• Introduction and overview
• Pumping Units
• Sucker Rods & Tubing
• Downhole Pumps & Downhole Separation
• Well Optimization

By the end of this RECTUS training course, participants will learn to:

• Design for best economical optimum production, longer life between failures
• Select best energy efficiency and safe operations considering field constraints
• Maintenance and monitor whole sucker rod system
• Select components for best operation characteristics
• Apply best practices for longer system life

This RECTUS training course is designed for those involved in the production optimization and Artificial Lift System design:

• Production Technologists
• Production Engineers
• Operations Engineers
• Field Technicians

This RECTUS training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented, the sessions will include visual, auditory and kinesthetic elements to cover the three different learning modalities. The daily sessions will be highly interactive and participative. This involves regular discussion of applications as well as hands-on exercises that will be solved manually and/or using Microsoft Excel.

Day One: Introduction and Overview

• Reservoir drive mechanisms & fundamentals
• Reservoir properties
• Horizontal vs. vertical well characteristics
• IPR curves
• Artificial Lift market overview & statistics
• Typical selection criteria
• Applications and limitations across Artificial Lift types

Day Two: Pumping Units 

• Pumping unit fundamentals
• Standard designations
• Pump Types
• Prime mover overview
• Unit Selection methodology

Day Three: Sucker Rods & Tubing

• Rod types
• Metallurgy basics
• Rod string design
• Group rod selection
• Rod string design
• Care & handling best practices
• Causes of common failures
• Failure identification exercise

 Day Four: Downhole Pumps & Downhole Separation 

• Review of pump fundamentals
• Pump types & designs
• Causes of common failures
• Group Pump selection exercise
• Downhole Gas/Solids Separation
• Proper downhole gas separation prior to pump entry
• Understanding solids separation

 Day Five: Well Optimization 

• Dynamometer Surveys & Dynamometer card interpretation
• Group surface / pump card interpretation exercise
• The optimization process & system design
• Application considerations with effect on full system
• Case histories

RECTUS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration