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Title: What`s new in artificial lift. Part 1 -- Sucker rod pumping, progressing cavity pumping, gas lift

Abstract

Breaking the overall concept of artificially lifting producing oil and gas wells--vs. relying solely on the wells` ability to flow at desired rates--into two parts, this article discusses the three techniques of sucker rod and progressing cavity (PC) pumping, and gas lift. In the major category of sucker rod pumping, nine recently introduced new techniques include: a new standing valve cage; three types of improved stuffing boxes; a pump inlet gas separator; a computerized well monitor; improved paraffin removal techniques; tubing lining with polyethylene; and a novel way to dispose of produced water in a gas well. Three advances for PC pumping include: introduction of a metallic stator, a flowrate controller to prevent pump damage and a locking tubing collar to prevent backoff. Two gas-lift innovations describe a wireline retrievable valve for coiled tubing and applications of CO{sub 2} gas lift in West Texas.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Amoco Production Research, Tulsa, OK (United States)
  2. Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
455429
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
World Oil
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 218; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 03 NATURAL GAS; ROD PUMPS; GAS LIFTS; ARTIFICIAL LIFTS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; OIL WELLS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; AUXILIARY SYSTEMS; DESIGN; OPERATION

Citation Formats

Lea, J F, and Winkler, H W. What`s new in artificial lift. Part 1 -- Sucker rod pumping, progressing cavity pumping, gas lift. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Lea, J F, & Winkler, H W. What`s new in artificial lift. Part 1 -- Sucker rod pumping, progressing cavity pumping, gas lift. United States.
Lea, J F, and Winkler, H W. 1997. "What`s new in artificial lift. Part 1 -- Sucker rod pumping, progressing cavity pumping, gas lift". United States.
@article{osti_455429,
title = {What`s new in artificial lift. Part 1 -- Sucker rod pumping, progressing cavity pumping, gas lift},
author = {Lea, J F and Winkler, H W},
abstractNote = {Breaking the overall concept of artificially lifting producing oil and gas wells--vs. relying solely on the wells` ability to flow at desired rates--into two parts, this article discusses the three techniques of sucker rod and progressing cavity (PC) pumping, and gas lift. In the major category of sucker rod pumping, nine recently introduced new techniques include: a new standing valve cage; three types of improved stuffing boxes; a pump inlet gas separator; a computerized well monitor; improved paraffin removal techniques; tubing lining with polyethylene; and a novel way to dispose of produced water in a gas well. Three advances for PC pumping include: introduction of a metallic stator, a flowrate controller to prevent pump damage and a locking tubing collar to prevent backoff. Two gas-lift innovations describe a wireline retrievable valve for coiled tubing and applications of CO{sub 2} gas lift in West Texas.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/455429}, journal = {World Oil},
number = 3,
volume = 218,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
month = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1997}
}