You will learn

• General considerations during the artificial lift system selection
• Details on Gas lift, Electro Submersible Pump, Reciprocating Rod pump, Progressive Cavity Pump, Hydraulic Pump and Plunger Lift systems
• Outline details involved in the design of each system
• The basic operating principles
• The tools and methods used to monitor and optimize the system performance

Content

Selecting and Artificial lift System

• Initial screening criteria
• Economics of artificial lift
• Artificial lift in horizontal and options
• Artificial lift applications summary

Gas Lift

• Gas Lift applications
• Downhole installations
• Gas lift valves and mechanics
• Continuous gas lift
• Intermittent gas lift
• Aspects of well unloading and operation
• Gas lift surface facilities

Electro Submersible Pump

• ESP system overview
• ESP power components
• ESP operating principles
• ESP system design
• ESP system operation

Reciprocating Rod Pump System

• Rod Pumping overview
• Surface equipment
• Subsurface equipment
• Rod string system
• API system design procedure
• Pumping Unit design procedure – Rod Analysis
• Polished rod dynamometers
• Rod load vs Displacement
• System monitoring Dynagraphics

Hydraulic Pump System

• Subsurface hydraulic pumps
• Downhole installations
• Surface facilities
• Reciprocating pumps, System design
• Reciprocating pumps, conditions
• Jet Pumps: design and operation

Progressive Cavity Pumps

• PCP system components
• PCP system applications
• PCP system design and installations
• PCP operation

Plunger Lift System

• Plunger lift overview
• Plunger lift design and installations

 

Software applications: 

• MS Excel spreadsheets
• Prosper

 

Text and Consulting books:

• “Petroleum Engineering Handbook, Larry W. Lake, Volume IV, Production Operations Engineering, Society of Petroleum Engineers
• “Petroleum Production Systems”; M. J. Economides, et al, Prentice Hall Petroleum Engineering Series