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IRLANDA E10-16 Y REPUBLICA DEL SALVADOR | EDIFICIO SIGLO XXI | PISO 2,

OFICINA 2E | QUITO, ECUADOR

Ryan Bair
Black Gold Pump & Supply, Inc.
Field Application Engineer
June 2, 2016

Black Gold Gas Booster Pump

Case Study
An L.A. Basin Oil Company located in Southern California approached Black Gold with a well condition
where high amounts of gas were coming up the tubing as a result of the pump being located above the per-
forations. The well had an average FOP (fluid over pump) of 4,000' and a pump efficiency rate of 25% (gas
interference). The well had a 4" 10.9# liner, which restricted us from installing a gas separator below the
pump to vent the gas and improve the well's overall performance. Black Gold sat down with the L.A. Basin
Oil Company, reviewed all the well data and established how we could accomplish the goals given to Black
Gold Pump & Supply, Inc.

End Goals:
• Increase pump efficiency to draw down fluid level and pump the well off to see if the economical invest-
ment into the well was justified.
• Pump the gas through the pump and tubing string without seeing a down hole effect on the mechanical
workings of the pump (no gas lock or gas interference)

Design Before Optimization:

Pumping Unit: 640-305-144 AB
Stroke Length: 144"
Strokes per Minute: 7.5
Tubing Size: 2 7/8 8RD EUE (2 3/8 8RD EUE tubing in liner)
Pump Size: 1 3/4" THE Black Gold Slim Line Pump
Rod String Design: (76) 1" X 30' N-97 Conventional Sucker Rods, (5,970') 7/8" 960M PRO-ROD, (5) 1 1/2" Sinker
Bars
Pump Depth: 8418'
Liner Size: 4" (10.9#)

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Design After Optimization:

Pumping Unit: 640-305-144 AB
Stroke Length: 144"
Strokes per Minute: 6.3
Tubing Size: 2 7/8 8RD EUE (2 3/8 8RD EUE tubing in liner)
Pump Size: 1 1/2" RHB-A (RHBM) Black Gold Gas Booster pump
Rod String Design: (76) 1" X 30' N-97 Conventional Sucker Rods, (5,970') 7/8" 960M PRO-ROD, (5) 1 1/2" Sinker
Bars
Pump Depth: 8418'
Liner Size: 4" (10.9#)

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Black Gold's Gas Booster Pump:

The Black Gold Gas Booster pump
creates a continuous flow of a gas and
fluid mixture through the pump on
both the up and down stroke; reducing
the risk of gas compression in the
lower barrel. This gives you the ability
to pump gas freely through the pump
and into your tubing string. The design
set up creates a seal of fluid on the up
stroke and on the down stroke. On av-
erage, this increases your total pump
efficiency by 5% while also pumping
gas freely through the pump. (See pic-
ture)

Engineering Changes to Well:

Installed a 20-150-RHBM-20-5-0-0 GAS BOOSTER PUMP @ 8418' to increase pump efficiency to draw FOP down.
Tubing and rod string details did not change because the failure was gas interference and not the mechanical perfor-
mance of the rods or tubing.

Conclusion of Well Design:

By running the Black Gold Gas Booster Pump, pump efficiency was increased by an average of 50%. After a week of
pumping 24 hours a day, well pumped off with an FOP of 0'. This increased oil production by 30% and overall gross
production by 40% on average. This gave the L.A. Basin Oil Company the ability to see the results of the well's overall
performance. Without the Black Gold Gas Booster Pump, the L.A. Basin Oil Company would be unable to see if this
investment was an economical success. See production charts below and data on well performance below for data:

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