Sucker-Rod Pumping Handbook
Production Engineering Fundamentals and Long-Stroke Rod Pumping

Optimize and design new rod pumping systems with this must-have sucker-rod pump manual

Gabor Takacs (Author)

9780124172043, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 11 May 2015

598 pages, Approx. 290 illustrations
23.5 x 19 x 3.7 cm, 1.25 kg

"Dr. Gabor Takacs has done it again and in much better fashion.  This book is well-worthy and much improved successor to the author’s previous volume on sucker rod pumping. Size of the book, almost 600 pages, may appear daunting, however, the right balance of academic and practical discussions in this book makes it equally accessible to university students, practicing engineers, and field personnel. The language, illustrations and examples are useful to experienced practitioner while easy to follow for a casual observer of this important artificial lift form. The book starts with basics on petroleum production engineering and after detailed coverage on equipment and components; it focuses on design workflows from empirical to API through wave equation based approaches. Next the book covers well analysis techniques that help answer question like how do I get most out of the system that I have now without significant CAPEX/OPEX inputs. I would have preferred more coverage on application challenges like severely dog-legged and/or horizontal wells, solids and gas handling, and rapidly changing production environment. In the closing, the book covers the long stroke pumping application for optimal production in challenging conditions like gassy, deep and relatively higher volume wells. I highly recommend this book." -- Anonymous

Sucker-Rod Pumping Handbook presents the latest information on the most common form of production enhancement in today’s oil industry, making up roughly two-thirds of the producing oilwell operations in the world. The book begins with an introduction to the main features of sucker rod pumping and an explanation and comparison of lift methods. It goes on to provide the technical and practical knowledge needed to introduce the new and practicing production engineer and operator to the equipment, technology, and applications required to maintain optimum operating conditions. Sucker-Rod Pumping Handbook is a must-have manual that ensures operators understand the design, components, and operation of sucker rod pump systems, learn the functions of the systems, apply the fundamental production engineering theories and calculations, and accomplish maximum system efficiency by avoiding the typical pitfalls that lead to fatigue and failure.

1. Introduction to Sucker-Rod Pumping 2. Review of Production Engineering Fundamentals 3. Sucker-Rod Pumping System Components and Their Operation 4. Calculation of Operational Parameters 5. The Design of the Pumping System 6. The Analysis of Sucker-Rod Pumping Installations 7. Long-Stroke Sucker-Rod Pumping

Subject Areas: Engines & power transmission [TGBN], Mechanical engineering [TGB]