When an oil well is first completed, it may flow naturally as long as reservoir pressures are high. Once reservoir pressures have declined, the well will not flow naturally, making it necessary to use artificial lift methods to continue producing from the well.

Gas lift is one of the most commonly used artificial lift techniques. In a gas lifted well, gas is injected into the bottom of the well. This gas mixes with the liquids in the well's fluid column, thereby reducing the density of the fluid mixture and enabling the well to flow. Managing a gas lifted well can be a challenge because gas lift systems typically "work" even when they are not performing optimally.

How TellWell Works

TellWell integrates continuous data such as pressure and temperature readings with well test data and predictions from well modeling tools. Using diagnostic principles developed by one of the world's foremost gas lift experts, TellWell evaluates each well's condition and recommends corrective actions.

Unlike many products in the oil industry, TellWell has been designed to work in a variety of production environments with variations in data quality and availability or even when available data mey be imperfect. TellWell can be integrated with virtually any well data source and any of numerous model applications.