FIVE BASIC COMPONENTS THE FOUNDATION OF BEAM PUMPING

There are many different forms of artificial lift methods used in oil and gas wells in the United States. Eighty percent of the wells in the USA that are using a form artificial lift use a beam pump; to lift the fluids out of the well bore. Lifting the fluid out of the well bore lowers the hydrostatic pressure acting on the producing formation allowing greater in-flow and increased productivity. There are several reasons for the popularity of the beam pump; they are rugged, forgiving and easy to automate. Good diagnostics exist due to many companies developing dynograph systems. This focus of this paper is on the five basic components of any beam pump, why they are important and how they interact.