1. All you want to know about beam pumping, and more!
2017 International Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop
Organizers:
Artificial Lift R&D Council, Southwestern Petroleum Short Course
Technical Workshop
Thursday and Friday, September 14 and 15, 2017
Renaissance Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
General Chair
Tom vanAkkeren, Production Technology
Technical Sessions
New Sucker Rod Technology, R&D
Design, Automation, Optimization, Challenges
Case Histories, Field Experiences, Best Practices
Continuing Education Courses
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 8:00 – 5:00, One-Day Courses
Sucker Rod Sucker Rod Fundamentals, for Operators
Sucker Rod Shooting & Interpreting Fluid Levels
Sucker Rod Sucker Rod Pump Automation
Wednesday, Sept. 13, 8:00 – 5:00, One-Day Course
Sucker Rod Sucker Rod Fundamentals, for Engineers
Sucker Rod Dynagraph Analysis
Sucker Rod 106 – Horizontal, Well Sucker Rod Pumping
Tues & Wed, 8:00 – 5:00, Two-Day Courses
Sucker Rod Care, Handling, Best Practices, Failures
Costs
Workshop costs: Professionals Univ. Students
Registration $375, $475(1) $100, $150(1)
One Day Courses $225, $325 $ 75, $100
Two Day Course $375, $475 $100, $150
Exhibits: $525, $625 (table top)
$775, $875 (10’ x 10’)
After 8/30/17 $1275, $1375 (10’ x 20’)
All you want to know about beam pumping, and more!
Keynote Address
Challenge attendees to make step changes in beam pumping operations
Thursday, Sept :00 pm (after lunch)
Keynote Speaker: To Be Announced
Panel Discussions
In-depth discussion of each technical session topic
Thursday and Friday after each session unless program is full
Break-Out Sessions
Informally discuss the following pertinent topics
Thursday, September :30 pm – 6:00 pm
Sucker Rod Failure Analysis
Rod Pumping Horizontal Wells
Operator Issues
Exhibits and Displays
Transfer knowledge on new beam pumping tools,
techniques, and services
Tuesday through Friday at breaks
Door Prizes
Door prizes
Thursday and Friday at breaks
Due Dates
Abstracts: June 23, 2017
Presentations: Aug. 25, 2017
For more information or to nominate papers, exhibits, etc., contact:
Cleon Dunham, ALRDC,
Ronda Brewer, ALRDC,
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