Sucker Rod Pumps - Application Engineering
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Sucker Rod Pumps - Application Engineering Course
Introduction:
This course will allow the attendant to acquire a solid knowledge of SRP and its applications. It covers the detailed description and function of each component of SRP. Basis of reservoir inflow performance, artificial lift systems comparison, standard and special application, system components, design, diagnosis, troubleshooting, and optimization are described and discussed. A set of practical examples and problems are solved in class. An analysis of SRP is treated in a dedicated section of the course.
Course Objectives:
Provide theoretical and practical knowledge of the advantages and limitations of the Sucker Rod Pumps with the purpose of developing the required skills to design, optimize and diagnose wells producing with this artificial lift method. Also, by the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Design for best economical optimum production, longer life between failures
- Select best energy efficiency and safe operations considering field constraints
- Maintenance and monitor the whole sucker rod system
- Select components for best operation characteristics
- Apply best practices for longer system life
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for those involved in the production optimization and Artificial Lift System design:
- Production Technologists
- Production Engineers
- Operations Engineers
- Field Technicians
Course Outlines:
Introduction and Overview
- Reservoir drive mechanisms & fundamentals
- Reservoir properties
- Horizontal vs. vertical well characteristics
- IPR curves
- Artificial Lift market overview & statistics
- Typical selection criteria
- Applications and limitations across Artificial Lift types
Pumping Units
- Pumping unit fundamentals
- Standard designations
- Pump Types
- Prime mover overview
- Unit Selection methodology
Sucker Rods & Tubing
- Rod types
- Metallurgy basics
- Rod string design
- Group rod selection
- Rod string design
- Care & handling best practices
- Causes of common failures
- Failure identification exercise
Downhole Pumps & Downhole Separation
- Review of pump fundamentals
- Pump types & designs
- Causes of common failures
- Group Pump selection exercise
- Downhole Gas/Solids Separation
- Proper downhole gas separation prior to pump entry
- Understanding solids separation
Well Optimization
- Dynamometer Surveys & Dynamometer card interpretation
- Group surface/pump card interpretation exercise
- The optimization process & system design
- Application considerations with effect on full system
