Boron-Carbide Treated Couplings Improve Rod Lift Efficiency in South Texas Wells Abstract This study explores the application of boron-carbide (B4C) treated steel couplings in sucker rod pump (SRP) wells, as a solution to the challenges posed by modern-day drilling and completions practices. These practices often result in sandy, corrosive, and highly deviated wellbores, leading to […]
In this case study, an oil well was operated until failure with 20 joints of new boronized tubing installed just above the pump with new untreated L80 tubing installed above the boronized tubing. A 24-arm caliper measuring tool on a wireline was used to measure wall loss from the bottom of the tubing string to […]
Wireless Sensor Technology to Monitor Rod Rotator Performance Terry Treiberg – ChampionX Brandon Furr – ChampionX 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 This paper will explore some of the traditional methods that have been used to monitor rod rotators, including some of the advantages and disadvantages of these methods. […]
Convert to Rod Lift Sooner – Long Stroke Pumping Units Spencer Evans – Liberty Lift Joe Calhoun – Liberty Lift 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 A typical artificial lift strategy for an unconventional reservoir is to initially run ESPs to produce 5000 bfpd to 500 bfpd, then convert […]
Sucker Rod Connections Reliability Improvement Via Diagnostics of Power Tongs Esteban Oliva – Tenaris Andres Alam – Tenaris Federico Camara – Tenaris Liliana Valdebenito – Tenaris 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 This presentation describes power tong torque measuring instrumentation and the analysis of data collected on hydraulic powered […]
In reciprocating rod lift application, pumping units must be carefully controlled to maximize production and avoid fluid pound and other downhole conditions leading to premature failures, shutdowns, and lost production. It is common practice to install a Rod Pump Controller (RPC) on the well site to monitor, alert and manage the well conditions and scenarios […]
Optimizing Rod Pump Performance Using High-Frequency High-Resolution Pressure Data Toku Ito – Toku Systems 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 This is a case study designed to confirm that high frequency, high resolution pressure data measured at the wellhead of a pump jack well can be used to evaluate […]
Downhole Pump Card Approximation Using Electrical Signature Analysis Simon Jagers – Samotics 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Detecting mechanical faults on Sucker Rod Pumps at an early, developing stage benefits the reliability and performance of these pumps. In addition, it reduces the risks of environmental damage, as issues […]
Current models for design and analysis of rod pumped wells are based on data from vertical wells. The assumption that these models work is only theoretical. Such models have never been validated with actual measurements from deviated or horizontal wells.
Gas interference in downhole oilfield pumps is an old and well-known problem. Horizontal wellbore topology and construction exasperates this problem. Artificially lifting an oil and gas well involves two discrete state-variable spaces: the pumping system and backside multiphase flow. While positive strides have been made around optimizing the pumping system state-space, optimization of that system […]