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ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS
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High Volume Fluid Pumps
Casing Pump - attached to the Packer
z Advantages - Highest volume available;
insert style, therefore retrievable
z Disadvantages - Wear by the rods on the
casing; sanding in of the packer
‘Bottled-Up’ Pump
z Advantages - Greater Production Volumes
z Disadvantages - Plunger larger than the tubing
Oversized Tubing Pump
z ID threads on barrel allow larger plunger
than normal