Table 3 Input data of the proposed model.

From: Evaluating the temperature profile and pressure drops in gas-lift wells via coupled temperature–pressure analysis

Parameter

Value

Parameter

Value

Gravitational acceleration g

9.8 (N/kg)

Volume flow rate of fluid in tubing \(Q_{{{\text{liquid}}}}\)

294.2 (m3/D)

Standard atmospheric pressure Pstan

101.325 (kPa)

Volume flow rate of gas in tubing \(Q_{{{\text{gas}}}}\)

30,415.3 (m3/D)

Standard temperature Tstan

273.15 (K)

Rate of water content \(\varphi_{{{\text{water}}}}\)

0.87

Outer diameter of cement sheath \(D_{{\text{w}}}\)

0.2 (m)

Mass flow rate of gas in annulus

0.2897 (kg/s)

Outer diameter of casing \(D_{{\text{c}}}\)

0.178 (m)

Density of water \(\rho_{{{\text{water}}}}\)

1000 (kg/m3)

Inner diameter of casing \(d_{{\text{c}}}\)

0.16 (m)

Density of oil \(\rho_{{{\text{oil}}}}\)

850 (kg/m3)

Outer diameter of tubing \(D_{{\text{t}}}\)

0.073 (m)

Density of gas \(\rho_{{{\text{gas}}}}\)

0.885 (kg/m3)

Inner diameter of tubing \(d_{{\text{t}}}\)

0.062 (m)

Heat conductivity of cement \(K_{{\text{w}}}\)

7 (W/m °C)

Temperature gradient of formation G

0.025 (°C/m)

Heat conductivity of tubing \(K_{{\text{c}}}\)

1.7 (W/m °C)

Temperature at surface \(T_{{{\text{g0}}}}\)

26.7 (°C)

Heat capacity of gas \(C_{{{\text{gas}}}}\)

1047 (J/kg °C)

Depth of gas injection \(L_{\max }\)

1530 (m)

Heat capacity of water \(C_{{{\text{water}}}}\)

4186.8 (J/kg °C)

Gas temperature at surface \(T_{{{\text{inlet}}}}\)

30.8 (°C)

Heat capacity of oil \(C_{{{\text{oil}}}}\)

1880 (J/kg °C)

Density of gas in annulus \(\rho_{{{\text{gas}}}}\)

0.735 (kg/m3)

Wellhead pressure Pout

3133.2 kPa