38.1-mm] OD Reverse-flow check valves require flow to close. As the differential
CF and J-20 valves. These valves pressure across the check dart of the valve increases, the dart
each have an elastomeric soft seat contacts the soft seat and then the hard seat to form a seal and close
and a stainless steel hard seat. the check valve.

Engineering Data for Conventional Reverse-Flow Check Valves

Type† OD (in [mm]) Equivalent Port Size (in [mm]) Connecting Thread (in - TPI)
BF
1.000 [25.4] 0.313 [7.9]
BP-1
0.500 - 14 NPT
CF 0.500 [12.7]
1.500 [38.1]
J-20 0.563 [14.3]
† Optional spring is available.

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