API RP 19G12-2010 Draft. Gas-Lift Automation

American Petroleum Institute (API). Draft #5, July 3, 2010. 62 p. This publication is intended to provide recommended practices for the use of gas-lift automation to enhance the functionality and profitability of gas-lift operations for the production of oil and gas.
The scope of this document addresses the following topics:
Production automation definition.
Overview of gas-lift automation.
Fields that need to be served by gas-lift automation.
Objectives of gas-lift automation.
Methods of using gas-lift automation.
Gas-lift automation business drivers.
Instrumentation and controls for gas-lift automation.
Communication equipment and systems.
Computer automation hardware.
Computer automation software.
Special automation applications.
Gas-lift database systems.
Gas-lift optimization capabilities.
Benefits of gas-lift automation.
Risks.
Justification of automation systems.
Staffing required.
Training required.
Case histories of automation successes.
Case histories of automation failures.