8th Annual Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop

Renaissance Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

September 25 – 28, 2012

Focus on Sucker Rod Pumping Technology, Information, Automation,

Case Histories, Experiences

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The Artificial Lift Research and Development Council and its officers and trustees, and the Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop Steering Committee members, and their supporting organizations and companies (here-in-after referred to as the Sponsoring Organizations), and the author(s) of this Technical Presentation or Continuing Education Training Course and their company(ies), provide this presentation and/or training material at the Sucker Rod Pumping Workshop "as is" without any warranty of any kind, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information or the products or services referred to by any presenter (in so far as such warranties may be excluded under any relevant law) and these members and their companies will not be liable for unlawful actions and any losses or damage that may result from use of any presentation as a consequence of any inaccuracies in, or any omission from, the information which therein may be contained.

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General Chairman

Eric Penner of BPEric graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BS in Chemical Engineering. He went to work for BP America as a production engineer and has worked a variety of fields, including the Pompano platform in the Gulf of Mexico deepwater, the Arkoma Asset in southeast Oklahoma, the Permian Basin, and the San Juan Basin. He currently focuses on coalbed methane production in the northern part of the San Juan Basin.

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Keynote Speaker

Todd MoehlenbrockVP of Engineering Technology, Devon 

Todd W. Moehlenbrock is the Vice President of Engin-eering Technology department within the E&P Stra-tegic Services Division at Devon Energy Corp. The Engineering Technology department facilitates the alignment and collaboration across Devon by develop-ing capabilities that support innovation, technology transfer, best practices, and standardization. He has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and has been at Devon since 1999. Prior to his current role, Todd was an operations engineer and manager at Devon, working the Permian Basin and Rocky Mountain assets. Previous to Devon, he worked at Sonat Exploration Co. and Texaco Inc. as a completion and production engineer. He holds a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa. 

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Gal Friday

Ronda Brewer• Southwestern Petroleum Short Course and ALRDC

• Very special thanks to Ronda. Without her hard work and dedication, this Workshop couldn’t come together as well as it does.

• Thank You!

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Continuing Education CoursesOne-Day Courses on Tuesday

Course 101 --- Basic Sucker Rod Pumping– Tom vanAkkerenTues: 8:00 – 5:00 Room --- 20

Course 102 --- Shooting and Interpreting Fluid Levels in Sucker Rod Wells– Lynn Rowlan Tues : 8:00 – 5:00 Room --- 17

Course 201a --- Dynagraph Analysis– Louis Ray Tues: 8:00 – 5:00 Room --- 18

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Continuing Education CoursesOne-Day Courses on Wednesday

Course 103 --- Sucker Rod Pump Automation Hardware and Software

– Anthony Allison Wed: 8:00 – 5:00 Room --- 18

Course 201b --- Troubleshooting Rod and Pump Problems– Lynn Rowlan Wed: 8:00 – 5:00 Room --- 17

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Continuing Education CoursesTwo-Day Courses on Tuesday & Wednesday

Course 202 --- Care, Handling, Best Practices, and Failures– Mike Brock Tues & Wed: 8:00 – 5:00 Room --- 19– Mike Poythress– Russell Stevens– Justin Conyers

Course 203 --- Rod System Design– Norm Hein Tues & Wed: 8:00 – 5:00 Room --- 16

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Technical Sessions

I New Technology, R&D– Thursday: 7:55 – 12:00 Rooms ---- 16 - 18– Chair: Tom Cochrane, ConocoPhillips– Steel Rod Testing Norris Prod. Solutions– Polish Rod Bending ONGC, India– Fluid Load Lines Weatherford– Thermo Plastic Tubing Western Falcon– Pump Slippage Echometer– Downhole Gas Separators Echometer

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Technical Sessions

II Design, Automation, Optimization, Challenges– Thursday: 1:30 – 4:00 Rooms ---- 16 - 18

– Chair: Norm Hein, Norris Prod. Solutions– Sucker Rod Side Loads ConocoPhillips– QRod Design Tool Echometer– Modified Everitt-Jennings Weatherford– Dual Damping Factors Weatherford

III Case Histories, Experiences, Best Practices– Friday: 7:55 – 12:00 Rooms ---- 16 - 18 – Chair: Stacy Horn, EOG; Rick Webb, Wilson– Lower Costs Key Energy– Slim Hole Couplings Norris Prod.

Solutions– Long Stroke Units Weatherford– Back Pressure Wells Whisper– API RP 11BR Rod Lift Consulting

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Breakout SessionsI Understanding the Sucker Rod Wave Equation

– Thursday: 4:30 – 6:00– Room --- 19 - 20– Facilitator: Victoria Pons

II Rod Pumping System Failure Frequency and Failure Analysis– Thursday: 4:30 – 6:00– Room --- 16– Facilitator: Tom vanAkkeren

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Workshop Sponsors

Artificial Lift R&D Council

ConocoPhillips

South WesternPetroleum Short Course

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Workshop Sponsors

Texas Tech. Dept. ofPetroleum Engineering

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Workshop Exhibitors

Artificial Lift Consultants

Echometer, Inc.

John Crane Production

Norris Rods

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Workshop Exhibitors

Permian Production Equipment

Quinn Pumps

Tenaris

UPCO Inc.

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Workshop Exhibitors

Weatherford Artificial Lift

Western Falcon

Wilson Artificial Lift

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Workshop Meals & Events

Monday ALRDC Board Meeting (6:00 pm, at Workshop Hotel)

Tuesday Continuing Education (8:00 – 5:00), Various Rooms

Wednesday Continuing Education (8:00 – 5:00), Various Rooms

Reception (5:15 – 7:00), Ballroom D, E

Thursday Technical Session (7:55 – 12:00), Room 16 - 18Lunch (12:00 – 1:00), Ballroom D, EKeynote Address (1:00 – 1:30), Room 19 - 20Technical Session (1:30 – 4:00). Room 16 - 18Breakout Sessions (4:30 – 6:00), Various Rooms

Friday Technical Session (7:55 – 12:00 ), Room 16 - 18 Door prizes (12:00 – 12:10), Room 16 - 18 Lunch (12:10 – 1:30), Ballroom D, E Steering Committee (12:10 – 1:30), Room 21

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