PCP Failure Analysis Course OutlinePage 1
Progressing Cavity Pumping Failure Analysis
Continuing Education Course
Brochure
Course Held in Association with 2008 SPE PCP ATW
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Houston Intercontinental Hotel
Houston, TX
Course Instructor(s)Course Timing
To Be Determined08:00 am – 5:00 pm
C-FER Technologies Breaks and lunch provided
Course notebook provided
Course Outline
- Introduction...... 8:00
- PCP System Components (That Can Fail)...... 8:15
-Surface Equipment
- Surface Drive Heads
- Fixed Speed Drives
- Variable Speed Drives
- Surface Measurement Systems
- Other Surface Equipment
-Sucker Rods
- Rods
- Couplings
- Centralizers
- Other Rod Equipment
-Downhole Equipment
- Pump Housings
- Stators
- Rotors
- Gas Separators
- Downhole Electrical Motors
- Seal Sections
- Torque/Speed Converters
-Downhole Measurements Systems
- Information Required to Analyze Failures...... 9:00
-Well Configuration
- Tubular Sizes
- Depths
-Production Characteristics
- Reservoir Pressure, Temperature
- Oil, Water, Gas Parameters
-System Design Information
Break...... 9:30
- Information Required to Analyze Failures (Continued)...... 10:00
-System Components / Metallurgy
-System Installation Records
-System Operating Information
- Run Time
- Number of Stops / Starts
- Operating Downhole Pressures / Temperatures
- Production History – Oil, Water, Gas
-Failure Pull and Teardown Information
- Root Causes of Failures...... 11:00
-Cause of Failure Analysis
-Failure Reporting
-Failure Database
Lunch...... 12:00
- Some Typical Causes of Failures...... 1:00
-Operational Causes
- Pump-Off
- Back Pressure
- Others
-Other Causes
- High Temperature
- Aromatic Crudes
- Excessive Sand
- Excessive Torque
- Others
- Some Possible Solutions...... 1:45
-System Design / Configuration / Installation
- Metallurgy
- Match Design to Liquid / Head Requirements
- Install in Straight Section of Hole
- Gas Separator
- Sand Screen
- Other
-System Operation
- Prevent Pump-Off
- Prevent Over Torque
- Prevent Excessive Back Pressure
- Other
Break...... 2:30
- Supplier Panel Discussion...... 3:00
-Information Needed by Supplier to Assure Successful Installation
-Most Common Types of Failures They Observe
-Proper Handling of Failures to Assure Successful Teardown Inspection
-Recommended Training to Minimize PCP System Failures
- Hands-On Look at Failed Components...... 4:00
-Actual Failed Components
-Photographs of Failures
-Possibly Videos of Failures
- Closing Discussion...... 4:30
-Root Cause of Each Failure in Hands-On Display
-What Could Have Been Done to Prevent It
Course Registration and Cost
Please use attached course registration form.
Registration cost:
$450.00 if register on or before April 17, 2008, ($550 for non-SPE Members)
$525.00 for registration after April 19, 2008, ($625 for non-SPE Members
No registrations accepted after April 23, 2006