SPE Production Engineering · 1987 · 21 citations · 1 references
EngineeringMechanical EngineeringEnergy SystemsHydraulicsEnergy EfficiencyHydraulic Power SystemsEnergy Use ReductionPump DesignPumping System EfficiencyRod Pumping SystemsRod PumpsSucker Rod Pump DesignSucker Rod Pumping SystemsSucker Rod String Design
Summary Consideration of the energy requirements in the design of a sucker-rod pumping system is very important. Examples are given that detail how the use of the largest possible pump with the lightest, strongest rod string and special-geometry units can provide a substantial energy reduction.
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