Patent ID: 8037012

Claim:
A method to select and evaluate optimal components for installation and operation of a rod pumping system for a downhole fluid well, which method comprises: selecting at least one downhole rod type as a setup preference; selecting at least one pumping unit type as a setup preference; selecting a motor power meter type as a set up preference; entering well information including depth of pump and run time as a case input; entering a target production for said well as a case input; retrieving records from a database wherein said records contain input data on each said downhole rod type, each said pumping unit type, and each said pump motor type; merging data from all said case inputs, from all said setup preferences, and from said database records; calculating individual scores of gear box loading, structure loading, system efficiency, rod loading, minimum rod load, and bottom minimum stress; and combining said individual scores to determine a calculated percentage score for each said pumping unit type for said rod pumping system.