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Plunger lift

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002830

An artificial lift method that uses a free-traveling piston, or plunger, to remove accumulated liquids from the wellbore of a gas well. The plunger cycles up and down the tubing string, driven by gas pressure, to push fluid slugs to the surface. This method is effective in wells with sufficient gas volume and pressure to operate the plunger.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002830
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Completions
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002830",
  "term": "Plunger lift",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An artificial lift method that uses a free-traveling piston, or plunger, to remove accumulated liquids from the wellbore of a gas well. The plunger cycles up and down the tubing string, driven by gas pressure, to push fluid slugs to the surface. This method is effective in wells with sufficient gas volume and pressure to operate the plunger.",
  "subject": "Well Completions",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/plunger-lift/"
}

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