A timer or pump-off controller (POC) can improve overall beam-pump efficiency for a well with a pump capacity greater than its production capacity. More than 400,000 wells in the U.S. operate with ...

Multiphase pumping has evolved into a well-accepted "best practice" in many producing areas and is now being asked to solve a wide range of operational problems. With hundreds of multiphase pumps now ...

Artificial lift is a process used on oil wells to increase pressure within the reservoir and encourage oil to the surface. When the natural drive energy of the reservoir is not strong enough to push ...

Lufkin Industries Inc. has agreed to buy substantially all of Quinn's Oilfield Supply Ltd. for $303 million in cash. Quinn’s, of Red Deer, Alb., manufacturers specialty oilfield pumps, and is among ...