You will learn

• Knowledge of the components of the whole system
• The key parameters to look at to achieve the best production rate while maintaining the integrity of the reservoir.
• How to design the sub-surface equipment including gas segregators if needed
• The different types of sub-surface pumps to be used according to the well conditions
• The different types of surface pumping units to be used based on the well loads
• How to calculate the balancing loads to preserve the integrity of the gear box
• How to interpret the dynagrams and calculate the pump loads
• A methodology to eliminate Floating Sucker Rod String if present, especially in heavy oil or those wells where some paraffin is present.

Content

Sub-surface Equipment

1. Pumps
   1. API Pumps
   2. Special Non-API Pumps
   3. Gas and Sand Handling Pumps
2. Sucker Rods
   1. API Sucker Rods
   2. Non-API Sucker Rods
   3. Continuous Sucker Rods
   4. Glass Sucker Rod
3. Gas Segregators, design and usage
   1. Poor Boy type
   2. Packer type
4. Surface Equipment
   1. Unit Pumps
      1. Conventional Class I
      2. Advanced Geometry Class III
      3. Long Stroke
      4. Hydro-pneumatic units
   2. Motors
      1. Electrical
      2. Internal Combustion
   3. Miscellaneous
      1. Polished Rod
      2. Stuffing Box

    

   Data acquisition

   1. The Dynamometer System
      1. Digital System
      2. Remote System
      3. Binary File .dyn
      4. Data acquisition at the Polished Rod
         1. Load
         2. Valves Condition
   • Counter Balance Effect
   2. Echometer Acoustic System
      1. The gun
      2. Methodology for sonic level determination
      3. Gas Specific Gravity
      4. Fluid fraction in the annulus
      5. Effective and apparent submergence
      6. Intake and Bottom Hole pressure determination

    

   Analysis of the System

   1. Sub-surface
      1. Pump
      2. Sucker Rods
      3. The Goodman Diagram
      4. Rod Failures root causes
      5. Intake Free Gas remedies
   2. Surface
      1. The Pumping Unit
      2. The Motor
      3. Torque Analysis
   3. Echometer TWM and TAM software, Gas Separator Simulator

Dynagram Interpretation

1. Surface and Bottom Hole Dynagrams
2. The Mirror technique

Text and Consulting books:

1. Hector Partidas, Rod Pumping for Engineers and Operators Manual, 2003
2. Gábor Tackács, “Modern Sucker Rod Pumping”, Chapter 2
3. McCoy, Podio, Rowland y Garrett; “Acoustic Foam Depresión Tests”, 1997
4. Schmidt and D.R. Doty; “System Analysis for Sucker Rod Pumping”, SPE 15426, 1985
5. F. Harun, M.G. Prado, J.C. Serrano and D.R. Doty; “A Simple Model to Predict Natural Gas Separation Efficiency in Pumped Well”, SPE 81826, 2002.
6. Takács, Gábor; Modern Sucker Rod Pumping, Seccion 3
7. Schmidt and D.R. Doty; “System Analysis for Sucker Rod Pumping”, SPE 15426, 1985
8. H. Campbell and R.M. Brimhall; “An Engineering Approach to Gas Anchor Design”, SPE 18826, 1989.
9. Partidas, “Gas Segregator AGAPITO”, Pat. Pendent, 2002.
10. Use of QRod, TWM, TAM design and analysis software by Echometer Co.
11. P. Byrd, “High Volume Pumping with Sucker Rods”, Journal of Petroleum Technology,  1968.
12. Lufkin Industries Inc, “Oilfield Products Group General Catalog”, Pag. 62, 2000
13. H. Juch & R. J. Watson, “New Concepts in Sucker Rod Design”, SPE 2172, 1969
14. R. Doty and Z. Schmidt, “ An Improved Model for Sucker-Rod Pumping SPE 10249, 1983
15. B. Csaszar, et al, “ Sucker-Rod Pump Diagnosis with Fluid Inertia Considerations”, Paper SPE 21663, 1991
16. Clayton Hendricks and Russell Stevens, “Sucker Rod Failure Analysis: A  Special Report From Norris”, 2000
17. F. Lea, P. D. Patillo and W. R. Studenmund; “Interpretation of Calculated Forces on Sucker Rods”, SPE 25416, 1993