Hydraulic Tubing Anchor Ryan Bair – Black Gold Pump & Supply 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Hydraulic tubing anchors have been around for over 40 years, but a failure history associated with deep & deviated wells resulted in the anchor rarely considered as a viable option for these […]
Advanced Variable Frequency Drive Control: Optimization Against Incomplete Fillage Tim Hinojosa – Occidental Petroleum 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 Incomplete fillage conditions where the downhole pump does not completely fill up with incompressible liquid has been widely accepted to have detrimental effects on pumping efficiency and moreover the […]
Boron-Carbide Treated Couplings Improve Rod Lift Efficiency in South Texas Wells Bo Brooks – Chesapeake 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 This study explores the application of boron-carbide (B4C) treated steel couplings in sucker rod pump wells, as a solution to the challenges posed by modern-day drilling and completions […]
Case Study Comparing Wall Loss Measurements Due to Sucker Rod Wear, Erosion and Corrosion on Boronized Versus Untreated OCTG Production Tubing in a Rod Pumped Oil Well Craig Zimmerman – Bluewater Thermal Solutions 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 In this case study, an oil well was operated until […]
Wireless Sensor Technology to Monitor Rod Rotator Performance Brandon Furr – ChampionX Terry Treiberg – 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 […]
Using A Hydraulic Sheave Lock Versus Traditional Methods to Safely Lock Out A Beam Pumping Unit Kurt Richard – ATABEC Safety Lock Corp. 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 This presentation will share experiences and discuss common challenges that influence adoption of new technology related to artificial lift optimization. […]
Developing a Sensorless Dynocard 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. Traditionally, load cells have been installed to produce a dyno card. For this purpose, the […]
Automated Viscous Damping Correction and Optimal Inferred Production Calculation Dr. Victoria Pons – WellWorx Energy Jeremy Gomes – WellWorx Energy 2023 ALRDC International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Midland, TX, USA August 28-31 When controlling and optimizing a sucker rod pumped well, position and load at the pump must be calculated from surface position and load […]