New system analyzes pumping well performance

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · World Oil; (USA)

OSTI ID:6039840

McCoy, J N ^[1]; Podio, A L ^[2]

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1. Echometer Co., Wichita Falls, TX (US)
2. Univ. of Texas at Austin, TX (US)

A SYSTEM has been developed that allows real-time analysis and visualization of the performance of the pumping well, including the pumping unit (beam or submersible), wellbore and reservoir. At a time when maximum efficiency is a prerequisite to profitable operations, this system has the potential to improve drastically the manner in which pumping wells are managed and operated. Micro computers have already had a major impact on petroleum engineering. And today one is unlikely to see an engineer's desk without some sort of PC or terminal to a local network, even in remote district offices. The development of extremely powerful and portable lap-top computers is causing the PC revolution to move to the field in the form of an intelligent data acquisition and diagnostic system. This one system combines all necessary elements to obtain data for annular liquid level surveys, dynamometer analysis, pressure transient analysis and other measurements required to analyze pumping well performance properly. Moreover, the system includes a database management component that allows maintaining and retrieving accurate records from past analyses.

• OSTI ID: 6039840
• Journal Information: World Oil; (USA), Vol. 211:5; ISSN 0043-8790
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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