@bapyou ---It would not be economical for me to run a unit at 12 strokes per min if it is still only producing the same fluid as if I were running it at 6 SPM...That is just more wear and tear on equipment(engine,pumping unit bearings,rods,tubing,pump) for nothing,and you can bet anything that breaks on a pumping unit or down hole is going to be expensive.
@bapyou I am a pumper in central oklahoma and yes that is generally true.Most units you see pumping fast either make lots of water with a small trace of oil or they have just been started from being shut-in and have what we call a "head" of water that needs to be pumped out before the oil comes back in.Generally when they are running slow it is because there is not enough fluid coming in to need to run fast.As a pumper it is my job to produce a well in the most economical way possible Continued-
Years ago, an old oil well hand whom I'd met in Kansas told me the following:
(1) When an oil pump is moving fast it is bringing up a lot of water along with the crude.
(2) When a pump is moving slowly, it is bringing up a more pure crude oil, because pure crude is thicker/more viscous and therefore harder to bring to the surface.
Are these statements generally true with respect to the relative operating speed of oil pumps?
i own an oil well. its complicated to explain how
ihaterabbits127 6 months ago
@Trey3212 Thank you for answering my old question. Oil pumps are interesting.
bapyou 6 months ago
@bapyou ---It would not be economical for me to run a unit at 12 strokes per min if it is still only producing the same fluid as if I were running it at 6 SPM...That is just more wear and tear on equipment(engine,pumping unit bearings,rods,tubing,pump) for nothing,and you can bet anything that breaks on a pumping unit or down hole is going to be expensive.
Trey3212 6 months ago
@bapyou I am a pumper in central oklahoma and yes that is generally true.Most units you see pumping fast either make lots of water with a small trace of oil or they have just been started from being shut-in and have what we call a "head" of water that needs to be pumped out before the oil comes back in.Generally when they are running slow it is because there is not enough fluid coming in to need to run fast.As a pumper it is my job to produce a well in the most economical way possible Continued-
Trey3212 6 months ago
Hello.
Years ago, an old oil well hand whom I'd met in Kansas told me the following:
(1) When an oil pump is moving fast it is bringing up a lot of water along with the crude.
(2) When a pump is moving slowly, it is bringing up a more pure crude oil, because pure crude is thicker/more viscous and therefore harder to bring to the surface.
Are these statements generally true with respect to the relative operating speed of oil pumps?
Thank you.
bapyou 2 years ago
Such great scenery!! I love it.
L8nights 2 years ago