Paper: CAN ELECTRICAL COSTS BE REDUCED

For the past few years there has been a lot of effort expended on examining potential electrical cost savings in the oil field. This paper presents efforts to examine the electrical savings in rod pumping operations by: 1. Motor changes and downsizing 2. Reversing the direction of rotation 3. Changing well operation run times and frequency 4. The effect of installing a down hole gas separator All of these operational changes are inexpensive and the electrical cost savings compared to cost of making the changes are discussed.