Rod pump

Progressive cavity

Gas lift

Plunger lift

Hydraulic piston

Hydraulic Jet

Electric Submersible

Operating depth (ft)

To 16,000 TVD

To 6,000 TVD

To 15,000 TVD

To 19,000 TVD

To 17,000 TVD

To 15,000 TVD

To 15,000 TVD

Operating volume (bbl/d)

To 5000

To 4,500

To 30,000

To 50

50 - 4,000

300-15,000

200-30,000

Operating temperature (°F)

100/500

75/250

100/400

120/500

100/500

100/500

100/400

Corrosion handling

Good to excellent

fair

Good to excellent

Excellent

Good

Excellent

Good

Gas handling

Fair to good

Fair

Excellent

Excellent

Fair

Good

Poor to fair

Sand handling

Fair

fair

Excellent

Poor

Fair

Fair

Fair

Paraffin handling

Poor

excellent

Poor

Poor

Good

Good

Good

Fluid gravity

> 8° API

> 35° API

> 35° API

GLR required 300 scf/bbl/1000 ft depth

> 8° API

> 8° API

> 10° API

Crooked hole

Poor

Fair

Good

poor

Good

Good

Fair

Casing size

Fair

Fair

Good

Good

Fair

Fair

Good

Servicing

Workover or pulling rig

Workover or pulling rig

Wireline or workover

Wellhead catcher or wireline

Hydraulic or wireline

Hydraulic or wireline

Workover or pulling rig

Prime mover

Gas engine or electric

Gas engine or electric

compressor

Well’s natural energy

Gas engine or electric

Gas engine or electric

Electric motor

Offshore application

Limited

Good

Excellent

N/A

good

excellent

excellent

Overall system efficiency

40-60%

40-70%

10-30%

N/A

45-55%

10-30%

35-60%