Performance of Special Sucker Rod (AlphaRod® CS) After 5 Years of Field Experiences Worldwide Esteban Oliva – Tenaris 2021 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Virtual Feb 10-12 After many years of satisfactory results gotten with conventional steels sucker rods, application has been restricted to neutral or benign environments. As this environment gets more aggressive, […]
Optimizing Rod Lift VSD Wells Using Autonomous Control Ramakrishna Prabhu Ranganathan – Weatherford 2021 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Virtual Feb 10-12 Rod lift well optimization is presented here using autonomous control to efficiently manage the speed of the pumping system to achieve target fillage and increased production. Autonomous control changes the minimum and […]
Rod Pump Monitoring and Optimization: New Physics for Today’s Problems Sebastien Mannai – Acoustic Wells 2021 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Virtual Feb 10-12 Today an upstream engineer has to understand the running condition of every well he is in charge of in order to optimize production, usually by adjusting various setpoints. Typically he […]
Rod Pump Workovers – Improving Efficiencies Rick Webb – DNOW Mike Hendrix – DNOW 2021 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Virtual Feb 10-12 Nonproductive time and delivery charges account for a large portion of the cost of a rod pump workover. The purpose of this paper is to explain an improved process for supplying […]
Rod Pumping “Unpumpable” Wells Mark Turland – Western Falcon 2021 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Virtual Feb 10-12 Unconventional producers challenged by low oil prices continuously seek new opportunities to reduce LOE and increase profits. Many new wells are initially equipped with ESP’s to achieve the high production volumes required. These ESP systems often […]