Paper: Sizing a Beam Pumping Unit to a Well

Since the first oil well was put on the beam, the oil industry has been confronted with the problem of trying to predetermine requirements of the surface pumping equipment. Industry engineers have struggled with this problem for years. Although numerous methods of well load calculations have been devised, the sizing of the pumping unit installation is still regarded as an "educated guess". This problem is recognized by leading men in the oil industry as one that will require much study and should not be taken lightly.