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System & Equipment Overview

ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS

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Reciprocating Rod Lift

Sucker Rod
System Applications
Tubing Anchor/
Catcher
Virtually all applications, including
sandy, gaseous, and high viscosity

Sucker Rod

Wide range of fluid levels from near
Pump surface to seating nipple depth
Assembly

Low to medium volume lift capabilities

All types of wells, including horizontal,
slant, directional and vertical reservoir

Industry standard for On land and
remote applications

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Application Considerations
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Typical Range Maximum*

Operating
Depth 100 - 11,000’ TVD 16,000’ TVD
Operating
Volume 5 - 1500 BPD 5000 BPD
Operating
Temperature 100° - 350° F 550° F
Sucker Rod
Wellbore 0 - 20° Landed 0 - 90° Landed
Tubing Anchor/
Deviation Pump Pump -
Catcher
<15°/100’
Build Angle
Sucker Rod Corrosion Handling Good to Excellent
Pump
Assembly
w/ Upgraded Materials
Gas Handling Fair to Good
Solids Handling Fair to Good
Fluid Gravity >8° API
Servicing Workover or Pulling Rig
Prime Mover Type Gas or Electric
*Special Offshore Application Limited
Analysis
Required System Efficiency 45%-60%

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Reciprocating Rod Lift

Sucker Rod
System Advantages
Tubing Anchor/
Catcher

High system efficiency

Optimization controls available
Sucker Rod

Economical to repair and service
Pump
Assembly

Positive displacement/strong drawdown

Upgraded materials reduce
corrosion concerns

Flexibility - adjust production
through stroke length and speed

High salvage value for surface &
downhole equipment

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Reciprocating Rod Lift

Sucker Rod
System Limitations
Tubing Anchor/
Catcher

Potential for tubing and rod wear

Gas-oil ratios
Sucker Rod
Pump
Assembly

most systems limited to ability of
rods to handle loads - volume
decreases as depth increases

Environmental and aesthetic concerns

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Conventional Pumping Units

Long-Stroke Pumping Units

Low-Profile Pumping Units

Nitrogen-Over Hydraulic Units

Rod Pumps & Accessories

Sucker Rods

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Conventional Pumping Units
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• Production rates up to
3,000 barrels per day.
• Well depth to 16,000 feet.
• High overall system
efficiency (electrical
and mechanical).
• Very low lifting cost
per barrel.
• Runs on natural gas,
propane, diesel or
electrical power.

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RotaFlex®
Long-Stroke Pumping Units
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First successful long-stroke

pumping unit in 40 years

24 foot stroke length for sucker
rod pumps

High production capability

High system efficiency and cost
effectiveness for deep, troublesome
and high-volume wells

Use in place of electric submersible
or hydraulic subsurface pumps

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Low Profile Pumping Units
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Reducer sizes 114 up to 320

Low profile and OVP (slanthole) models available

Naturally compact, low height

High efficiency geometry

High well clearance

Low internal
structural stresses

Folding roller post

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Nitrogen-Over-Hydraulic Units
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Developed for fields with heavy

crude oil, wells with rod fall
problems and better well control.

Lifts greater loads using less energy

Handles PPRL’s up to 40,000 lbs.

Pumps depths to 10,000 ft.

Changes strokes per minute with
turn of a switch in either direction
Srokes per Minute can be as slow as 0 and
as fast as 9 (depending on model)
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Variety of API pumps & accessories

- heavy wall
- thin wall
- combination heavy wall/stoke
through

Speciality pumps
- three-tube
- hollow-valve
- large volume stroke
through
- sandy fluid
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Continuous Corod® Sucker Rods

API Sucker Rods

Ultra High-Strength EL® Sucker Rods

High-Strength XD Sucker Rods

Sucker Rod Couplings.

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