Abstract
The main issue in improving the efficiency of oil production is the rational regulation of well operation modes. At the same time, a distinctive feature of the gas-lift method of operation is the maximum possible energy saving, which is achieved primarily by reducing the specific consumption of the compressed working agent (Mirzajanzade A.Kh., Shakhverdiev A.Kh., 1997).
A lot of work has been devoted to the development of measures aimed at reducing energy intensity indicators. Most of these studies are based on the construction of characteristic curves individually for each well. However, the operating modes of gas-lift wells are constantly dependent on the hydrodynamic state of the reservoirs, the mutual influence of wells along the reservoir and external communication lines, on the state of the bottomhole zone and tubing, etc (Bakhtizin R.N., Khasanov M.M., Efendieva N.N, 1993).
The noted factors lead to the fact that the assigned operating modes according to the characteristic are unstable and can be valid only for a short period of time, which makes such an approach to assigning modes unprofitable.
