Paper: Multi-phase Pump In West Texas

The Multi-Phase pump was designed in 1998 to attempt to pump wells that exhibited very foamy, compressible fluid mixtures which are inherently hard to pump with a conventional sucker rod pump. The design of this pump varies from traditional rod pumps whereby the standing valve is re-positioned at the top of the pump barrel. This factor, along with a specially designed set of seals and poppet assembly have led to the success of this pump. An area of west Texas was targeted to try this pump after a very successful introduction to the oil patch in western Canada.