Pump Slippage Calculator for ARCO-HF Equation

Note: Assumes no impact for plunger velocity. Equation developed for 2.6 ft/sec

Reference - "Progress Report #3 on Fluid Slippage in Downhole Rod Drawn Oil Well Pumps"; Patterson,
et.al., Southwestern Petroleum Short Course April, 2000

Original spreadsheet programmed by Ed Gibson/ChevronTexaco and modified by J. Patterson/Phillips

D=Plunger Diameter (inches) 2.00 DPC^1.52

BPD=870 X
*P=Pressure Differiential 2351 LU input values
C=Clearance (inches) 0.008 calculated
U=Fluid Viscosity (centipoise) 1.00
Plunger length (inches) 48

*Calculating Differential Pressure SPM 10

Pump Depth 5400 SL 144
Fluid Level Above Pump 100 Current RT% 63.0
Water Gravity 1.0245 Capacity @ RT% 423 Capacity of pump assuming no slippage and correc
24 hr. Capacity 672 Capacity of pump assuming no slippage
Slippage in BPD 55.37 Required RT % 71.2 Required run time if slippage is included.
Plunger velocity 4.0 plunger velocity OK
Expected Volumetric Eff.% 91.8% Pump volumetric efficiency based on pump slippag

pump diameter, inches

Clearance 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.75
0.003 7.8 9.4 10.9 12.5 14.0 17.1
0.004 12.1 14.5 16.9 19.3 21.7 26.5
0.005 16.9 20.3 23.7 27.1 30.5 37.3
0.006 22.3 26.8 31.3 35.8 40.2 49.2
0.007 28.2 33.9 39.5 45.2 50.8 62.1
0.008 34.6 41.5 48.4 55.4 62.3 76.1
0.009 41.4 49.7 57.9 66.2 74.5 91.1
0.01 48.6 58.3 68.0 77.7 87.4 106.9
0.011 56.2 67.4 78.6 89.8 101.1 123.5
0.012 64.1 76.9 89.7 102.6 115.4 141.0
 Pump Clearance vs. Slippage
220

200
1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.75 3.25 3.75
180

160

140

120
BFPD

100

80

60

40

20

0
0.003 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.007 0.008 0.009 0.01 0.011 0.012

Pump Clearance