Paper: Efficient Beam Pumping Gives Results

Efficient Sucker Rod Beam Pumping has been a problem for years. Excessive rod and pump failures have caused lifting costs to skyrocket. This paper discusses an extensive program that was undertaken in 1978 and 1979 to maximize efficiency in the Beam Pumping System in the MCA Unit, Maljamar, New Mexico. Approximately 220 pumping wells were checked for proper design and corrections to each well were made to improve the pumping system. Each unit was checked for sucker rod design, pump design, pumping unit speed, stroke length, torque, and electrical equipment.