Silverwell has developed the Digitally Intelligent Artificial Lift (DIAL) system – a gas lift system controlled from the surface that combines lift gas injection control with downhole monitoring to enable automated optimization of gas lift production systems.

• Control: Proprietary binary actuation technology (BAT) and associated valve system allows for more precise and timely control and wider operating window at each injection station.
• Information: Incorporation of sensors along the length of the production string allow for real time information and visualization on injection rates, pressures and liquid levels.
• No intervention: Changing gas flow rates and injection points requires no intervention and can be managed entirely from the surface.
• Optimization: Utilizing the improved information and control, multi-well gas lift systems can be optimized in real time and without intervention.
• Automation: End-game of a continually optimized, fully automated, multi-well gas lift system.

Optimized gas lift: The system allows for a more optimized gas lift system than traditional gas valves without intervention.

• Wider operating window: Each DIAL system has up to 6 binary actuators, allowing for control of gas injection rate and depth from the surface.
• Improved information: Pressure and temperature sensors, allow for real time monitoring of flow, unloading and gradients.
• Deeper injection: Can inject deeper with fewer injection stations by using available injection pressure more efficiently.
• Mitigate instability: Remove multi-pointing & associated well performance issues.