SuckerRodPumpingFlowRate&Power.

xls
Description: This spreadsheet calculates expected deliverability and required prime mover power for a
given sucker rod pumping system.

Instruction: 1) Select a unit system; 2) Update parameter values in the Input Data section; and 3) view
result in the Solution section.

Input Data: 1
Pump setting depth (D): 3,500 ft
Depth to the liquid level in annulus (H): 3,500 ft
Flowing tubing head pressure (ptf): 100 psia
Tubing outer diameter (dto): 3.5 in.
Tubing inner diameter (dti): 2.992 in.
Tubing anchor (1 = yes; 0 = no): 0
Plunger diameter (dp): 2.25 in.
Rod section 1, diameter (dr1): 1 in.
length (L1): 0 ft
Rod section 2, diameter (dr2): 0.875 in.
length (L2): 3,500 ft
Rod section 3, diameter (dr3): 0.75 in.
length (L3): 0 ft
Rod section 4, diameter (dr4): 0.5 in.
length (L4): 0 ft
Type of pumping unit (1 = conventional; -1 = Mark II or Air-balanced): 1
Polished rod stroke length (S) 86 in.
Pumping speed (N) 18 SPM
Crank to pitman ratio (c/h): 0.3246
Oil gravity (API): 45 oAPI
Fluid formation volume factor (Bo): 1 rb/stb
Pump volumetric efficiency (Ev): 0.8
Safety factor to prime mover power (Fs): 1.35

Solution:

πd 2t = 2.59 in.2
At=
4
2
πd
A p= p = 3.98 in.2
4
2
πd
A r= r = 0.60 in.2
4
 DA p
W f =S f ( 62 . 4 ) = 4,835 lbs
144
γ s DA r
W r= = 7,162 lbs
144
M =1± ch = 1.32

S p = S−
12 D
E
Wf
1
+
[
1
Ar At
−
SN 2 M W r
( )
70471 . 2 A r ] = 81 in.

A p NS p E v
q=0 . 1484 = 687 sbt/day
Bo
ptf
LN =H + = 3,788 ft
0. 433 γ l
−6 = 15.36 hp
Ph =7 . 36×10 qγ l L N
−7
Pf =6 . 31×10 W r SN = 7.0 hp

P pm=F s ( Ph +Pf ) = 30.2 hp

 0

0 0 Do not change data in red!

1,400 m 3,500 ft
1,330 m 3,500 ft
0 MPa 100 psia
0.1 m 3.50 in.
0.075 m 2.99 in. Tubing effect=
0 0.00 = 1
0.0625 m 2.25 in.
0.0254 m 1.00 in.
0 m 0.00 ft
0.02 m 0.88 in.
0 m 3,500.00 ft
0.02 m 0.75 in.
1,320 m 0 ft
0.013 m 0.50 in. Equivalent rod diameter (dre): 0.875
0 m 0.00 ft
1 1.00
2 m 86.00 in.
23 SPM 18.00 spm
0.34 0.32 = 0.3246
0.8 Water=1 45.00 oAPI = 0.8017 S.G.
1.3 rm3/sm3 1.00 rb/stb
0.85 0.80
1.4 1.35

0.00167 m2

0.00257 m2

0.00039 m2
21,463 N

31,793 N

1.32

2.05 m

109 m3/day
= 687.08 bbl/day

1,155 m

11.44 kW

5.21 kW

22.48 kW