The development or increase in the size of this organ stops at the age of 25 or 26. When the kidney stops to increase in size, the average length usually reaches 12 centimeters while the breadth is approximately 6 centimeters.
Artificial lift is needed in wells when there is insufficient pressure in the reservoir to lift the produced fluids to the surface, but often used in naturally flowing wells (which do not technically need it) to increase the flow rate above what would flow naturally.
Artificial lift reverses the process of liquid loading and the resulting back pressure that leads to reduced reservoir inflow from inhibited gas flow to the surface. By lowering the bottom-hole pressure, artificial lift encourages gas inflow and the âdryingâ of the formation.