Sucker Rod Pump System-Design, Analysis and Optimization & Material Management and Stock control

Sucker Rod Pump System-Design, Analysis and Optimization & Material Management and Stock control

OBJECTIVES

In – Depth dynamotor card interpretation will enable you to diagnose and fix field problems. Many Field examples will be used for practice.State-of-the-art animations of the pumping system allow you to get a better understanding of how things work.State-of-the-art animations of the pumping system allow you to get a better understanding of how things work.State-of-the-art animations of the pumping system allow you to get a better understanding of how things work.This course teaches the skills necessary to optimize the operation of rod pumping systems. It covers rod pumping fundamentals and builds judgment skills. It is presented in a “visual” way with state-of-the-art equipment, color, and more.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Engineers, Production Superintendents, foreman, field technicians, and service personnel involved with rod pumping systems.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Introduction
  Rod pumping advantages and disadvantages. Effect of system efficiency on lifting costs. Pumping unit geometries and prime movers.
• Introduction

Rod pumping advantages and disadvantages. Effect of system efficiency on lifting costs. Pumping unit geometries and prime movers.

• Downhole Equipment

Common and special pumps and their advantages and disadvantages. Plungers; balls and seats; pumps and displacement and slippages; gas anchor design.

• Field Measurement

Dynamometer cards; counterbalance effect; amp plots; traveling and standing valve checks.

• Torque Analysis and Balancing

Calculation of net gearbox torque; construction and application of the permissible gearbox load diagram; modern pumping unit balancing.

• Sucker Road String

Stress analysis of API and non-API steel rods; advantages and disadvantages of fiberglass rods and corods; sinker bars; Ribbon Rods; rod failures.

• System Design

Constant productivity index, Vogel, and Fetkovich IPR methods; wave equation versus API RP 11L predictive methods; guidelines for system design; tips for reducing torque and rod loading; and increasing system efficiency. Hands –on system design with RODSTAR ( a modern wave equation predictive computer program )

• Dynamometer Analysis of Existing Systems

Surface versus downhole dynamometer cards; in-depth explanation of downhole dynamometer card shapes; how to understand downhole dynamomter card shapes. Hands-on system analysis with RODDIAG using dynamometer cards from actual wells.

• Fluid Pound – Problems and Solutions

Cause of Fluid pound and steps to minimize it; percentage timers versus pump off controllers; fluid pound detection methods; centralized pump off control.

• New Technology Developments

Expert systems and other new developments for optimizing rod pumping systems; the XDIAG computer program and its application.