Gas Lift Online Training

Gas Lift optimization, Gas Lift design, Gas Lift troubleshooting, Gas Lift valve mechanics… Learn the fundamentals, basics and advanced concepts of the gas lift system with our passionate instructor Damien Leonard.

IWP offers a very comprehensive advanced gas lift training to master the gas lift system. All content is available online and on-demand, with many short videos and exercises grouped by sections into 5 courses.

You will be accompanied by the instructor who will respond to your questions as you ask them through the Learning Management System.

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The Gas Lift training selected by BP

IWP proudly count among its customers one Major oil and gas company.
Since the launch in 2017, all types of companies (equipment suppliers, Juniors and Majors E&P) have trusted Damien Leonard with his advanced Gas Lift online training.

Peer reviewed by Legends of Gas Lift:

The gas lift courses proposed proposed by IWP were peer reviewed by several world recognized Gas Lift subject matter experts.

More than a century of experience in Gas Lift! Book authors, Gas Lift software developers, Gas Lift instructors, Gas Lift subject matter experts of many E&P companies (Shell, ADNOC, SLB…)… Their track record is impressive. Hence the instructor Damien Leonard is extremely proud and grateful to have their endorsement.

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Ali Hernandez

  • Senior Gas Lift specialist for ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, PDVSA, Dragon Oil…
  • Author of the book ‘Fundamentals of Gas Lift Engineering: Well Design and Troubleshooting’
  • Gas Lift instructor for NEXT
  • Developed Polaris Gas Lift Software, an advanced nodal analysis software dedicated to Gas Lift production
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David Lee

  • 50 years in the O&G upstream industry
  • Shell International Gas Lift Subject Matter Expert
  • Independant Gas Lift consultant
  • Involved in the development of WinGLUE, WellTracer, Electric Gas Lift Valve, the AVT and other technologies.
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Burney Waring

  • Expert in petroleum production system optimization
  • Author of the book ‘Practical Optimization of Petroleum Production Systems’
  • Shell Principal Technical Expert
  • Independent Gas Lift consultant at Gas Lift Gurus
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Gabor Takacs

  • Author of the ‘Gas Lift Manual’, the ‘Electrical Submersible Pump Manual’ and the ‘Sucker-Rod Pumping Handbook’ (more than 4500 copies sold)
  • 2022 SPE Legend of Artificial Lift
  • Animated countless amount of artificial lift training and workshops all over the world.

The full spectrum of Gas Lift covered in 5 Modules

IWP offers the most comprehensive Gas Lift training currently available on the market.
Thorough review of the forms of the Gas Lift system; Gas Lift new technologies; Gas Lift valve mechanics; Gas Lift design & troubleshooting using Prosper; Gas Lift optimization at well level and at field level; flowing survey interpretation procedure; Gas Lift troubleshooting method; many procedures for Gas Lift well operation; Gas Lift well monitoring and identification of wells in need of optimization and troubleshooting…
The courses will bring value to junior as well as senior engineers. It is one of the only gas lift course on the market that can be taken by Gas Lift subject matter experts.
Up to date content! New topics keep getting added every year as the instructor learns something new about Gas Lift.


  • Basic principles of Gas Lift
  • Thorough review of the forms of the Gas Lift System
  • Pro & cons of each configuration
  • Extensive review of Gas Lift valves, Gas Lift mandrels and many other equipment used in Gas Lift production
  • Electric Gas Lift valves, venturi (Nova™ valve), old and new technologies in Gas Lift
  • Gas Lift mandrels and valves configuration to achieve annular flow or tubing flow
  • Unloading sequence with Injection Pressure Operated & Production Pressure Operated valves
  • Integrity of the Gas Lift system
  • Maximum rate estimation & equilibrium curve
  • Mandrel spacing design theory
  • Gas Lift design with Prosper™
  • Monitoring of Gas Lift wells
  • Full Gas Lift field optimization
  • Gas Lift well optimization with existing and new Gas Lift design
  • Identify wells that needs Gas Lift Optimization
  • Design with existing mandrels using Prosper™
  • Dual Gas Lift well monitoring, optimization and design
  • Identify wells in need of Gas Lift troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting methods; review of symptoms, diagnostics, causes & solutions
  • Nodal analysis – Quicklook & Multipoint Quicklook in Prosper™
  • The different method to start a Gas Lift well
  • Leak depth methods of identification review; how to fix leaks
  • Real cases to practice Gas Lift troubleshooting.

More than 90% of the reviews received rate the course 5/5 stars.
Clarity of the explanations; concrete guidelines given to improve the operating of the gas lift system; the applicability of the concepts taught… are among the many points praised by the audience.
Consult the reviews available on each course page if you still need to get convinced.

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4.9 out of 5 stars (based on 223 reviews)
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Topics are short, explanations are on point

May 14, 2026

Topics are short, explanations are direct and on point.

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