• By the end of this course delegates will be able to:
• Understand the fundamentals of fluid properties
• Evaluate well productivity
• Understand the concept of artificial lift
• Understand sucker rod systems
• Learn about ALS types
• Maximize oil production using Beam systems.
• Identify components of the system.
• Design and analyze a system using up to date computer programs.
• Apply best practices for longer system life
• Improve efficiency of the system
• Combat gas, solids and viscosity in the produce fluids
• Make informed comparisons to other methods.

• Production Engineers
• Supervisors
• Senior Operators
• Operators
• Production Personnel

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

• Fundamentals Fluid Properties
• Well Productivity
• Productivity Index
• Vogel IPR / System Graph
• Introduction to Artificial Lift
• Overview of artificial lift
• Artificial lift concept
• Popular artificial lift methods
• Artificial lift types
• Applications & limitations
• Artificial lift efficiency
• Sucker rod systems
• Subsurface pump components
• Rod string
• Tubing anchors
• Pumping units
• Prime mover
• Sucker rod problems
• Reservoir considerations
• Design and analysis of the beam pump system
• Beam unit
• Prime mover
• Counter weights
• Polished rods
• Sucker rods
• Pump
• Prime mover
• Belts
• Sheaves
• Gear box
• Polished rod
• Wellhead/stuffing box
• Tubing
• Heavy oil considerations
• Gas separation/handling
• Best practices for operation
• Component design
• System analysis
• Pump off controllers
• Well inflow basics
• Production & Cost
• Run life
• Equipment selection & Equipment sizing
• Metallurgy
• Start-up
• Frequency of re-starts
• Fluid pound
• Operation in deviated wells
• Operation if well produced paraffin
• Operation in sandy wells
• Operation in gassy wells
• Downhole gas separation
• Compression ratio
• Spacing the pump
• Rod string design and accuracy
• Permissible Load diagrams & relation to design
• V-belt sheave selection
• Sinker bars
• Rod guides
• Failure frequencies
• Well trouble shooting

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.