Plunger Lift Computational Simulator and Comparative Applied Study
Plunger Lift, Artificial Lift, Computational Simulator, Plunger, Control
Algorithms.
Nowadays, the perforated wells for liquid and gas retrieval of underground reservoirs
are equipped, increasingly, to accelerate the process of withdraw these feedstock when
the elevation of these elements do not happen naturally. These wells, when equipped by
instruments even more advanced in element recovery, uses some artificial lift method.
There are several types of artificial lift methods, each one presenting advantages and
disadvantages for each kind of well available in literature. One of these methods, called
Plunger Lift, is the object of study of this work. This method characterizes for use of a
plunger that acts as a mechanical interface between the gas and the liquid produced of the
reservoir for auxiliary these elements production. There are variables in Plunger Lift that
can be controlled for raise the production of fluid and gas and modify according with the
well characteristics. So it is necessary a study of the difference of some control algorithms
for this artificial lift method in a computational simulator to have an understanding how
it works in a real well that uses this same method.