Mini-Gas Separators Operating in Parallel Deliver >90% Pump Fill 24 Hours a Day Michael Kelly – Predator Tools 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 In this session we will look at the fluid dynamics of traditional downhole gas separators, and how their designs function to minimize gas interference. I […]
Minimizing Friction and Bending Moments in Rod Lift: 2 Extreme Approaches – Complete Rod Control versus PolyRod Jonathan Martin – Black Mamba Rod Lift Jeff Knight – Diamondback Energy 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 There is a need to limit wear on tubing, as this is the number […]
Novel, 3D Structural Model Improves Design and Analysis of Sucker Rod Pumping Systems in Deviated Wells Dr. James Robinson – Kepler Engineering Software Dr. John Campbell – Kepler Engineering Software 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Design and analysis of sucker rod systems in deviated wells has challenged industry […]
New 4-Stage Gas and Sand Separation Solution, Maximized via “Forced Centrifugal” Separation Utilizing Unique Dual-Vane Spiral and Gas Ventilation System Brian Ellithorp – BlackJack Production Tools 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 This paper is intended to showcase a wildly unique application of a new gas & sand separation […]
Cloud Based Real-Time Monitoring of Tight Oil Field by Applications of Edge Gateway Device, Automatic Fluid Level Technology and Analytical Dashboards Nakul Varma – Cairn Oil & Gas Manish Kumar – Cairn Oil & Gas 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Data-monitoring & field-optimization in tight oil fields is […]
Technical, Operational Challenges & Solutions Innovations in Developing Unconventional Tight Oil High GOR Field, India Nakul Varma – Cairn Oil & Gas Manish Kumar – Cairn Oil & Gas 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Case study of SRP challenges and solutions in an Indian tight oil field. An […]
The Ken Well Manager: An Adaptive Controller For Dynamic Deviated Wells Dallas Barrett – WellWorx Energy Russell Messer – Wellworx Energy 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Most current pump-off control devices function using theory and technology developed in the 1970s, when “vertical” wells were more prevalent. For communications, […]
Autonomous VSD Setpoint Optimization for Sucker Rod Artificially Lifted Oil and Gas Wells Ian Nickell – ChampionX 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Utilizing a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) is a more sophisticated method to allow operators to increase their runtime by detecting when there is less fluid to […]
Increasing Production by Using a Two-Stage Filtration System: Case Studies in South Texas Travis Wadman – CML Exploration Shivani Vyas – Odessa Separator 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 To deal with gas and sand problems in their conversion and rod pump wells an operator in south Texas started […]
Modeling Side Loads in 4-D Dr. James Robinson – Kepler Software Engineering Tom Mills – Kepler Software Engineering 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Sucker rod systems in deviated wells experience friction due to lateral forces exerted on the rods. These lateral forces change throughout the stroke as dynamic […]