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New Supply & Service Options Extend Continuous Rod's Reach
Coiled rod is appropriate for all rod lift applications but is particularly well suited for deviated, slant or directional wells. Image courtesy of Dover Artificial Lift.In heavy oil and other...
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Downhole Tools Boost Flow in Unconventional Completions
Operators add tools to existing oil and gas wells to enhance production and extend the flowing life of the well. In a 2014 case study in the Four Corners area, one type of downhole, vortex technology...
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Incorporative Production Additives Lower HSE Concerns & Improve Processes
Although they have been around nearly as long as the oil industry itself, production additives—chemicals that help move crude through the flow stream faster—rarely receive more than a fleeting...
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Cost-Effective Well Control with Increased Safety & Production
The critical service hookup system as part of a pump jack installation (Courtesy of NOV Completion & Production Solutions)Technological advancements in the oil and gas industry have been focused...
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Performance Augmentation Networks Cancel Gas Compressor Pulsations
The culmination of nine years of research and development, the first complete reciprocating compressor performance augmentation network (PAN) went into operation in September 2014 at a central gas...
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A Metallurgical View of Rod Pump Barrel Failure
Sucker rod pumping is the oldest and most widely used artificial lift method for oil wells. The performance and longevity of these pumping systems and their corresponding pump parts have improved...
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Low-Dose Hydrate Inhibitors Save Flow-Assurance Costs
Image 1. Flow-assurance chemicals are typically fed from supply tanks on FPSOs and are metered via surface-dedicated chemical injection pumps. (Images courtesy of IDEX Corporation)As oil and gas prices...
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Sealing Material Handles Low Temperatures & Sour Gas Exposure
The modern oil and gas industry requires equipment manufacturers to build robust, safe and high-performance products that can deliver reliable results over extended periods of time and in the face of...
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Lower NOx Emissions from EOR Steam Generators with Advanced Burner Architecture
Faced with strict environmental regulations, industries reliant on combustion systems—including enhanced oil recovery (EOR)—are turning to emissions control technologies for support. A number of...
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Hydraulic Jet Pumps Offer Solution for High Dogleg Severity Wells
Oil field operators who wish to optimize the returns from their wells would be wise to surround their wellpads with signs that read, “Beware of Dog!” Or, to be more specific, they might choose to post...
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