PROGRAM'S BACKGROUND

Wells and fields have different characteristics that affect the type of solution best suited for automation/optimization. These characteristics involve more than just the volume of fluids that are being produced. Wells in shallow production, typically heavy oil producers, require different features than deep wells. Producing sand wells require different features than producing clean fluid wells

This comprehensive program on rod pumping is a complete solution for getting participants to understand how to optimize rod-pumped wells through wellsite automation and data analysis and by integrating rod pump controllers (RPCs), variable speed motor drives, remote diagnostic software, and communication systems, It will enables operators to properly optimize rod-pumped wells This program covers the necessary skills to enable all participants to maximize rod pumping efficiency as participants will be introduced to the design, operation, analysis and troubleshooting of rod pumping systems. Through this program, participants will also gain important knowledge on rods and tubing and learn about how to use and maintain unit pumpers, pump jacks and prime movers including electric motors and gas engines.

PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of this program participants will be able to:

›       Acquire important knowledge on API types, specialty pumps and classifications

›       Gain knowledge about rods and tubing

›       Know about the design and operation of fiberglass rods, continuous rods and tubing anchors and packers

›       Know how to use and maintain unit pumpers properly

›       Know about different types of pump jacks

›       Learn about prime movers including electric motors and gas engines

›       Learn about the design of beam pumping systems

›       Perform dynamometer analysis of existing wells

›       Measure different fluid levels

›       Perform depression tests and pressure build-ups

›       Optimize existing wells

›       Know about all wellbore characteristics including concepts related to vertical and horizontal wells

›       Perform rod pump inspection and maintenance

PROGRAM'S ATTENDEES

›       Pump Unit Supervisor

›       Pump Unit Service Foreman

›       Pump Unit Service Technician

›       Production Engineers

›       Field Production Supervisors

›       Field Operators

PROGRAM'S OUTLINE

BEAM LIFT SYSTEM COMPONENTS: DOWNHOLE ROD PUMPS

›       API types

›       Specialty pumps

›       Classifications

›       Fluid load and pressures

›       Proper spacing and fit

RODS & TUBING

›       API steel designs

›       Special high strength rods

›       Fiberglass rods

›       Continuous rods

›       Tubing anchors and packers

›       Prime movers

›       Gas anchors

›       Coupling

›       Paraffin scrapers

UNIT PUMPERS

›       Types of pump jacks

›       Counterbalance            

›       Load range diagrams

PRIME MOVERS

›       Electric motors

›       Electric V.F.D.

›       Single cylinder gas engines

›       Multi cylinder gas engines

DESIGN OF BEAM PUMPING SYSTEMS

DESIGN GUIDELINES UTILIZING

›       Plunger constants

›       Fluid load

›       Pump stroke and efficiency

›       Impulse factors

›       Pumping speeds

›       Rods and tubing stretch

›       Gearbox and structure capacity

›       Prime mover selection

DEVIATED OR HORIZONTAL ROD STRING DESIGN

›       Use of guides and roller couplings

›       Bottom hole pump guidelines

DYNAMOMETER ANALYSIS OF EXISTING WELLS

DYNAMOMETER CARD INTERPRETATION

›       Surface cards

›       Down hole cards

›       Dynamometer card shapes

FLUID LEVELS

DEPRESSION TESTS & PRESSURE BUILD-UPS

OPTIMIZING EXISTING WELLS

ROD PUMPING (CHALLENGES)

GAS INTERFERENCE

›       Cause, prevention and solutions

›       Gas separators

FLUID POUND

WELL PROBLEMS

›       Paraffin build up

›       Back pressure valves

›       Intermittent pumping

WELLBORE CHARACTERISTICS

›       Concepts related to vertical and horizontal wells

›       Porosity and permeability

›       Pressure and bubble point pressure

›       Vogel’s and linear inflow performance relationships (I.P.R. curves)

›       Pressure decline and pressure maintenance

›       Gearbox overload

›       Sucker rod failures

›       Pump off control

›       Rod pump inspection

›       Rod pump maintenance

›       Rod pump troubleshooting

ADDITIONAL DETAILS