SuckerRodPumpingLoad.

xls
Description: This spreadsheet calculates the maximum allowable pumping speed, the maximum PRL, the
minimum PRL, peak torque, and counterbalance load.

Instruction: 1) Select a unit system; 2) Update parameter values in the Input Data section; 3) View result in
the Solution section.

Input Data: 1
Pump setting depth (D): 3,500 ft
Plunger diameter (dp): 2.5 in.
Rod section 1(top), diameter (dr1): 1 in.
length (L1): 0 ft
Rod section 2, diameter (dr2): 0.875 in.
length (L2): 3,500 ft
Rod section 3, diameter (dr3): 0.625 in.
length (L3): 0 ft
Rod section 4, diameter (dr4): 0.5 in.
length (L4): 0 ft
Type of pumping unit (1 = conventional; -1 = Mark II or Air-balanced): 1
Beam dimension 1 (d1) 96.05 in.
Beam dimension 2 (d2) 111 in.
Crank length (c): 37 in.
Crank to pitman ratio (c/h): 0.3246
Oil gravity: 45 oAPI
Maximum allowable acceleration factor (L): 0.265

Solution:
d2
S=2 c = 85.52 in.
d1

√
70471 . 2 L
N= c
= 18.0 SPM
S (1− h )
2
πd
A p= p = 4.91 in.2
4

2
πd r
A r= = 0.60 in.
4
 DA p
W f =S f ( 62 . 4 ) = 5,969 lbs
144
γ s DA r
W r= = 7,162 lbs
144
2 c
SN ( 1± h )
F1 = = 0.5197
70471 .2

Wr
PRL max=W f −S f ( 62 . 4 ) +W r +W r F1 = 16,121 lbs
γs

2 SN 2 W r
1
T=4 (
S W f+
70471 . 2 ) = 247,755 in.-lbs

2
SN ( 1∓ ch ) = 0.27
F2 =
70471 . 2

Wr
PRL min=−S f ( 62 . 4 ) +W r −W r F 2 = 4,533 lbs
γs

1
C= 2 ( PRLmax + PRL min ) = 10,327 lbs

PRL max
σ max = = 20,526 psi
Ar
 0

Do not change data in red!

0 1
1,000.00 m 3,500.00 ft
0.08 m 2.50 in.
0.03 m 1.00 in. 0.79 in2
0.00 m 0.00 ft
0.02 m 0.88 in.
3,500.00 m 3,500.00 ft
0.02 m 0.63 in.
0.00 m 0.00 ft
0.01 m 0.50 in. Equivalent rod diameter (d
0.00 m 0.00 ft
1.00 1.00
2.50 m 96.05 in.
2.80 m 111.00 in.
1.00 m 37.00 in.
0.32 0.32 = 0.3246
0.80 Water=1 45.00 oAPI = 0.8017
0.27 0.27

2.17 m

18 SPM

0.0031669292 m2

0.0153 m
 26,497 N

31,793 N

0.5197

71,568 N

1,099,883 N

0.27

20,122 N

45,845 N

5,884,869,927 N/m2
lent rod diameter (dre): 0.875

S.G.