Beginning in 1995, the Permian Basin Artificial Lift Forum was an annual, two-day event in Midland TX, geared towards operators sharing and discussing best practices and artificial lift-related technology. The forum features multiple Permian-based operators and vendors making short presentations, after which attendee questions spark further discussions. In 2025 an additional day was added to the event to include Facilities.
The 2026 Permian Basin Artificial Lift and Facilities Forum is schedule for November 3-5, with an added day focusing on Facilities, at the Bush Convention Center, Midland, TX. The three-day forum costs $250. A one-day Facilities only registration is $100. The registration fee includes seating at the forum, light breakfast, lunch, breaks and happy hour.
This year’s Chairperson is Courtney Richardson with OXY. For more information, please contact Courtney at courtney_richardson@oxy.com or Ronda Brewer at ronda.brewer@ttu.edu.
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Abstracts/Schedule
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| Practical IPR Estimation for Artificial Lift Optimization in Unconventional Wells | Optimized artificial lift design requires a reliable understanding of a well inflow performance relationship (IPR) to estimate production potential under... | Jose Chavarria, ConocoPhillips | When
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| Targeted Micro-encapsulated Solid Vortex Chemical System to Manage Foreign Material | Chemical programs are frequently used to manage foreign materials (both suspended and in solution) in Permian wells. These programs typically... | Sean LiSooey, Casillas Petroleum Jerson Paez, Q2 Artificial Lift Services Charles Dietz, Ryte Energy Technologies | When
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| Science, Not Voodoo—Now with AI: Explaining Asphaltene and Paraffin Prevention Performance | With new artificial-lift and solids-management tools emerging every day, determining why some installations succeed while others fail is rarely as... | Brooke Hagen, OXY | When
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| Optimization Lessons Learned | There are a lot of papers and discussions surrounding optimization with the primary focus being on the downhole artificial lift... | Mike Brock, PL Tech, LLC | When
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| Circumferential Displacement Rod Tongs: Enhancing Rod Makeup and Reducing Connection Failures | Sucker rod connection failures remain a critical challenge in Reciprocating and PCP Rod Pump applications. This study examines current make-up... | Mike Ashton - Oxy Harold Miller - ART (Automated Rig Technologies) | When
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| Sensing a Novel Approach to ESP Intake Diagnostics: ESP Desander with Pressure Gauge | Sand production and limited downhole visibility can complicate the diagnosis and optimization of ESP systems. Conventional ESP completions typically provide... | Charley Harley, Kenyon Powell, Burk Royalty Co Ltd Andres Baquero, Gustavo Gonzalez, Odessa Separator Inc. | When
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| Intelligent ESP Control - Utilizing Edge for an Autonomous Super-Loop | Electric Submersible Systems in the oil and gas industry have long relied on PLC control loops as well as Supervisory... | Timothy Jacobs, Jorge Ramos, Anthony Haston -Birch Resources Nick Salois, Austin deGraaf - Boomerang | When
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| Improving ESP Performance in High GLR Wells in the Permian Basin Using CENesis PHASE System | Production challenges associated with high gas-liquid ratios (GLR) and severe gas interference are frequently encountered in gassy wells, limiting artificial... | Moossa Kauvngal Areekat, Ala Aoun, Diego Estupinan, Tom Ngo - Baker Hughes | When
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| Gas Release System Bypass: Improving ESP Stability and Run Life in High-GLR Wells | High Gas-Liquid Ratio (GLR) conditions present significant challenges for Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) systems, as free gas and slug flow... | Norman Grimes and Luis Guanacas - Odessa Separator Inc. | When
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| Improving ESP Performance and Oil Production in a High-GLR Permian Shale Well Through a Booster Gas-Handling Configuration | OBJECTIVES/SCOPE Unconventional wells with moderate-to-high gas-liquid ratios can experience gas interference that limits electrical submersible pump (ESP) drawdown and creates... | Marcelino Mota and Kurt Cole - Baker Hughes | When
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| Application of the Homogenization Principle for Improved Sand Management in ESP Systems | Sand production remains a challenge in ESP applications because uncontrolled solids can cause erosion, abrasion, vibration, plugging, premature equipment failure... | Luis Guanacas, Norman Grimes, Luke Bell - Odessa Separator Inc. | When
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| Cavins Gas Relief System for Rod Lift Systems | The Cavins Gas Relief System allows gas that accumulates after separation or is not separated and collects beneath either the... | Blair Arterbury, The Cavins Corp. | When
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| Stacked Mechanism EOR Frac Flood Delivered with Novel Surface Module | Over half of US oil production is from low permeability sands and shale plays in the Permian, Williston and Eagle... | Brandon Moore, Gordon Pospisil, Dr Stuart L Scott, and Dr David Schechter - EOR ETC | When
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| Reducing Gas Lift Underinjection Using an Automated Compression Optimization System: A Field Evaluation in the Permian Basin | Gas lift underinjection is a persistent operational challenge that can reduce production and destabilize well performance when compression systems fail... | O. Abdelkerim, and J. Waldinger - Liftrock Integrated Lift Services B. J. Ellis¹, A. Algarhy - Midland College | When
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| Life Cycle Gas Lift Compressor: Is Industry Missing a Better Design for Horizontal Wells? | The concept of High Pressure Gas Lift (HPGL) was first presented to industry at the 2016 ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop... | William Elmer - Encline Artificial Lift Technologies LLC Anil Raina and George Wood - RIX Industries | When
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| Visualizing Artificial Lift Systems’ Operational Envelopes in the Permian Basin | In this paper, improvements to the Artificial Lift Map (ALM)[ref] have been made. The ALM is a tool, a 2D... | Timothy R. McNealy and Dr. Stuart Scott - Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University | When
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| Extended Dome, Low Load Rate: A New 1” Gas Lift Valve Design | The newly re-engineered 1” conventional Injection-Pressure-Operated (IPO) gas lift valve delivers a major advancement in gas lift technology for five-and-a-half-inch... | Daniel Hall - Weatherford | When
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| Gas Lift Valve with Charge Chamber and Bellows Protection | Objective and Scope Bellows integrity and containment of the design charge pressure are both essential to the successful, long-term operation... | Daniel R. Murski, Richard Shook and Michael Juenke Liberty Lift Solutions, LLC | When
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| Surfactant Assisted Gas Lift(SAGL) Following Frac-Hit Fluid Loading: Field Case Studies | Frac hits can introduce large volumes of water into offset producing wells, disrupting established gas-lift performance and creating persistent liquid... | Blake Campbell - Drilling Fluids Technology, Inc. Dr. Stuart Scott and Seth Fitter - Texas Tech Rafael Beltran - Mewbourne Oil Company | When
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| OneLift: A Downhole Gas Lift Design Philosophy for Horizontal Wellheads | Horizontal wellheads enable annular-flow to tubing-flow gas lift conversion without wellhead replacement or flowline reconstruction. This capability shifts the design... | Joshua Veselka - OXY | When
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| Fiber-Reinforced Composites: A Downhole Separation Breakthrough in Cost, Risk and Performance | Today’s horizontal wells target deep reservoirs and produce high gas-to-liquid-ratio fluids that are often solids-laden. Long, undulating laterals cause gas... | Jeff Saponja - Oilify Ritthy Son and Thomas Vest - Diamondback Energy | When
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| Produce More, Cut Failure: Why Controlling Using Pump Fillage Is Wrong. | Pump fillage is the standard control variable for sucker rod pumps, and pump-off controllers routinely cycle or slow wells on... | Dr. Malek Rekik, Dr. Sebastien Mannai, and Dr. Charles Henri Clerget - Amplified Industries | When
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| Texas Tech U. Test Bed for Rod Lift Innovation and Research | Horizontal (HZ) wells pose new challenges for Artificial Lift( AL), which is compounded by the recent increase in lateral lengths... | Seth Fitter, Michael Schleigh, and Stuart L Scott - Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University | When
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| Simplifying the Rod Pump System Design Process | A complete rod lift system design requires sizing a downhole pump, stroke length and pumping speed to match a production... | Peter Westerkamp and Dean Calder, Lufkin Industries | When
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| AI-Driven Pump Optimization at Field Scale: From Ten-Well Pilot to Full Field Deployment | Objectives/Scope Mature sucker-rod-pumped assets often operate with fixed timer schedules and limited visibility into changing inflow conditions. This study evaluates... | Mario Campos and Jess Tarrant - Amplified Industries Wes Nolen and Bradley Lennert - SNW Operating | When
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| MFC-G2 Technology | NTRODUCTION Our patented Magnetic Fluid Conditioning (MFC) Technology elevates into its second generation (G2) with our new research and advancement... | Syed Akbar, Ryan Rylander, and Brandt Poulin - Flo-Rite Fluids | When
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| Separator Screening for Intermittent Gas Lift (IGL) Conversion and Slug Handling | Converting a well from continuous gas lift to intermittent gas lift (IGL) changes the flow behavior entering the separator from... | Smith Leggett, Erasmus Mensah, and Jefferson Ogbuka - Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University | When
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| From Trial to Implementation - Multiphase Flow Meters for Allocation Measurement | This presentation will highlight the results of a Permian operators' use of multiphase technology from trial phase to facility implementation... | Adam Angelle - Weatherford | When
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| Procedural AI to Detect Water Carryover in Gas Gathering Systems: Field-Confirmed Results from Existing Well-Site Telemetry | Water carryover - produced liquid entrained in the gas stream leaving the separator instead of reaching the tank - accumulates... | Stan Logie and Reid Hasher - BKV Corporation David Benham, Ryan Benn, Donny Lowry - ROAM-AI | When
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| From Reactive to Proactive: Leveraging Drone Technology to Improve Power Line Reliability for Oil and Gas Operations | As electrical infrastructure continues to expand across field operations, proactive identification and mitigation of reliability risks have become critical to... | Jorge Valdez and Tyler Regan, Diamondback Energy Bryan Hill, Lythix | When
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| Eagle Pass Electrical Equipment Damage | INCIDENT On Feb. 2026, a SCADA shutdown command was issued to multiple well groups, including the Eagle Pass electrical submersible... | Bryson Dillon - ConocoPhillips | When
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| MetaFlow Virtual Flow Metering (VFM) Case Study` | Ovintiv partnered with Weatherford to evaluate a next-generation Virtual Flow Metering (VFM) solution across multiple basins, including the Permian and... | Adam Angelle - Weatherford | When
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| Safer Roads, Stronger Operations: The Permian Road Safety Coalition Story | The Permian Basin’s growth has created tremendous opportunities, but it has also increased traffic, infrastructure demands, and roadway risks for... | Michael Smith - Permian Basin Road Safety Coalition | When
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| A Week to Two Days: Using AI to Build Site-Specific Execution Documentation for Upstream Facilities Projects | Every upstream facilities project is different: a new oil gathering facility, a new well hookup, a brownfield upgrade on equipment... | Rosendo Torres - Diamondback Energy | When
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