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electric gas-lift valves — Oil & Gas Glossary

A type of gas-lift valve that allows a gas-lift port size to be adjusted remotely from surface to positions from fully open to closed. Developed in the last 10 years, these valves offer the possibility of changing gas-injection points without well intervention.

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