About ALRDC
The Artificial Lift Research and Development Council is an independent, private, not-for-profit organization that is focused on sharing artificial lift information and helping to facilitate artificial lift research and development projects by helping to organize the sharing of R&D costs and/or resources. ALRDC has a 501(c)6 tax exempt status granted by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Mission
Significantly advance the knowledge and practice of artificial lift technology and business.
Vision
Be the pre-eminent global point of contact for anyone interested in applying and/or advancing the technology and business of artificial lift.
Purpose
Help promote, facilitate, and coordinate Artificial Lift Research and Development
Maintain and share best practices
Maintain and share case histories – examples of successes and failures
Maintain information on artificial lift workshops, courses, and symposium
Host seminars or forums on artificial lift topics of interest
Strategy
Education
ALRDC does this through helping to sponsor artificial lift workshops, courses, forums, and seminars, and by sharing best practices, case histories, calendars of artificial lift events, and other pertinent information. Identify, facilitate, and coordinate artificial lift R&D projects, funding, and delivery of results.
Research and Development
ALRDC promotes artificial lift research and development in areas that are not proprietary to any one company and/or cannot be economically supported by only one company. Globally disseminate artificial lift information (case histories, best practices, papers, research summaries, etc.) to anyone involved or interested in artificial lift.