Artificial Lift Systems
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Program Professional Framework
Artificial Lift Systems
Program Overview
Most oil wells eventually need help to flow, and the choice of lift method shapes production, operating cost and intervention frequency for years. This course covers the principles, design and operation of the main lift methods: sucker rod pumping, electrical submersible pumps, gas lift, progressing cavity pumps, jet pumps and plunger lift. Participants use nodal analysis to match lift performance with well inflow, apply screening criteria for method selection, and learn surveillance and troubleshooting practices that extend run life. Examples include high water cut, gassy and deep wells typical of maturing Gulf fields.
Learning Outcomes
- ✓Build inflow and outflow performance curves and determine when a well requires lift.
- ✓Screen and select a lift method using reservoir, fluid, well and surface constraints.
- ✓Design a basic ESP installation including pump stages, motor and cable sizing.
- ✓Design a continuous gas lift system with valve spacing and injection gas requirements.
- ✓Size a sucker rod pumping system and interpret dynamometer cards.
- ✓Develop a surveillance and failure analysis plan to improve run life and reduce deferred production.
Target Audience
- Production and petroleum engineers
- Lift specialists and field engineers
- Production operations supervisors
- Well surveillance and optimisation engineers
Detailed Program Modules
01Fundamentals and Method Selection
- Inflow performance and nodal analysis
- Why and when wells need lift
- Screening criteria and life-of-field selection
02Sucker Rod Pumping
- Surface units, rod strings and downhole pumps
- Design and loading calculations
- Dynamometer card interpretation
03Electrical Submersible Pumps
- System components and pump curves
- Sizing stages, motors and cables
- Gas handling and variable speed drives
04Gas Lift
- Continuous and intermittent gas lift
- Valve mechanics and unloading design
- Gas allocation and optimisation
05Other Lift Methods
- Progressing cavity pumps for viscous and sandy fluids
- Jet pumps and hydraulic lift
- Plunger lift for gas well deliquification
06Surveillance, Troubleshooting and Optimisation
- Monitoring data and well tests
- Failure analysis and run life improvement
- Field-wide lift optimisation
Training Methodology
Applied Project & Assessment
Applied Project
Participants evaluate a group of wells from a provided Gulf field dataset, select the most suitable lift method for each using screening and nodal analysis, produce a preliminary design for one ESP or gas lift well and propose surveillance KPIs.
Assessment
Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.