Technical Papers and Books
Authored or Coauthored by the Legends of Artificial Lift
Joseph Dunn Clegg
“Understanding and Combating Gas Interference in Pumping Wells,” American Petroleum Institute (API), 1 January 1963.
“Casing Failure Study—Cedar Creek Anticline,” JPT, June 1971, pp 676–84. Paper SPE 3036.
“Gas Interference in Rod Pumped Wells,” Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, Lubbock, Texas, April 1979, pp 105–10.
“Selection of Artificial Lift Method,” 58th Annual Fall Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 5–7 October 1981. Paper SPE 10337. Coauthors: Buford Neely, Fred Gipson, Bill Capps, Phil Wilson.
“Discussion of Economic Approach to Oil Production and Gas Allocation in Continuous Gas Lift,” JPT, February 1982, pp 301–02.
“Computer Use by Operating Personnel,” API, 1 January 1983.
“Artificial Lift Producing at High Rates,” Proc. 32nd Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, 1985, pp 333–53.
“Rod Pump Design Using Personal Computers,” Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, Lubbock, Texas, 23–24 April 1986. Paper 021.
“High-Rate Artificial Lift,” JPT, March 1988, pp 277–82. Paper SPE 17638.
“Improved Sucker Rod Pumping Design Calculations,” Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, Lubbock, Texas, 20–21 April 1988. Paper 019.
“Recommendations and Comparisons for Selecting Artificial-Lift Methods,” JPT, December 1993, pp 1128–31… 1163–67. Paper SPE 24834. Coauthors: S.M. Bucaram and N.N. Hein Jr.
Petroleum Engineering Handbook: Volume IV, Production Operations Engineering, SPE, 2007. Editor.
Sam Gavin Gibbs
“Predicting the Behavior of Sucker Rod Pumping Systems,” JPT, July 1963, pp 769–78. Paper SPE 588.
“Computer Diagnosis of Downhole Conditions in Sucker Rod Pumping Wells,” JPT, January 1966, pp 91–98. Paper SPE 1165. Coauthor: A.B. Neely.
“Subsurface Hydraulic Pumping Diagnostic Technique,” SPE Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, 30 September–October 3 1973. Paper SPE 4540. Coauthor: K.B. Nolen.
“Wellsite Diagnosis of Pumping Problems Using Minicomputers,” JPT, November 1973, pp 1319–23. Paper SPE 4068. Coauthor: K.B. Nolen.
“Computing Gearbox Torque and Motor Loading for Beam Units with Consideration of Inertia Effects,” JPT, September 1975, pp 1153–59. Paper SPE 5149.
“A General Method for Predicting Rod Pumping System Performance,” SPE ATCE, Denver, Colorado, 9–12 October 1977. Paper SPE 6850.
“A Review of Methods for Design and Analysis of Rod Pumping Installations,” JPT, December 1982, pp 2931–40. Paper SPE 9980.
“Design of Submersible Electric Pumping Systems,” Proc., Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, Lubbock, Texas, April 1983, pp 344–60. Coauthor: K.B. Nolen.
“Utility of Motor-Speed Measurements in Pumping-Well Analysis and Control,” SPE Production Engineering, August 1987, pp 199–208. Paper SPE 13198.
“Analysis of Electric-Submersible-Pumping Systems,” SPE Production Engineering, May 1989, pp 121–24. Paper SPE 16196. Coauthor: K.B. Nolen.
Supplement to paper SPE 16196: “Analysis of Electric-Submersible-Pumping Systems,” 1989. Paper SPE 19447.
“Quantitative Determination of Rod-Pump Leakage with Dynamometer Techniques,” JPT, August 1990, pp 225–30. Coauthor: K.B. Nolen.
“Application of Fiberglass Sucker Rods,” SPE Production Engineering, May 1991, pp 147–154. Paper SPE 20151.
“Remote Data-Entry System for Production Accounting,” SPE Permian Basin Oil and Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, Texas, 18–20 March 1992. Paper SPE 24004. Coauthors: J.N. Parker and W.C. Lynch.
“Design and Diagnosis of Deviated Rod-Pumped Wells,” JPT, July 1992, pp 774–81. Paper SPE 22787.
“Assumption of the API Rod Pumping Design Method as Related to Practical Applications and Wave Equation Techniques,” SPE University of Tulsa Centennial Petroleum Engineering Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 29–31 August 1994. Paper SPE 27988.
“Monitoring and Controlling Rod Pumped Wells Using Downhole Pump Cards,” 46th Annual Technical Meeting of The Petroleum Society of CIM, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 14–17 May 1995. Paper 95-89. Coauthors: K.B. Nolen, F.E. Morrow, W.C. Lynch.
“Measurement and Interpretation of Fluid Levels Obtained by Venting Casing Gas,” SPE ATCE, San Antonio, Texas, 5–8 October 1997. Paper SPE 38791. Coauthor: K.B. Nolen.
“Modeling a Finite-Length Sucker Rod Using the Semi-Infinite Wave Equation and a Proof to Gibbs’ Conjecture,” SPE ATCE, Anaheim, California, 11–14 November 2007. Paper SPE 108762. Coauthor: J.J. DaCunha.
“Modeling a Finite Length Sucker Rod Using the Semi-Infinite Wave Equation and a Proof to Gibbs’ Conjecture,” SPE Journal, March 2009. Paper SPE 108762 (revised). Coauthor: J.J. DaCunha.
Rod Pumping: Modern Methods of Design, Diagnosis, and Surveillance, 2012. ISBN 978-0-9849661-0-3.
James F. Lea
“The Application of a Thermal Network Analyzer to Pipe Flow and Wellbore Heat Transfer,” 50th Annual SPE Fall Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 28 September–1 October 1975. Paper SPE 5548.
“Sensitivity Analysis of Parameters Affecting Riser Performance,” 9th Annual OTC, Houston, Texas, 2–5 May 1977. Paper OTC 2918. Coauthor: Jack R. Maison.
“Gas/Liquid Flow Through Centrifugal Pumps—Correlation of Data,” International Pump Symposium, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1 September 1980. Coauthors: J. Turpin and J. Bearden.
“Dynamic Analysis of Plunger Lift Operations,” SPE ATCE, San Antonio, Texas, 5–7 October 1981. Paper SPE 10253.
“Gas Separator Performance for Submersible Pump Operation,” JPT, June 1982, pp 1327–33. Paper SPE 9219. Coauthor: John L. Bearden.
“Dynamic Analysis of Plunger Lift Operations,” JPT, November 1982, pp 2617–29. Paper SPE 10253.
“Effect of Gaseous Fluids on Submersible Pump Performance,” JPT, December 1982, pp 2922–30. Paper SPE 9218. Coauthor: J.L. Bearden.
“Blowouts—A Computer Simulation Study,” IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 20–23 February 1983. Paper IADC/SPE 11375. Coauthor: D.C. Thomas.
“Gas Well Operation With Liquid Production,” SPE of AIME Production Operation Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 27 February–1 March 1983. Paper SPE 11583. Coauthor: R.E. Tighe.
“Gas Solubility in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids: Effects on Kick Detection,” JPT, June 1984, pp 959–68. Paper SPE 11115. Coauthors: David C. Thomas and E.A. Turek.
“Defining the Characteristics and Performance of Gas-Lift Plungers,” 60 SPE ATCE, Las Vegas, 22–25 September 1985. Paper SPE 14344. Coauthors: L.N. Mower, E. Beauregard, and P.L. Ferguson.
“Nodal Systems Analysis of Oil and Gas Wells,” JPT, October 1985, pp 1751–63. Paper SPE 14714. Coauthor: Kermit E. Brown.
“Production Optimization Using a Computerized Well Model,” SPE International Meeting on Petroleum Engineering, Beijing, China, March 17–20 1986. Paper SPE 14121. Coauthor: Kermit E. Brown.
“Optimization of Progressive Cavity Pump Systems in the Development of the Clearwater Heavy Oil Reservoir,” JCPT, January-February 1988, pp 58–67. Paper PETSOC-88-01-05.
“Production System Optimization: Model Applications, Capabilities, and Pitfalls,” 63 SPE ATCE, 2–5 October 1988, Houston, Texas. Paper SPE 18220. Coauthor: A.W. Iyoho.
“Study of the Cyclical Performance of Beam Pump Motors,” SPE Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 13–14 March 1989. Paper SPE 18827. Coauthor: M.O. Durham.
“Evaluating and Establishing Safety Ratings for Submersible Cables,” SPE Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 7–9 April 1991. Paper SPE 21691. Coauthors: M.O. Durham, K. Ashenayi, and R. Guzy.
“Modeling Forces on a Beam-Pump System During Pumping of Highly Viscous Crude,” SPE Production Engineering, November 1991, pp 420–426. Paper SPE 20672.
“Dynamic Measurements of Beam-Pump Parameters,” SPE Production Engineering, February 1992, pp 113–120. Paper SPE 18187.
“Operational Problems and Their Solutions—Electrical Submersible Pumps,” SPE Gulf Coast ESP Workshop, Houston, Texas, 19 April–2 May 1992. Coauthor: J.L. Bearden.
“Interpretation of Calculated Forces on Sucker Rods,” SPE Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1993. Paper SPE 25416. Coauthors: P.D. Pattillo and W.R. Studenmund.
“New and Expected Developments in Artificial Lift,” University of Tulsa Centennial Petroleum Engineering Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 29–31 August 1994. SPE 27990. Coauthor: Herald W. Winkler.
“Electrical Submersible Pumps: On and Offshore Problems and Solutions,” SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, Veracruz, Mexico, 10–13 October 1994. Paper SPE 28964. Coauthors: M.R. Wells, J.L. Beardon, L. Wilson, R. Shepler, R. Lannom.
“Application of Artificial Neural Network to Pump Card Diagnosis,” SPE Computer Applications, December 1994, pp 9–14. Paper SPE 25420, revised. Coauthors: G. M. Nazi, Kaveh Ashenayi, and Frank Kemp.
“Decision Tree for Selection of Artificial Lift Method,” SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2–4 April 1995. Paper SPE 29510. Coauthors: Lloyd R. Heinze and Herald W. Winkler.
“Interpretation of Calculated Forces on Sucker Rods,” SPE Production & Facilities, February 1995, pp 41–45. Paper SPE 25416. Coauthors: P.D. Pattillo, W.R. Sudenmund.
“Survey of Electrical Submersible Systems Design, Application, and Testing,” SPE Production & Facilities, May 1996, pp 102–07. Paper SPE 29506. Coauthor: Marcus O. Durham.
“ESP Motor Voltage Adjustment for Maximum Profits,” SPE Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 9–11 March 1997. Paper SPE 37450. Coauthor: Joe Liu.
“Plunger Lift vs. Velocity Strings,” Journal of Energy Resources Technology, December 1999, pp 234–40.
“Selection of Artificial Lift,” SPE Mid-Continent Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 28–31 March 1999. Paper SPE 52157. Coauthor: Henry V. Nickens.
“ESPs: On and Offshore Problems and Solutions,” SPE Mid-Continent Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 28–31 March 1999. Paper SPE 52159. Coauthor: J.L. Bearden.
“A Comprehensive Rod-Pumping Model and Its Applications to Vertical and Deviated Wells,” SPE Mid-Continent Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 28–31 March 1999. Paper SPE 52215. Coauthors: J. Xu, D.R. Doty, R. Blais, and A. Shahraki.
“Artificial Lift Power Efficiency,” Proc. 46th Annual Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, Lubbock, Texas, 1999, pp 52–63.
“Artificial Lift for Slim Holes,” SPE ATCE, Dallas, Texas, 1-4 October 2000. Paper SPE 63042. Coauthors: James C. Cox, P.S. Adisoemarta, H.V. Nickens.
“ESPs: On and Offshore Problems and Solutions,” Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, Lubbock, Texas, 23–24 April 2002.
Gas Well Deliquification, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7506-7724-0.
“Coal Bed Methane Production,” SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 22–25 March 2003, Paper SPE 80900. Coauthors: David A. Simpson and James C. Cox.
“Solving Gas-Well Liquid-Loading Problems,” JPT, April 2004, pp 30–36. Paper SPE 72092. Coauthor: Henry V. Nickens.
“New Considerations for Modeling Plunger Performance,” SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 17–19 April 2005. Paper SPE 93997. Coauthors: D. Garg, J. Cox, and T. Oetama.
“Wave Equation Simulation of Fluid Pound and Gas Interference,” SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 17–19 April 2005. Paper SPE 94326. Coauthors: F. Yavuz, D. Garg, T. Oetama, J. Cox, and H. Nickens.
“A Coupled Model for Analyzing Transient Pressure Behavior of Horizontal Drainholes,” SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 17–19 April 2005. Paper SPE 94331. Coauthors: B.O. Ogunsanya, T.P. Oetama, L.R. Heinze, and P.S. Adisoemarta.
“A Physically Consistent Model for Describing Transient Pressure Behavior of Horizontal Drainholes,” Canadian Petroleum Society’s 6th Canadian International Petroleum Conference (56th Annual Technical Meeting), Calgary, Alberta, 7–9 June 2005. Paper 2005-071. Coauthors: B.O. Ogunsanya, T.P. Oetama, L.R. Heinze, and P.S. Adisoemarta.
“Design and Analysis of a Conveyor Lift Pump,” JCPT, May 2005, pp 9–11. Paper 2004-134TN (revised as PETSOC-05-05-TN). Coauthors: Divyahumar Garg, Ramkamal Bhagavatual, and James C. Cox.
“Downhole Beam Pump Operation: Slippage and Buckling Forces Transmitted to the Rod String,” JCPT, May 2005, pp 56-61. Paper PETSOC 05-05-05. Coauthors: Henry Nickens, James Cox, Ramkamal Bhagavatula, and Divyakumar Garg.
“A Robust Type Curve Solution for Analyzing Pressure-Transient Behaviors of Both Vertical and Horizontal Fracture Systems,” 30th Annual SPE International Technical Conference and Exhibition, Abuja, Nigeria, 31 July–2 August 2006. Paper SPE 105979. Coauthors: B.O. Ogunsanya, T.P. Oetama, L.R. Heinze, and P.S. Adisoemarta.
“Artificial Lift Systems,” Petroleum Engineering Handbook: Volume IV, Production Operations Engineering, SPE, 2007,
pp 411–56.
“Overview of Beam Pump Operations,” SPE ATCE, Anaheim, California, 11–14 November 2007. Paper SPE 110234. Coauthors: O.L. Rowlan and J.N. McCoy.
“Measurement and Calculation of Key Events During the Plunger Lift Cycle,” SPE ATCE, Anaheim, California, 11–14 November 2007. Paper SPE 110829. Coauthors: O.L. Rowlan and J.N. McCoy.
Gas Well Deliquification, 2nd Edition, Gulf Professional Publishing, Elsevier, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7506-8280-0. Coauthors: Henry V. Nickens and Mike R. Wells.
“Modified Foss and Gaul Model Accurately Predicts Plunger Rise Velocity,” SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 4–8 April 2009. Paper SPE 120636. Coauthors: Orvel Lynn Rowlan and James N. McCoy.
“Guidelines for the Proper Application of Critical Velocity Calculations,” SPE Production & Operations, May 2010, pp 182–94. Paper SPE 120625 (revised). Coauthors: Robert P. Sutton, Stuart Alan Cox, Orvel Lynn Rowlan.
“Measured Plunger Fall Velocity Used to Calibrate New Fall Velocity Model,” SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 23–26 March 2013. Paper SPE 164495. Coauthors: O.L. Rowlan, J. McCoy, R. Nadkrynechny, C. Cepuch.
Maurice M. Patterson
“An Ocean Gathering Program for the Gulf of Mexico,” SPE-AIME 44th Annual Fall Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 28 September–1 October 1969. Paper SPE 2638.
“A Magnetic Device to Detect Tension Failures in Oilfield Casing,” JPT, August 1971, pp 905–10. Paper SPE 2958. Coauthors: C.E. Murphy Jr. and B.C. Sheffield.
“Hindcasting Hurricane Waves in the Gulf of Mexico,” SPE Journal, August 1972, pp 321–28. Paper OTC 1345.
“Oceanographic Data From Hurricane Camille,” JPT, March 1976, pp 345–51. Paper OTC 2109.
“A Flowline Monitor for Production Surveillance,” SPE-European Spring Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 8–9 April 1976. Paper SPE 5769.
“Method for Pump-Off Detection,” US Patent No. 4,034,808 (1977).
“Development and Field Evaluation of the Production Surveillance Monitor,” JPT, February 1978, pp 160–66. Paper SPE 6095. Coauthors: B.J. Alford, F.A. Womack.
“A Pump-Off Detector System,” JPT, October 1979, pp 1249–53. Paper SPE 7407.
“Soft Start of Submersible Pumped Oil Wells,” JPT, April 1984, pp 653–56. Coauthor: A.B. Neely. Paper SPE 11042.
“A Model for Estimating the Life of Electrical Submersible Pumps,” SPE Production & Facilities, November 1993, pp 247–250. Paper SPE 22790.
“On the Efficiency of Electrical Submersible Pumps Equipped With Variable Frequency Drives: A Field Study,” SPE Production & Facilities, February 1996, pp 61–64. Paper SPE 25445.
“Lifting Viscous Crude with an ESP: A Full Scale Test,” ESP Workshop, 1990. Paper 8.
“The Submersible Pump and Computer Systems,” ESP Workshop, 1990. Paper 19.
“A Model for Estimating the Life of ESPs,” ESP Workshop, 1990. Paper 30.
“On the Efficiency of ESPs Equipped with Variable Frequency Drives,” ESP Workshop, 1990. Paper 3.
Herald W. Winkler
Camco Gas Lift Manual, Camco Inc., Houston, Texas, 1962. A2-001. Coauthor: S.S. Smith.
“Single- and Two-Phase Fluid Flow in Small Vertical Conduits Including Annular Configurations,” JPT, March 1963, pp 309–20. Paper SPE 441. Coauthors: Orville D. Gaither and C.V. Kirkpatrick.
“Dynamic Performance Testing of Single-Element Unbalanced Gas-Lift Valves,”SPE Production Engineering, August 1987, pp 183–90. Paper SPE 14348. Coauthor: G.F. Camp.
“Algorithm for More Accurately Predicting Nitrogen-Charged Gas-Lift Valve Operation at High Pressures and Temperatures,” SPE Production Operations Symposium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 13–14 March 1989. Paper SPE 18871. Coauthor: P.T. Eads.
“Applying the Basic Performance Concepts of Single-Element, Unbalanced Gas Lift Valves for Installation Design,” SPEPF, August 1993, pp 211–16. Paper SPE 21636. Coauthor: P.T. Eads.
“Rate/Depth Tubing Performance Curves,” SPE Drilling & Completion, June 1994, pp 119–23. Paper SPE 25443. Coauthor: P.T. Eads.
“Misunderstood or Overlooked Gas-Lift Design and Equipment Considerations,” University of Tulsa Centennial Petroleum Engineering Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 29–31 August 1994. Paper SPE 27991.
“New and Expected Developments in Artificial Lift,” University of Tulsa Centennial Petroleum Engineering Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 29–31 August 1994. Paper SPE 27990. Coauthor: James F. Lea.
“Decision Tree for Selection of Artificial Lift Method,” Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2–4 April 1995. Paper SPE 29510. Coauthors: L.R. Heinze and J.F. Lea.
“Continuous-Flow Gas-Lift Installation Design Based on Decreasing Production Rate With Required Increased Depth of Lift,” SPE Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 9–11 March 1997. Paper SPE 37423. Coauthor: H. Maier.
“Re-Examine Insert Chamber-Lift for High Rate, Low Bottomhole Pressure, Gassy Wells,” SPE Mid-Continent Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 28–31 March 1999. Paper SPE 52120.
“Gas Lift,” Petroleum Engineering Handbook: Volume IV, Production Operations Engineering, SPE, 2007, pp 521–624. Coauthor: Jack R. Blann.
“Practical Method for Measurement of Injection-Gas Throughput of Each Gas-Lift Valve Before Well Installation, SPE Production and Operations Symposium,” Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 27–29 March 2011. Paper SPE 141055. Coauthor: Mehdi A. Shahri.