This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper SPE 196440, “Giving a Boost to a Low-Pressure Gas Well by Installing a Gas Ejector,” by Ping Wei and Brian Macdonald, SPE, KUFPEC, prepared for the 2019 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, 29-31 October, Bali, Indonesia. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

To further reduce backpressure on low-pressure gas wells and increase reserves in a mature gas field, a gas-ejector project was evaluated and proposed. Following on-site tests on several gas wells, the gas ejector was put into service successfully. Reservoir simulation estimates that 6.4 Bcf of incremental reserves will be achieved through gas-ejector installation by decreasing inlet pressure to 50 from 100 psi. The application of the gas ejector during a 2-year period to reduce backpressure has helped to improve economics in a mature gas field.

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