7th Annual Sucker Rod Pumping

Workshop
Renaissance Hotel
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
September 27 - 30, 2011

Fishing Fiberglass Rods in the

21st Century
Mike Poythress Technical Manager
Raymond Swafford Permian Basin Sales Manager
Tyler Bradley Tech Services Manager
John Crane Production Solutions
 Fiberglass Sucker Rods
Lighter and stronger than steel
Reduces operating costs
Requires smaller size pumping units
Capital costs are reduced
Non-corrosive
Reduces down-time
Increases production when available

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 Fiberglass Sucker Rod Sizes
37.5 Long
Sizes Available
1.25
1 ***
7/8
3/4
Weigh about 30% of steel

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 Fiberglass Sucker Rod Manufacturing
Each rod has about 250 rolls
Each roll has about 400 strands of glass
fibers
Resin holds glass strands together and
forms the shape of the rod
Approximate rod composition
75% Glass fibers
25% Resin

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 Fiberglass Sucker Rod End Fitting
End fitting has Patented Wedges on ID
Tension applied to rod causes wedges
to be compressed between the rod and
the end fitting

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 Fiberglass Sucker Rod End Fitting
Epoxy is loaded into end fitting
Epoxy sticks to rod, not end fitting
Dries in about 60 minutes
Every rod is pull tested during
assembly
1.25 rods pulled to 40,000psi

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 Fiberglass Sucker Rod Design
Typically 40% to 60% of string is
Fiberglass
Bottom of string is steel to provide
weight
Increases downhole stroke
Some strings are Glass and Bars
80% Fiberglass
20% Sinker bars
24 month warranty
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 Fiberglass Sucker Rod Limitations
Temperature Limitations
Standard FSR 180 F
High Temperature FSR 250 F
At bottom fiberglass rod not bottom of
well

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 Hot Oil-able?
Estimated 20% 30% of FSR wells get
Hot Oiled
Annulus for routine paraffin removal
Tubing prior to pulling pump
180 max
Recommend a steel rod / pony rod
As with any hot oil job...dont hot oil
today and expect to pull rods tomorrow
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 Fiberglass Sucker Rod Limitations
Rods can not go into compression
Pound fluid
Tagging pump

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 Does Tagging the Pump Help?
STEEL No Damage to
RODS Valve Rod Guide

# of Avg.
Pulls Days
Run
Pump 560 564
Rod 234 543
Tubing 383 506

Total 1177 541

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 Does Tagging the Pump Help?
STEEL No Damage to Valve Rod Guide is
RODS Valve Rod Guide Pounded

# of Avg. # of Avg.
Pulls Days Pulls Days
Run Run
Pump 560 564 64 390
Rod 234 543 36 247
Tubing 383 506 34 322

Total 1177 541 134 334

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Myths and Selling Points for Steel Rods

...but Im allergic to fiberglass...

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 You cant fish em
Permian Basin - In excess of 10,000 wells
August 2010 July 2011
Averaged more than 15 new installs per
day in Permian Basin
FY 2011
72 Fishing Jobs
65 Caught
90.3% Success Rate
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 You cant fish em
Utilize a 36 to 40 pump barrel
Drop down over rod part and latch onto next
upset
Challenges to catch fish
When pump is stuck in tubing
When tubing is parted
Shear tools are run on about 70% of all
installs
Some Operators choose Back off / On Off
Tools
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 Desert Energy Fishing Tool w/ Bowl
(Similar to Baby Red)

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 Bowen Spiral Grapple

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 Deviated & Horizontal Wells
Mold on Rod Guides can be installed on
fiberglass sucker rods
Not snap on guides
Rod rotators
Not a standard practice, but some
Operators choose to run in some
circumstances

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 6550 Pump Depth, 80% Water

Unit Size 456-213-120

Pump Bore 1.25

SPM 10.5

Motor Size 50

Production 194

Plgr Travel 119

Electric $/BTF .131

Taper 1 2,000 7/8 D

 6550 Pump Depth, 80% Water

Unit Size 456-213-120 456-213-120

Pump Bore 1.25 1.50

SPM 10.5 12

Motor Size 50 60

Production 194 362

Plgr Travel 119 135

Electric $/BTF .131 .107

Taper 1 2,000 7/8 D 3,275 1 FSR

 6550 Pump Depth, 80% Water

Unit Size 456-213-120 456-213-120 320-256-120

Pump Bore 1.25 1.50 1.25

SPM 10.5 12 10

Motor Size 50 60 40

Production 194 362 202

Plgr Travel 119 135 130

Electric $/BTF .131 .107 .118

Taper 1 2,000 7/8 D 3,275 1 FSR 3,575 1 FSR

 6550 Pump Depth, 80% Water

Unit Size 456-213-120 456-213-120 320-256-120

Pump Bore 1.25 1.50 1.25

Production 194 362 202

Plgr Travel 119 135 130

Pumps 30 48 33
Maximum
Compression
Ratio
 FSR Case Studies
Pioneer Natural Resources study increased
production 209%, improved failure rate by
192% and reduced power consumption by
20% - 30%

ConocoPhillips study increased lift capacity

by 300%, reduced downhole failures by 85%
and reduced power consumption by 10%
20%

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 Fiberglass Sucker Rods - Conclusions
Lighter and stronger than steel
Reduces operating costs
Requires smaller size pumping units
Capital costs are reduced
Non-corrosive
Reduces down-time
Increases production

AND, IF NECESSARY, THEY ARE FISHABLE!

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