Helpful References for Sucker Rod Pumping:  (Green=Link)

Books:

• The Beam Lift Handbook:  by Dr. A.L. Podio & Dr. Paul Bommer (2012) - a comprehensive ref. with fantastic diagrams.

• Rod Pumping: Modern Methods of Design, Diagnosis, and Surveillance:  by Dr. Sam Gibbs (2012).  (This book is more for the engineer and those who want to understand the underlying equations)

• Rod Pumping Optimization:  by John Svinos at Theta Oilfield Services (2014 Edition, e-book).

• Accoustic Fluid Level Measurements:  by Dr. Podio & James McCoy (2017).  

• Southwestern Petroleum Short Course (SWPSC):  $300 for a CD containing electronic copies of every paper ever presented at SWPSC going back to 1954.  The papers come with an Adobe Acrobat Catalog Index—making keyword searching for specific topics very easy—and the papers are primary focused on production/completion related activities pertaining in the Permian Basin.  This is where I cut my teeth early on in my self-education on rod pumping.

Websites:

• Echometer - they have some great rod-pumping software & insightful industry papers that can be freely downloaded. 

• Penta Completions - has some good downloads at the bottom of the page ("Product Catalog" the most expansive).

• Don-Nan Pump & Supply - good pictures and spec sheets on TAC's, rod pumps, & pump components.

• Artificial Lift Research & Development Council (ALRDC) - some reference artificial lift pictures and links to some software packages (but website not well maintained).  The best info is located under the central "Services - Open" tab.

• Increase Well Production:  -  online courses for other forms of artificial lift (good Gas Lift course).

Rod Pumping Videos & Animations

• Visualizations of Downhole Pump in Relation to Dynamometer Pump Card Shapes (4 min) - by Petrobras.  This shows great animations that intuitively help in understanding Pump Card Shapes (the few words that are written in the video are in Spanish, but the visualizations are in English).  This video is well worth the time.

• Sucker Rod Pumping System (2 min) - by Weatherford.  Animation of pumping unit stroking the downhole pump.

• Clear Plexiglas Rod Pump Showing Incomplete Fluid Fillage (45 sec) - University of Texas laboratory test well. 

• 3 Causes of Incomplete Pump Fillage (7 min) - by Lynn Rowland from Echometer at the SWPSC (2010).

PDF's & Additional Reference Information:

• Rod Failure Analysis by Norris:  great 22-page failure analysis brochure detailing the different mechanisms causing sucker rods to fail and showing detailed images that are very helpful for identifying sucker rod root-cause failure analysis.

• Rod Specs by Penta Completions:  helpful reference table listing all the rod dimensions (from wrench flat to end fitting diameter, etc).  Reference is helpful when determining what size overshot to run to fish out any type of rod part.

• Motor Frame Size:  use to determine the shaft diameter for the motor sheave (when changing the SPM).