The Mission of the SPE is to collect, disseminate, and exchange technical knowledge concerning the exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources, and related technologies for the public benefit; and to provide opportunities for professionals to enhance their technical and professional competence.

The SPE Western Regional Meeting will concentrate on its traditional base of thermal and non-thermal regional operations and will also focus on smart fields and artificial intelligence.  Given the increased interest in tight shale operations, there will be sessions on shale and diatomite development.  Follow this link for the full schedule of events; SPE Western Regional Meeting.  We hope to see you there.

FARR PLUNGER ADVANTAGES    

1. Increased pump life 3-6 times longer                         2. Increased Production Efficiency 

3. Increased Production & Profits                                   4. Reduce Environmental Spill Incidents

5. Cut Well Pulling Cost by 50%                                      6. Sticking Plungers Eliminated    

                            7. Saves Energy                                  

Muth Pump LLC invites you to come see our exhibit in Booth # 536 & 635 and see the FARR Plunger pumping sand at the 2011 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Denver Colorado, from October 30 through November 2, 2011.

For the past 87 years, ATCE has been the leading technical conference in the E&P world, bringing together emerging technologies; state-of-the art innovations; leading-edge companies and organizations; and thousands of engineers, scientists, managers, and executives each year. Follow the link for Schedule of Events.

Come see how the FARR Plunger can reduce your well pulling costs; prevent stuck plungers, increase production, increase run times, and increase profits for your company.

For more information on the FARR Plunger visit our website at www.muthpump.com . Just click the link for more information on the 2011 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.

We look forward to seeing you there.

 54th Annual Meeting

Muth Pump is teaming up with one of our Kansas distributors, Oil Patch Pump & Supply to attend the EKOGA 54^th annual meeting in Chanute, Kansas.

The Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Association was founded in 1957 by a group of independent producers to promote the interests of oil and gas production in Eastern Kansas,  who were alarmed at the actions by the 1957 Kansas legislature and decided to do something about it. Their example was shortly followed by other interested individuals which led to the establishment of the first nucleus of a group which became to be known as Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Association. The first grassroots meeting was attended by 96 people, including producers, service and supply people, royalty owners, refiners, and individuals of related businesses.

The purpose of the new organization was “to promote, further and enhance the interests of all segments of the oil and gas industry, in Eastern Kansas, including interests of royalty owners, and all other persons directly or indirectly affected by such operations. To collect and disseminate information affecting the welfare and activities of all the oil and gas industry in Eastern Kansas.”

Follow this link for the full schedule of events; 54^th Annual Meeting Schedule of Events.  If you have time and will be in the area stop by and visit.  On Wednesday, September 14  and Thursday, September 15 we will be at Oil Patch Pump & Supply in Chanute with a live demo of our FARR Plunger pumping sand in a plastic tube.  Stop by for some food and learn how we can increase your production and profits.  On Friday you can stop by the show and find us with our distributor Oil Patch Pump & Supply and see our demo there.

Extending Downhole Pump Run Life using Ingenuity Innovation and New Technology Lead to Reduced OPEX and Increased Revenue in the Duri Steam Flood (DSF), Indonesia.

SPE-145249-PP

In DSF, > 700 Pump Stuck (PS) jobs are performed each year which primarily caused by sand production. Annual total cost of this routine service work is multimillion dollar. In addition, with average of 3 days downtime/PS job, there is over 2,100 days of lost production associated with downtime. With currently over 5,000 active producer wells, identifying artificial lift SRP alternatives that can improve run life and reduce number of PS jobs performed would result in lower OPEX (*Operating Expense) (less PS jobs), higher production (reduced downtime), and lower risk of HES (*Health, Environment, Safety) incidents (less rig work).

Three viable options were identified for a field trial after soliciting ideas and opinions from Service Suppliers, MSS (*Maintenance Supports & Services) Team, and Chevron Global Network to overcome these pump stuck issue:

• 0.015″ fit Tubing Pump
• Stroke-Thru Pump
• 0.002″ fit FARR Plunger

The 2008-2009 PMT (*Production Management Team) HOOU (*Heavy Oil Operation Unit) Artificial Lift Lean Sigma confirmed that these artificial lift options had a longer run life than the standard 0.010″ fit pump. Average run life was increased by 93 days, and 70% of the time produced a longer run life. During 12 months trial period, there was an average reduction of 12 PS jobs/month compared to baseline data.

Since the 0.002″ fit FARR Plunger had encouraging results in low wellhead temperature wells, there was initiative to evaluate it in higher temperature by modifying the pump fit to 0.005″ considering thermal expansion. In 2010, 15 units of 0.005″ fit FARR plungers were tested, replacing either a Stroke-Thru or 0.015″ Fit Pump that had failed. The results were encouraging and indicated that the 0.005″ FARR Plunger exceeded the run life of the previous pump 71% of the time with additional incremental run life of 44 days.

Author

Aan Akhmad Prayoga

Petroleum Engineer

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia

*Note:  Added text and highlights  for clarification purposes.

With more than 3300 members in 29 states the Texas Alliance is the largest statewide oil and gas trade association in the nation.

The Expo and Meeting will feature:

• Golf tournament
• Spill prevention Control & Countermeasure Plan Workshop
• Technical seminars.
• FARR Plunger Pumping Sand
• Technical Displays

Come see how the FARR Plunger can reduce your well pulling costs; prevent stuck plungers, increase production, increase run times, and increase profits for your company.

For more information on the FARR Plunger visit our website at www.muthpump.com .  Just click the link for more information on the 2010 Alliance Expo & Annual Meeting .

We look forward to seeing you there.

The new location has allowed Muth Pump to maintain a higher inventory to meet the growing demand for the FARR Plunger.  The FARR Plunger is designed to deal with sand and other solids which plague the oil and gas industry.  

Currently Muth Pump distributes their products in 17 different states in the United States and 7 different countries around the world. 

To find out more about the “FARR” Plunger and

Visit our website www.muthpump.com

Garold Muth, (inventor of the FARR  Plunger), and David Muth were on hand to answer questions provide information about the FARR  Plunger.  Most of the Engineers could see the benefits and indicated they had several applications for the FARR  Plunger in the Kern County area.  Just a few days after the demonstration the orders for FARR  Plungers began coming in.

If you would like us to come to your company for a Presentation and Demonstration of the FARR  plunger call (661) 588-8700 or e-mail garold@muthpump.com to set up an appointment.    

Bakersfield, California based Muth Pump LLC has launched a new marketing program to generate new business and show oil companies how they can Increase Production and Drastically Cut Well Pulling Costs.  Since Muth Pump began attending trade shows with their portable pumping unit, the response has been overwhelming by oil companies and pump shops to try FARR Plungers.  After seeing the plunger pumping sand in a plastic tube they can clearly see how it works and how it can benefit their company.  After trying the FARR Plunger most companies continue to use them because they work and save money. 

 Since trade shows are sometimes few and far between and can be very expensive to attend we decided to design a trailer that would allow us to take our show mobile.  We can take this trailer with our pumping unit & video display to local oil companies to show them first hand how the FARR Plunger works and how it can save them money and increase production.  Most trade shows use to take us 2-3 hours to set up.  With this display trailer set up only takes about 20 minutes. 

 If you would like us to come to your company for a Presentation and Demonstration of the FARR plunger call (661) 588-8700 or e-mail garold@muthpump.com to set up an appointment.    

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Bakersfield Country Club

4200 Country Club Drive, Bakersfield, California  

• 10:00 a.m. Check-In
• 11:00 a.m. Shotgun
• 4:30 p.m. Dinner and Awards

Registration Fees: (Registration includes green fees, cart, practice balls, contest holes, and dinner)

• CBC Members: $120
• CIPA Members: $135
• Non-Members: $160
• Dinner Only: $35

All levels of players are encouraged to participate.  It is not necessary to register a full team.  If registering a team, it is the captain’s responsibility to confirm each player prior to registration.

For more information visit Golf Tournament 

David Muth (Vice President)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Muth Pump LLC  Bakersfield, CA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Web site: www.muthpump.com

Notice how the solids on the API pump are channeled outward into the gap between the plunger connector and the pump barrel wall. This will cause the API plunger to stick in the barrel. In comparison, notice how the solids in the “Farr” pump is funneled inward, keeping solids in solution at all times, thus not letting them between the plunger and barrel wall.  The Farr plunger in a down hole pump will allow the pump to stay in the ground 3 to 6 times longer than an API plunger. 

To see the Farr Plunger in action click this link  Farr Video

David Muth

Vice President

Muth Pump LLC

Bakersfield, California

Garold Muth

President