Paper: Charlie McCoy, Permian Production Equipment, Inc.

The Beam Gas Compressor (BGC) utilizes the energy from the normal pumping action of the pump jack. Gas is drawn from the casing during the suction cycle through check valves and is pumped (compressed) through check valves into the flow line on the compression cycle of the unit. The gas flows with liquids to the separator and to the gas sales line. The BGC is a double-acting unit and compresses gas on both the up and down stroke of the pumping unit. The BGC does not affect the counterblance of the pumping unit. The BGC has been successful in increasing production and cash flow on low bottom hole pressure wells where a rod pump is being utilized to produce the fluids. By relieving casing back presssure we experience an increase in both gas and oil.