Describe & Operate Beam Pump (Series) Module C

Describe and Operate Beam Pump

Total Pages: 136


Module C: Describe Beam Pump Operation

Prerequisites
  • Module A - Describe and Monitor Wellhead, Sucker Rod String, and Subsurface Pump
  • Module B - Describe and Monitor Beam Pump and Prime Mover

    Training Objectives
    Upon completion of this training kit on beam pump operation, you will be able to:

  • Describe equipment at a typical oil wellsite equipped with a beam pumping system
  • Describe beam pump wellsite hazards and precautions for working safely
  • Describe well and equipment monitoring and record keeping
  • Describe the well operator's response to an unplanned shutdown
  • Describe tasks operators routinely perform at oil wells equipped with beam pumping systems:
    - shut down and lock out beam pumping system (prime mover and pumpjack)
    - start up engine-driven beam pumping system
    - start up motor-driven beam pumping system
    - check (test) pressure safety switch
    - pig wellsite flowlines
    - put downhole sucker rod pump on/off tap
    - change stuffing box packing

    Table of Contents

    Foreword 1
    Training Objectives 1
    1 Introduction 1
    2 Typical Beam Pump Wellsite 3
    2.1 Separators 6
    2.2 Oil Facilities 8
    2.3 Produced Water Facilities 12
    2.4 Associated Gas Facilities 14
    2.5 Chemical Injection Systems 17
    2.6 Cathodic Protection System 19
    2.7 SCADA System 20
    2.8 Winterization of Wellsite Equipment 22
    3 Beam Pump Oil Well Safety 24
    3.1 Causes of Workplace Accidents 25
    3.2 Accident Prevention 26
    3.3 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 27
    3.4 Wellsite Hazards 28
    3.5 Lockout/Tagout 33
    3.6 Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) 35
    4 Monitoring and Record Keeping 36
    4.1 Monitoring Beam Pumping System Equipment 36
    4.2 Recording Daily and Monthly Production Data 37
    4.3 Maintaining Well Records 38
    4.4 Maintaining Equipment Lubrication Records 39
    5 Respond to Unplanned Shutdowns 39
    5.1 Typical Causes for Unplanned Shutdowns 40
    5.2 Operator's Role and Responsibilities for Responding to an Unplanned Shutdown 41
    6 Shut Down Beam Pumping System 43
    6.1 Shutdown Overview and Hazards 43
    6.2 Temporary Shutdown (No Lockout) 45
    6.3 Short-Term Shutdown and Lockout 46
    6.4 Long-Term Shutdown and Lockout 49
    7 Start Up Engine-Driven Beam Pumping System 51
    7.1 Startup Overview and Hazards 51
    7.2 Start Up Engine-Driven System 53
    8 Start Up Motor-Driven Beam Pumping System 56
    8.1 Startup Overview and Hazards 56
    8.2 Start Up Motor-Driven System 57
    9 Check (Test) Pressure Safety Switch 60
    9.1 Switch Check Overview and Hazards 60
    9.2 Check (Test) Pressure Safety Switch 62
    10 Pig Flowlines 62
    10.1 Pigging Overview and Hazards 64
    10.2 Launch Pig(s) 65
    10.3 Receive Pig(s) 68
    11 Put Downhole Sucker Rod Pump On/Off Tap 71
    11.1 Downhole Pump Tapping Overview and Hazards 73
    11.2 Put Downhole Pump on Tap 75
    11.3 Take Downhole Pump Off Tap 78
    12 Change Stuffing Box Packing 80
    12.1 Stuffing Box Packing Change Overview and Hazards 82
    12.2 Change Stuffing Box Packing 84
    13 Self-Check 92
    14 Self-Check Answer Key 101


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