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Control Number: 20ATCE-P-927-SPE
Title: Sucker Rod Pumps Analytics: Automated Dynamometer Card
Classification And Reporting
Category: 06a–Well Operations
Keyword1: Dynamometer Card
Keyword2: Sucker Rod Pumps
Keyword3: Automated Classification
Keyword4: Analytics
Keyword5: Data
Authors: M.P. Shahri, H. Shojaei, U. Ledezma, K. Kinik, J. Knight, T. Osborne,
Apache Corp.
Abstract: Objectives/Scope: Determining and monitoring the working
condition of a sucker rod pump system is critical to ensuring the efficiency
of operation. This would include lower operating cost and failure rate while
maintaining the production performance. The shape of pump dynamometer
cards which indicate operating conditions and pump performance is often
used as a diagnostic tool for optimization. However, given the large number
of pump cards generated every day, it might be a difficult, time-consuming
or even unachievable task for operations and engineering departments to
manually interpret the cards.
Methods, Procedures, Process: In this paper, we will illustrate the
application of a pattern matching algorithm that automates the process of
classifying daily pump cards. The algorithm compares individual pump cards
to a library of well-known industry-standard card shapes (more than 35
working conditions) and categorizes them accordingly. Daily reports are
generated automatically identifying pumps that require attention (e.g.
severe fluid pound) and sent out to engineers and field personnel within
each operation using different reporting approaches. The underlying
mythology and its implementation within production operations are
explained in details.
Results, Observations, Conclusions: We will show the application of this
technique on more than one million pump cards analyzed from North
America operations. Even though more advanced data analytics techniques
such as machine learning using deep neural networks can be used for
classification, it is shown that the utilized pattern matching algorithm
achieves the required level of accuracy. In contrast to supervised learning
classifiers, pattern matching algorithms do not require a large labeled
dataset which can take a tremendous effort to generate and maintain.
Novel/Additive Information: Automated pump card classification can have
significant implications on performance optimization at different levels:
Holistic managerial view, engineer/field level view, pumper view, and at the
edge real-time optimization. Automated/scheduled reports are sent out at
different levels and for different optimization purposes. Applications of such
reports and their impacts on the operational performance are discussed in
this paper.
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