Weatherford
Rod lift diagnostics

The well is pumped off, not gas locked

Tarentaise Federal 2-19H1: the fluid shot confirms the predicted intake pressure, and the pump card shows inflow-limited fluid pound

Annulus, pump barrel and downhole card animation A gas-cut foam annulus above the pump, a pump barrel filling 52 percent with liquid, and a downhole card tracing a fluid pound shape. Annulus near pump Pump barrel Downhole pump card Gas-cut foam column mostly gas, not pumpable Pump ยท PIP 167 psi (predicted 147 psi) TOPS separator Mud anchor 1.5 in pump fill 0% +5k lb -5k lb Position, 0 to 155 in Fluid pound
Liquid Gas in barrel Foam in annulus Pump card trace

Pump intake pressure

167 psi

Measured, vs 147 psi predicted last week

Pump fill

52%

Fluid pound, 84% confidence

Production, bbl/d

Full pump170
Current~100

At the 5 spm design speed

What the fluid shot is saying

"Gas-free fluid above pump" is a calculated value: how tall the column would be if the gas were removed from the foam. It doesn't mean that liquid is available to the pump. The measured intake pressure of 167 psi lines up with the 147 psi predicted before the shot, which confirms the well is drawn down.

The card shape confirms it. The pump carries full load on the upstroke, then the plunger rides down through gas and dumps load abruptly when it reaches liquid. That's inflow-limited fluid pound, not gas interference. If the well is pumping off faster than it used to, more efficient separation may simply be letting it reach pump-off sooner.