Paul Bommer, University of Texas at Austin, David Shrauner, Bommer Engineering Co
This paper presents the practical and the theoretical benefits of running a sucker rod - beam lift system as slowly as possible. The slowest speed possible is defined as the speed required to pump all the liquid the reservoir will flow into the well on a continuous basis. Operational changes to create any desired speed are shown and several field examples are used to illustrate the point. The potential savings using these methods are a greatly expanded run time, the system does the minimum amount of work and requires the minimum amount of power, the reservoir is allowed to produce at maximum rates with a minimum of down time for repairs to the rods, tubing, and pump.