With RODSTAR you can design new rod pumping installations or make changes to existing rod pumping systems. RODSTAR for Windows is a powerful, easyto-use rod pumping system simulator and design tool. Introductionin any other Windows document.
Please include the Serial Number from your Sentinel bitlock when contacting support.Į-Mail RequirementsProcessor:1.6 GHz or higherġ25 MB available disk space CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for installation Support for customers with an expired agreement is billed at $100/hour with a one-hour minimum per incident. The first year of technical support is provided free with the initial purchase of a license. Technical SupportTechnical Support for RODSTAR is provided by phone and e-mail to customers with a current Annual Technical Support Agreement.
Printed in the United States of America Second Edition, December 2011ĬontentsTechnical Support System Requirements 1 introduction 1 1 Program Features 1 2 Advanced Capabilities and Program Limitations 1 3 Help System 1 4 RODSTAR CD and Software Sentinel 2 Software installation 2 1 RODSTAR Installation 2 2 Questions About Installation 2 3 Installing the Software Sentinel 3 Starting and Setting Up RODSTAR 3 1 Starting RODSTAR 3 2 Exiting RODSTAR 3 3 Setting up RODSTAR 3 3 2 General setup options 3 3 3 Defaults, Limits, and Rod Guide Setup 3 3 4 Output Options 3 3 5 Pumping Unit Options 3 3 6 Rod Grade Options 3 3 7 Batch Mode Options 4 Running RODSTAR 4 1 RODSTARs User Interface 4 1 1 RODSTARs Help System 4 2 Entering Rod Pumping System Data 4 2 1 Entering Well Information Data 4 2 2 Entering Production Information 4 2 3 Entering Pump and Tubing Information Data 4 2 4 Entering Rod String Data 4 2 5 Entering Wellbore Deviation Data (RODSTAR-D) 4 2 6 Entering Pumping Unit Data v v 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 7 7 8 11 11 12 14 16 19 20 23 23 24 24 25 27 29 31 36 40Ĥ 2 7 Entering Motor Information and Energy Cost 5 Changing, Loading and Saving Data 5 1 Visual Input 5 2 Storing Data Files 5 3 Running and Viewing the Output 5 3 1 Saving the output 5 3 2 Running in Batch Mode 5 4 Loading Data from Disk 5 4 1 Viewing Previously Saved Output 5 5 Manipulating Input Windows 6 Rod Pump System Design 6 1 Understanding RODSTARs Output 6 1 1 Dynamometer and Permissible Load Plots 6 1 2 Torque Plot 6 1 3 IPR Plot 6 1 4 Report 6 2 RODSTAR-D Output 6 2 1 Deviation Plots 6 3 Rod Pump System Design Guidelines 6 3 1 Shallow, High Rate Well Simulation 6 3 2 Selecting the Target Production 6 3 3 Avoiding Rod Compression 6 3 4 Minimizing Power Consumption 6 3 5 Reducing Gearbox Torque 6 3 6 Using RODSTAR for Correct Equipment Sizing 6 3 7 Using RODSTAR for Diagnostic Analysis 6 3 8 Using RODSTAR-D for better Wellbore Designsĥ0 53 53 53 54 56 56 58 59 60 61 62 62 65 65 65 70 70 74 74 75 75 75 76 76 77 77 RODSTAR, RODSTAR-D, RODSTAR-V, RODDIAG, XDIAG, XBAL, and XTOOLS are trademarks of Theta Oilfield Services, Inc.
This manual may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of Theta Oilfield Services, Inc. Manager: Oilfield Services, Inc., 2011.Īll Rights Reserved. Manager: Software Support: Kevin Lo: Orders: Christy Kukula - Off. Svinos - President: Terry Treiberg - XSPOC Dev. Modern Design and Simulation of Rod Pumping Systems for Deviated or Ver tical Wellsġ901 E.