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Class Schedule
Instructor: Tan Nguyen
Class: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: MSEC 367
Office: MSEC 372
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 4:00 pm
Phone: ext-5483
E-mail: tcnguyen@nmt.edu
References
Brown, Kermit E. (1980). The Technology of Artificial Lift Methods, Volumes 1,
2a and 2b. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Publishing Co.
Brown, Kermit E. (1982). Overview of Artificial Lift Systems. Journal of
Petroleum Technology, Vol. 34, No. 10. Richardson, TX: Society of Petroleum
Engineers.
Clegg, J.D., Bucaram, S.M. and Hein, N.W. Jr. (1993). Recommendations and
Comparisons for Selecting Artificial Lift Methods. Journal of Petroleum
Technology (December), p. 1128. Richardson, TX: Society of Petroleum
Engineers.
Moineau, Rene (1930). Un Nouveau Capsulisme. Extracts from doctoral
thesis, University of Paris.
References
Takcs, Gabor (2005). Gas Lift Manual. Tulsa , OK : PennWell Publishing.
Weatherford International Ltd. (2003, 2005). Artificial Lift Products and
Services . Houston : Weatherford International Ltd.
Schmidt, Z. and Doty, D.R (1989): "System Analysis for Sucker-Rod Pumping."
SPE Production Engineering (May), p. 125. Richardson , TX : Society of
Petroleum Engineers.
Zaba, J., (1968), Modern Oil Well Pumping. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Publishing Co.
Course Outline
Course Outline
Homework
15 %
Quizzes
20 %
Project
30 %
Final
35 %
q = PI (Pavg - Pwf)
Friction pressure caused by fluid movement through the tubing, wellhead and
surface equipment
elevation changes.
We tend to associate artificial lift with mature, depleted fields, where P avg has
declined such that the reservoir can no longer produce under its natural energy.
But these methods are also used in younger fields to increase production rates
and improve project economics.
However, the
volumetric
efficiency