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026278 A New Technique for Data Retrieval from Conventional

Dynamometer Cards
Gabor Takacs, U. of Miskolc
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ABSTRACT
UNSOLICITED
A New Technique for Data Retrieval
from Conventional Dynamometer Cards
by
Gabor Takacs, Ph.D.
Petroleum Engineering Department
The University of Miskolc
Hungary
MAR 18 1993
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A conventional dynamometer (the most common type of measuring device in rod
pumping well analysis) records polished rod loads versus rod displacement during the
pumping cycle on a plot called dynamometer card. Calculations requiring rod loads and
displacements as input variables must rely on information retrieved from these cards.
There are many conditions that prevent the pumping analyst from getting the right
type, and the desired amount of reliable measurement data from dynamometer cards.
These include: (a) the card's small physical size, (b) visual reading of the card can be
insufficient, and (c) additional information not readily available from the card may be
needed.
The goal set forth in this paper is to present a novel technique for processing con-
ventional dynamometer cards. The calculation method and the computer program
developed for this purpose: (a) uses a simple computer configuration, (b) involves a
simple, easy-to-Ieam procedure, (c) ensures the required accuracy, and (d) allows the
retrieval of special information from the card that cannot be reached with other
methods.
The equipment needed includes a common PC computer hooked to a graphics
plotter with digitizing capabilities. Operating the computer program requires little
effort from the user but at the same time ensures very accurate data to be read off the
dynamometer card. An innovative feature of the proposed method is that it allows one
to get, using only the conventional dynamometer card, the time histories of the pol-
ished rod load and the polished rod displacement. Since these time functions are
necessary for solving the damped wave equation, the computer program discussed in
this paper enhances the use of conventional dynamometers and can, in many cases,
eliminate the need for the more expensive electronic types.
INTRODUCTION
Importance of Dynamometry
In analyzing the perfonnance of a pumping system the most valuable tool is the dy-
namometer which records the loads occurring in the rod string. These loads are
measured either at the surface with a conventional polished rod dynamometer or at
pump setting depth with a special downhole measuring device. In both cases, loads are
recorded in the function of rod displacement or pumping time, during one or more
pumping cycles, producing the familiar dynamometer "card". Since the variation of rod
loads is a result of all the forces acting along the rod string, and since it reflects the
operation of the pump as well as the surface pumping unit, an evaluation of the
measured loads reveals valuable infonnation on downhole and surface conditions.
Accordingly, performance analyses of the downhole and surface equipment are usually
conducted by running a dynamometer survey on the well.
The first surface dynamometers were used in the early 1920s. Since then, both the
hardware and the analysis methods have considerably been improved. Thus the early,
mostly qualitative interpretations which heavily relied on the analyst's skill and previous
experience, have evolved into the sophisticated, highly reliable analysis methods of
today.
The proper use of dynamometry techniques and the correct interpretation of the
cards taken are of utmost importance for the production engineer when he tries to
increase the profitability of sucker rod pumping. It is the interpretation of
dynamometer surveys that helps accomplish the following basic tasks:
Reducing lifting costs
Detection and prevention of equipment failures
Improving the selection and application of pumping equipment, and
Increasing well production rates.
The correct interpretation of surface and downhole dynamometer cards reveals a
wealth of infonnation on the operation ofthe rod pumping system. The most important
uses of dynamometer card analysis are the following:
Determination of the loads occurring on the pumping unit structure and in the
rod string.
The torsional loading on the speed reducer and on the prime mover can be
calculated.
From the area of the card, the power required to drive the pumping unit can be
found.
After the counterbalance effect is found, the degree of the unit's counterbal-
ancing can be determined.
The condition and possible malfunctions of the sucker rod pump and its valves
can be determined.
Downhole problems can be detected making the analysis of dynamometer cards
a powerful troubleshooting tool.
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Use of Conventional Dynamometer Cards
The predominantly used conventional dynamometers, working on mechanical or
hydraulic principles, record the loads at the polished rod as a function of polished rod
displacement. Such "conventional" dynamometer cards are taken on a daily basis in all
oil producing areas of the world and are the basic information available for pumping
well analysis. The usual interpretation of such cards by visual means is a task for highly
specialized analysts. Due to the many interactions of influencing parameters and the
great number of possible pumping problems, an infinite number of dynamometer card
shapes can exist, making the analysis of surface dynamometer cards more an art than
an exact science. A proper analysis of these cards, therefore, heavily relies on the
analyst's expertise and skill.
To ease the qualitative analysis of cards taken in the field the American Petroleum
Institute published API Bul l1L2
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, where dynamometer cards for ideal pumping
conditions (perfect fillage and no gas interference in the pump, pump in perfect
mechanical conditions, etc.) are given. The published cards, obtained from an analog
computer specifically built for the purpose, are classified according to the values of
two dimensionless parameters: NINo' and Fo/S/k
r
, also used in the API RP 11L2
procedure. The use of API Bul l1L2 involves the calculation of these dimensionless
parameters and then the selection of the analog card closest to these conditions from
the collection. Ifthe shape of the measured card closely resembles the analog card just
found, no apparent problems are present, otherwise further expert analysis is required.
If a quantitative analysis of dynamometer survey data is required and numerical
values of the polished rod load have to be determined, most frequently the analyst must
rely on visual reading of the dynamometer card. This approach works fine as long as
the necessary number of polished rod loads is limited to a few values, e.g. when
maximum and minimum loads, or pump valve test data are only needed. In such cases,
visual reading of the card is easily accomplished and the required few load values are
found with due consideration to the load scale of the dynamometer. But when a more
detailed analysis of the pumping system is required the retrieval from the card of a
much greater number of polished rod load values is inevitable. The maximum number
of points that can be obtained by manual reading is, of course, limited by the small
physical size of the card and by the low accuracy of visual reading. Thus, manual
evaluation of dynamometer cards cannot be successfully done if a detailed history of
polished rod loads is required as an input to subsequent calculations.
In addition to the above considerations, one important fact must still be mentioned.
The conventional dynamometer, in contrast to the more modem electronic types,
records polished rod loads versus polished rod displacement. The conventional card,
therefore, cannot be used to find the time histories of the polished rod load and the
displacement. But knowledge of these functions is necessary if the calculation of
downhole cards is desired through the solution of the damped wave equation written
for the rod string.
As seen above, there are several conditions which prevent the retrieval of the right
type and the desired amount of information from dynamometer cards by the methods
presently available. Such factors, as detailed above, include the small physical size of
the card, the inaccuracies of visual processing, and the need for information not
available from the card. The data retrieval procedure introduced in this paper
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overcomes these problems and allows the determination of the right type and number
ofinformation from conventional dynamometer cards.
PREVIOUS DATA RETRIEVAL TECHNIQUES
The traditional analysis of dynamometer cards involves the visual reading of a
limited number of points from the card. This fairly time-consuming manual procedure
can be accelerated with the use of special rulers with appropriate load scales or other
simple devices. But its main drawbacks, the relative low accuracy and the poor
reliability cannot be eliminated.
Basically the same manual data retrieval technique is described in the appendices of
API Spec. IIE3, where a procedure is recommended for the calculation of torsional
loads on pumping unit speed reducers. Although the recommended technique allows
the determination of several points' of the polished rod load vs. polished rod
displacement function, the general accuracy of dynamometer card processing did not
improve. Also, the number of points that can be read from the card is still limited.
The use of digitizers in processing dynamometer cards has become standard
practice and has also increased the reliability of card analysis. Gray4 reports on a
simple procedure that can be used to read the coordinates of several points into a
computer for further calculations. His digitizing procedure, however, does not permit
finding of polished rod loads at equidistant crank angles, a very desirable feature when
solving the damped wave equation. Since the most powerful application of
dynamometer card data is the calculation of downhole cards through the solution of
the wave equation, the method of Gray can find limited use in rod pumping analysis.
PROPOSED METHOD
Objectives
As shown above, most available data retrieval procedures for dynamometer card
processing have limited accuracy and do not always provide the right type of infor-
mation for well analysis. The aim of this paper is the introduction of a new technique
for the evaluation of conventional dynamometer cards which improves the accuracy
and usefulness of the information received from such cards. The specific objectives set
forth for the development ofthe proposed computerized model are:
It should permit the determination of polished rod load and rod displacement
values in a way allowing the utilization of such data in several different kinds of
analysis ofthe pumping system.
Both the number of points read, and the overall accuracy of the data retrieved
from the card should be increased.
It should use simple, readily available equipment.
The procedure should be easy to use and to learn.
Theoretical Background
According to the objectives detailed above, one final result of the proposed data
retrieval technique must be the polished rod load in the function of crank angle. Since
the conventional dynamometer card is a record of polished rod load vs. polished rod
displacement, an additional relationship is required to calculate the desired load - crank
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angle function. The polished rod displacement vs. crank angle function, based on an
exact kinematic analysis of the pumping unit's motion and given in the API Spec. IlE3
is ideally suited for this purpose and will be used in developing the calculation model.
As stated in Spec. lIE, the non-dimensional form of the polished rod displacement is
found from the basic formula:
PR(O) = (1)
where: PR( f:J) dimensionless polished rod position (Position of Rods),
ocrank angle, and
'If" , '1f
t
extreme values of angle 'If .
The definition of angle 'If for conventional pumping units is given in Fig. 1,
showing the geometrical arrangement of the driving mechanism of those units. Angles
'If" , '1f
t
represent the two extreme values of this angle valid at the bottom and at the
top of the polished rod's stroke. The formulae to be used for the calculation of these
angles are given in API Spec. IIE.3
By utilizing the PR( f:J) function the polished rod load vs. crank angle values are
obtained from the dynamometer card by using the following procedure, also given in
API Spec. lIE:
Begin with the crank angle 0, valid at the start ofthe upstroke.
Calculate PR( f:J) and, based on its value, find the polished rod displacement.
From the card, determine the polished rod load belonging to the displacement
just calculated.
Increase the crank angle by a constant increment and repeat the calculations
until the full pumping cycle is covered.
The above theory can only be used to find the load - crank angle function needed
for calculating the torsional loading of pumping unit gear reducers.
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For the other and
probably more important use of dynamometer card data, i.e. the solution of the wave
equation, however, rod loads and displacements are required in the function of time.
Since these functions are not readily available from conventional dynamometer
measurements, the use of special dynamometer arrangements is customary. The first
special dynamometers recorded the displacement and load functions on strip charts for
later evaluation but modem electronic models are directly hooked to a computer for
on-line data acquisition. Such units are more expensive than ordinary dynamometers
but, due to their many beneficial features, are gaining popularity.
When using a conventional dynamometer, the data required for the solution of the
wave equation are implicitly contained in the card recorded by the surface dy-
namometer. The necessary displacement and load vs. time functions can only be
determined if a constant angular velocity of the crank arm over the pumping cycle is
assumed. In this case, the polished rod displacement vs. time function is found from a
kinematic analysis of the given pumping unit, i.e. from Eq. 1. Using this relationship
and reading the corresponding load and displacement pairs from the card, the points of
the desired polished rod load vs. time function can be determined.
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Application of this
technique eliminates the need for expensive equipment and the data provided by the
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time-proven conventional dynamometer survey can readily be utilized for the analysis
of downhole pumping problems. According to experiences gained by a major oil
company on thousands of rod pumped wells, this approach gives practically identical
results to those achieved when the more expensive electronic dynamometers are used,
except when the pumping unit is driven by a fully loaded high slip motor.
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As seen, one of the objectives of this paper can be met by the application of the
theory detailed above which ensures that data retrieved from conventional cards can be
used in different kinds of pumping analysis. The remaining objectives i.e. increasing the
number and accuracy of the data received from the card, will be reached by the
computerized technique presented in the following.
Details of the Calculation Procedure
Hardware Requirements
Basically, two methods are available for entering information from dynamometer
cards into computers: either a digitizer tablet or a graphics plotter with digitizing ca-
pability can be used. The digitizer tablet, at least in the author's opinion, is not an ideal
device for this purpose since its hand-held cursor moves in two directions on the
tablet's surface, thus increasing the chances of input errors. An additional and much
more serious disadvantage is that there is no direct way to ensure that points at a
constant crank angle increment apart are digitized on the card. Therefore, the idea of
using a digitizer tablet was discarded as unsuitable for achieving the goals set forth
earlier.
Many graphics plotters possess digitizing capabilities and this feature can be very
advantageously utilized for the special conditions of data retrieval from dynamometer
cards. Since the movement of the plotter pen, or in our case the digitizing sight, can be
controlled from a computer, the plotter can simultaneously be used for moving the
sight on the card and for digitizing some selected points. This potential feature of
graphics plotters was utilized by the author to develop the special digitizing program
detailed in this paper. As shown later, use of this computer program greatly reduces
human errors and at the same time requires much less effort from the user than the
operation of a digitizer tablet.
The hardware needed for the above program consists of:
A personal computer,
A Hewlett-Packard 7470A or 7475A Graphics Plotter, and
A Hewlett-Packard Digitizing Sight (HP Part No. 09872-60066) installed in the
pen holder ofthe plotter.
Preliminary Operations
In order to increase the accuracy of data retrieval, the original dynamometer card is
enlarged and the enlarged copy is used for digitizing. Since the load and displacement
axes of the card are not necessarily parallel to the physical coordinate axes of the
plotter, the transposition and/or rotation of the card relative to the plotter coordinate
system must be established. As shown in Fig. 2, a minimum of four points have to be
digitized to find the parameters of coordinate transformation, i.e. the angle of rotation
a. and the transposition of the axes, Xo and Yo. The procedure is the following:
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First digitize two points (DI and D2) on the zero load line of the card. This
establishes the relative rotation of the two coordinate systems, a.
Next, the start of the upstroke on the card, point D3 is digitized, then the start
of the downstroke, D4. The distances between coordinate origins Xo and Yo,
and the load and displacement scales on the axes can thus be determined.
These preliminary operations form the basis of transforming the points read in the
plotter coordinate system into the coordinate system of the card, i.e. finding the
corresponding load and displacement values. Given the plotter coordinates X and Y of
one point on the card, the transposed coordinates X' and Y' are calculated as:
X'=X-Xo
Y'=Y - Yo
(2)
(3)
Now the X' - Y' coordinates must be rotated to find the coordinates in the card's
system:
S = X' cos a + Y' sin a
F = Y' cos a - XI sin a
(4)
(5)
Since all the above coordinates are in length units, the polished rod load and
displacement values are calculated by applying the force and displacement scales of the
card axes found before:
PR = S / Smax (6)
Load = F Fscale (7)
The use of the above equations allows the determination of polished rod load and
displacement values from the digitized plotter coordinates of any point on the
dynamometer card.
Automated Digitizing Process
The main objective of the digitizing process is to retrieve from the dynamometer
card the polished rod load values that belong to different crank angles. In order to
meet simultaneously the data input requirements for the solution of the damped wave
equation as well, these angles must be taken at a constant crank angle increment apart.
To accomplish this task, the graphics plotter's special capabilities are utilized in the
computer program by forcing the digitizing sight to travel along a selected SR = const.
line. As the sight passes over the dynamometer card, the user immediately signals to
the computer that reads the actual plotter coordinates and calculates the load valid at
the given crank angle. The sight then moves to a new SR = const. line belonging to the
next crank angle and the next load is determined with the same procedure. This
process is repeated until a complete pumping cycle is covered, i.e. until the whole card
is digitized.
Before digitizing, the desired number of points to be retrieved from the card is
specified which determines the value of the crank angle increment that must be used.
Then, an ascending series of crank angles is set up, beginning with the angle valid at
the start of the upstroke and covering the full pumping cycle. The crank angles at the
start of the upstroke and the downstroke vary with the geometry of the pumping unit,
the relevant formulae are given in Table 1. The dimensionless polished rod positions
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that belong to each value of the crank angle senes are calculated and stored in
computer memory based on Eq. 1.
After these data preparations the actual digitizing of the dynamometer card
follows. Since the card has two loads for any polished rod position, one on the
upstroke, and one on the downstroke, the actual case must always be determined by
comparing the actual crank angle to the crank angles at the polished rod's extreme
positions (see Table 1). The digitizing procedure is illustrated on the flowchart given
in Fig. 3, valid for any crank angle on the upstroke portion ofthe dynamometer card.
At the start of the procedure, the polished rod position in card units, S is calculated
based on the precalculated PR value valid at the actual crank angle. Now a sufficiently
large polished rod load, LStart is assumed and its card coordinate, F is found. After the
plotter coordinates X and Y, corresponding to these card coordinates are determined,
the digitizing sight is moved to this position in a "pen down" state. The computer then
gives an audible signal and the user visually checks whether the sight is still above the
dynamometer card's upper portion. If so, no user signal is given and the assumed
polished rod load is decreased by Dload1. Another pair of plotter coordinates is
calculated and the digitizing sight is moved to the new point and the above process
repeats. Thus the sight travels along a PR= const. line towards the upper portion of
the dynamometer card while its current state (either "pen up" or "pen down") is
continuously monitored by the computer program. As soon as the user detects that the
sight has just crossed the upper part of the card, he/she signals to the computer by
pressing the "pen up" button on the plotter's front panel.
Now the digitizing sight's direction of movement is reversed and at the same time
the magnitude of its movement in each step is substantially reduced by using a load
step, Dload2 much less than the previous Dloadl. The above detailed process is used
but the sight, in the "pen down" state, now approaches the upstroke part of the card
from below. By using an appropriate load increment, Dload2, it can be ensured that
during its upward travel the sight once will lie exactly over one point of the upper
portion of the dynamometer card. At this moment, the user signals to the computer by
pressing the "pen up" button on the plotter, and the load, F, valid at the actual crank
angle is found.
The above procedure is repeated for the remaining crank angle values until the end
of the upstroke is detected. Then the downstroke portion of the card is digitized using
a slightly modified version of the procedure just described. The only difference is that
now the digitizing sight starts its movement from below the downstroke portion of the
card.
Conclusions
As it was shown before, the digitizing process developed in this paper requires very
little effort from the dynamometer card analyst when compared to the use of a
digitizer. This is achieved by utilizing the specific capabilities of the equipment used
and by the special technique described in the paper. At the same time, the accuracy of
data retrieval and the amount of information that can be received are also increased
substantially. Finally, the special digitizing technique enables one to calculate the
polished rod load vs. displacement function at equidistant crank angles, a must when
the behavior of the elastic rod string is evaluated.
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SAMPLE APPLICATIONS
In the following some example problems are presented with the use of the
computer programs described in the author's recently published book
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on sucker rod
pumping. The dynamometer card digitizing process introduced in this paper is utilized
in the computer program CARDIGIT. This program not only enables one to retrieve
the necessary load and displacement data from the card but it is also stores in a data
file all relevant data for use in a number of different analyses to be performed later.
Two such methods are covered here: the analysis of gearbox torques and the
calculation of downhole and pump cards.
An input data sheet of the program CARDIGIT is shown in Fig. 4 for an example
case. In order that the output file contains a complete set of data, all relevant well and
equipment data are recorded for future use. The card is digitized, in the given case, by
taking 75 points on the card which represents a crank angle increment of about
5 degrees. If compared to a manual analysis of the card or to the data retrieval
technique of API Spec lIE it is clearly seen that a much finer resolution can be
achieved with the digitizing process presented here.
The data file prepared by the program CARDIGIT is used in the analysis of
gearbox torques for the example case. Fig. 5 is a part ofthe output from the computer
program TORQANAL and shows the dynamometer card with the permissible loads
superimposed on the card. It is widely known that the total number of digitized points
has a great impact on the reliability of torque calculations because a low number of
points usually means that the peak values of net gearbox torque are undetected. Since
the digitizing process discussed in this paper allows a great number of points to be
retrieved from the dynamometer card, the accuracy and reliability of torque
calculations based on the data thus received can be improved considerably.
Another important field of application for dynamometer card data is the downhole
analysis involving the calculation of pump cards. Such analyses require polished rod
load and displacement data in the function of time. As discussed before, the program
CARDIGIT satisfies this requirement and stores the digitized data at equidistant crank
angle values and thus provides the necessary input data for downhole card calculations.
Calculation of downhole and pump cards is based on a variety of different theories, the
solution presented in Fig. 6 utilizes the analytical method of Gibbs, performed by the
program ANAWAVE. The figure displays the dynamometer card with the calculated
downhole cards and clearly shows a fluid pound condition at the pump.
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
The technique described above can greatly improve the accuracy and usefulness of
the information retrieved from conventional dynamometer cards. The following main
benefits are available to the rod pumping analyst using the digitizing process developed
in this paper:
The total number of the points read and the overall accuracy of the data
received from the card are increased as compared to previous methods.
The results of the digitizing process can readily be utilized in different analyses
of the pumping system., the most important one being the determination of
downhole cards.
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The digitizing process is simple and requires little effort from the user as
compared to previous methods.
Simple, universally available equipment is used.
Acknowledgment
The financial support of the National Scientific Research Foundation (Hungary) in
funding the Project OTKA-2388 is gratefully acknowledged.
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American Petroleum Institute, Dallas Texas, December 1969
2. "Recommended Practice for Design Calculations for Sucker Rod Pumping Systems
(Conventional Units)." API RP IlL 4th Ed. American Petroleum Institute,
Washington D.C. 1988
3. "Specification for Pumping Units." API Spec. lIE, 15th Ed., American Petroleum
Institute, Washington D.C. 1988
4. Gray, C. R: "Dynamometer Analysis Using a Digitizer and an IBM PC." Paper
SPE 15288 presented at the Symposium on Petroleum Application of Mi-
crocomputers ofthe SPE in Silver Creek, Colorado, June 18-20, 1986
5. Takacs, G.: "Torque Analysis ofPumping Units Using Dynamometer Cards." Proc.
36th Annual Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, Lubbock Texas, 1989 p. 366-
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6. Takacs, G. - Papp, 1.: "Dynamometer Card Analysis Using Minicomputers."
(in Hungarian) Koolaj es Foldgaz, March 1978, p. 65-73
7. Ford, W. H. - Svinos, 1. G.: "Effective Application ofBeam Pumping Diagnostics."
Paper SPE 17444 presented at the SPE California Regional Meeting, Long Beach,
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9. Takacs, G.: Modern Sucker-Rod Pumping. PennWell Books, Tulsa Oklahoma,
1993
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Figure and Table Captions
Fig. 1 Geometrical arrangement of a conventional pumpmg unit's driving
mechanism.
Fig. 2 Dynamometer card and plotter coordinate systems.
Fig. 3 Flowchart of the automated process for digitizing the upstroke portion of
the dynamometer card.
Fig. 4 Input data of program CARDIGIT for an example case.
Fig. 5 Partial output of program TORQANAL with the dynamometer card and
the calculated permissible loads for an example case.
Fig. 6 Calculated downhole cards as output from program ANAWAVE for the
example case.
Table 1 Calculation of crank angles valid at the start of the upstroke and the
downstroke for different pumping unit geometries.
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Program CARDIGIT Ver. 1.3 (C) 1989 Dr G.Takacs
DYNAMOMETER CARD DIGITIZING
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STORAGE OF DIGITIZED DATA
W ELL I N FOR MAT ION D A T A
Name of Field
Date Card Taken
Well Identification
Time Card Taken :
Digitized Data Stored in File Example.CRD
D o W N H OLE E Q U I P M E N T D A T A
Pump Depth : 6265.0 ft Liquid Rate 250.0 bpd
Dynamic Level 6265.0 ft Wellhead Press. 100.0 psia
Plunger Size 1.50 in Tubing Anchored YES
Liquid SpGr.
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R 0 D S T R I N G D A T A
Material Size Length Wr Modulus
in ft lbs/ft psi
STEEL ROD 1 1697.8 2.905 0.307E+08
STEEL ROD 7/8 1641.4 2.225 0.307E+08
STEEL ROD 3/4 2925.8 1.635 0.307E+08
P U M PIN G U N I T D A T A
CLOCKWISE
8.0 deg
8.00 SPM
C = 116.00 in
I = 158.00 in
C.M.I. Corp.
Rotation
CB Offset Angle
Pumping Speed :
K = 223.60 in
A = 210.50 in
Manufacturer :
API Designation : TM-640D-305-168
Structural Unbalance: -326 lbs
Meas. Stroke Length: 168.00 in
Linkage Dimensions R = 44.00 in
P = 165.00 in
DYNAMOMETER CAR D D A T A
Dynamometer Constant 5080 lbs/in No. of Digitized Points 75
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