A deep dive into artificial lift methods: ESPs, gas lift, rod pumps, and emerging technologies. Covers selection criteria, design parameters, installation, operation, and optimization.
Who Should Attend: Production engineers, artificial lift specialists, field supervisors.
Training Format: Lectures, design exercises, case studies.
📅 Day 1: Fundamentals & Selection
| Time |
Topic |
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Course introduction |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Overview of artificial lift methods |
| 10:30 – 10:45 |
☕ Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 |
Lift selection criteria |
| 12:15 – 13:15 |
🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 |
Nodal analysis for lift selection |
| 14:45 – 15:00 |
☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 |
Well and fluid considerations |
📅 Day 2: Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP)
| Time |
Topic |
| 08:30 – 10:00 |
ESP components & principles |
| 10:00 – 10:15 |
☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 |
ESP performance curves |
| 12:15 – 13:15 |
🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 |
ESP design parameters |
| 14:45 – 15:00 |
☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 |
ESP installation & operation issues |
📅 Day 3: Gas Lift Systems
| Time |
Topic |
| 08:30 – 10:00 |
Gas lift theory & principles |
| 10:00 – 10:15 |
☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 |
Continuous & intermittent gas lift |
| 12:15 – 13:15 |
🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 |
Gas lift valve design & placement |
| 14:45 – 15:00 |
☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 |
Troubleshooting gas lift systems |
📅 Day 4: Rod Pumping & Alternative Systems
| Time |
Topic |
| 08:30 – 10:00 |
Rod pump design and sizing |
| 10:00 – 10:15 |
☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 |
Beam pumps and sucker rod mechanics |
| 12:15 – 13:15 |
🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 |
Progressive cavity pumps (PCPs) |
| 14:45 – 15:00 |
☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 |
Plunger lift, hydraulic piston systems |
📅 Day 5: Optimization & Case Studies
| Time |
Topic |
| 08:30 – 10:00 |
Lift performance monitoring |
| 10:00 – 10:15 |
☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 |
Integrated optimization strategies |
| 12:15 – 13:15 |
🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 |
Case studies: lift failures & solutions |
| 14:45 – 15:00 |
☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 |
Group design exercise & wrap-up |