Paper: BASIC METHODS FOR IMPROVING ROD PUMP OPERATIONS

Mainly due to its long history, sucker rod pumping is a very popular means of artificial lift. Nearly two thirds of the worlds producing oil wells are on this lift. This paper reviews concerns that producers are faced with today when using inadequately designed sucker rod pumping designs, and suggest basic methods to assist with those concerns. In general, sucker rod pumping applications can be very effective when properly designed.