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Course Overview:
This two-day, intermediate-level course was developed to provide a general overview of progressing cavity pumping (PCP) system. At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to identify the major components of PCP systems, understand how the pump operates and the importance of elastomer selection, pump fit and parameters that influence pump efficiency. The student will be able to progressively work through a design example based on single-phase flow, select equipment, calculate appropriate sucker rod stretch and determine polished rod spacing requirements. Attendees will learn to identify failure mechanism and what causes them as well as learn how to trouble shoot and optimize the PCP system based on operating parameters correlated to simple pump torque calculations.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for well analysts, artificial lift analysts, operators, production foreman, production engineers and other technical personnel who are interested in the operation, selection, design and analysis of PCP systems.
Objectives:
Provide an overview of the PCP system, sub-component and assemblies
Demonstrate the advantages, limitations and application envelope of PCP systems
Discuss PCP principles and surface drive systems
Provide basic knowledge on designing a PCP system
Course Contents:
PCP system general overview
Pump fundamentals and operating principle
PCP system operating envelope
PCP technical specifications and main components
Engineering concepts and criteria for PCP system design and selection
Computer aided PCP system design and equipment selection
