Lifting Solutions

Pump jack and reciprocating pump s are devices used in the oil and construction industries. Both pumps are effective for pumping oil and other liquids, but they operate and perform differently. The major difference is that pump jacks are used in applications where there isn’t enough high pressure and reciprocating pumps are used in low flow, high pressure applications. Below are the specifics of both, which further show the difference between the two. The Pump Jack Commonly used in the petroleum industry, pump jacks extrude oil from wells where there isn’t enough pressure to force oil to the surface. They do this by creating an artificial lift. This increases the pressure within the oil well, thus pulling the oil up to the surface. Artificial lifts from a pump jack can be used on their own or to increase production when other pumps experience drops in pressure. The oil pump jack is the most common type of this lift system with equipment placed below and above ground to pus...

When it comes to artificial lift pump operations, operators have two priorities. One, they want to increase their production. Two, they want to bring down the costs of doing so. In order to achieve both, there is a need to implement proper planning as a way of avoiding poor performance. Dealing with mature fields will often be met with challenges related to field productivity, and the artificial lift is a method that can be implemented to establish full recovery for fields or wells. Because there are many types of artificial lift systems, it is important to choose the best method for the job. The different types of artificial lift systems can be separated into two categories: pump-assisted process and gas-assisted process. Positive displacement pumps (or PDPs) under the pump-assisted process include carbon fiber rod pumps, progressive cavity pumps and others have fixed quantities of fluids in a cavity and forced to move in a designed direction. Meanwhile, electrical subme...