Progressive Cavity Pump (PCP) Design and Troubleshooting

Description:

This course will allow the participant to become familiar with the PCP system, the advantages and limitations of this artificial lift method and its applications. After starting with the basics of reservoir inflow performance, equipment, system design, diagnosis, troubleshooting and optimization are described and discussed. Practical examples and problems are solved using industry computer software.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Reservoir and fluid properties
• Reservoir Performance – Inflow and Outflow Relationships
• Well productivity
• Advantages, limitations, and applications of PCP
• Surface Equipment
• Subsurface equipment
• Design of a PCP system
• Installation considerations and cautions
• Operation and monitoring of the PCP system, set-up of system protection
• Diagnosis and troubleshooting of the PCP system
• Failure analysis
• Optimization

Designed For: Production engineers, Operation engineers, Field Technicians, Reservoir engineers, Other technical or operational staff who are involved in the design, selection, operation, maintenance and analysis of PCP systems.