What's new in artificial lift; Part 2
- Amoco Production Research, Tulsa, OK (United States)
- Winkler (H.W.), Lubbock, TX (United States)
In the first article of this two-part series, new developments were presented for electrical submersible pumps and accessories, gas lift, and controls and measurement. This concluding article extends the review of artificial lift innovations to include beam pumping and progressive cavity (PC) pumps. Described here are improvements in beam pumping which include advanced sucker rods and pumping units, fluid level instruments, pump-off control (POC) and efficiency monitoring/management systems, pump sand control, surface pollution containment and a shared-motor for multiple wells. For progressive cavity pump improvements, three companies have introduced new rod guides, a modified tubing anchor catcher, round continuous rods, a PC variable frequency drive and a multilobe pump system. And status of a 20-company sponsored project for PC pump improvement is outlined.
- OSTI ID:
- 7306079
- Journal Information:
- World Oil; (United States), Vol. 215:4; ISSN 0043-8790
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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