"Sucker-Rod Pumping Manual" by Gabor Takacs

This updated edition provides detailed technical information on a popular centur es-old and still very popular worldwide artificial lift method—sucker-rod pumping. This book will provide the reader with everything they need to ensure successful sucker-rod pumping operations.

Artificial lift methods are employed to regain proper pressure in the well after natural pressure has ceased. There are a handful of methods used under various situations, one of which is pumping.
Sucker-Rod Pumping advantages:
• a well-known method that is simple to operate and analyze
• installation design is simple and can be done in the field
• can be used until the end of a well's life
• pumping capacity can easily be changed if necessary
• system parts and components are readily available and interchangeable worldwide

Contents
1. Introduction to Sucker-Rod Pumping
Artificial Lift Methods
Gas Lifting
Pumping
Basic Features of Sucker-Rod Pumping
Advantages
Disadvantages
References
2. The Components of the Sucker-Rod Pumping System
Introduction
Subsurface Pumps
The Pumping Cycle
Basic Pump Types
API Pumps
Structural Parts
Special Pumps
Selection of Materials
Tubing Anchors
Downhole Gas Separators (Gas Anchors)
The Sucker-Rod String
Introduction
Solid Steel Rods
Other Types of Steel Rods
Fiberglass Sucker Rods
The Design of Sucker-Rod Strings
Introduction
Fatigue Endurance Limits
Designs Considering Fatigue
Rod String Failures
Ancillary Equipment
Wellhead Equipment
Pumping Units
Introduction
Structural Parts
Pumping Unit Geometries
Designation of Pumping Units
Pumping Unit Kinematics
Special Pumping Units
Speed Reducers
Prime Movers
Introduction
Internal Combustion Engines
Electric Motors
References
3 Calculation of Operational Parameters
Introduction
Approximate Calculation Models
Polished Rod Loads
Peak Net Torque
Plunger Stroke Length
The API RP 11L Method
Introduction
Dynamic Behavior of Rod Strings
Calculation Procedure
Computer Calculations
Calculation Accuracy
Enhancements of the RP 11L Model
Composite Rod Strings
Simulation of the Rod String's Behavior
Introduction
Basic Forms of the Wave Equation
Solutions of the Wave Equation
Determination of the Damping Coefficien
Application of the Simulation Models
Special Problems
Production Rate Calculations
Pump Displacemen
Leakage Losses
Volumetric Efficiency of Pumping
Torsional Loading on Speed Reducer
Introduction
The Theory of Torque Calculation
Counterbalance Torque
Practical Torque Calculations
Optimum Counterbalancing
The Effects of Unit Geometry
Power Requirements of Pumping
Energy Losses
Power Demand Throughout the Pumping Cycle
Prime Mover Selection
References