Cost-effective methods for designing and operating fiberglass sucker rod strings

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7199394

Jacobs, G H

This paper describes procedures used by Amoco Production Company in a West Texas district to maximize the life of more than 200 fiberglass rod strings in service at depths between 5000 and 8000 ft. The paper describes rod string design methods, operating practices, and failure analyses for two major manufacturers' rods. Emphasis has been placed on showing procedures used in designing fiberglass rod strings for cost effective installation and for operating so as to minimize the number of rod string failures and, consequently, rod string operating costs. Actual cases histories are used to illustrate the reduction in failure frequency which results from proper rod string design, operating practices, and failure analysis.

• OSTI ID: 7199394
• Report Number(s): CONF-861080-
• Resource Relation: Conference: Society of Petroleum Engineers annual technical conference and exhibition, New Orleans, LA, USA, 5 Oct 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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