ThyssenKrupp Materials NACopper and Brass Sales Division

Materials for Artificial Lift

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How Artificial Lift WorksArtificial lift is a process used on

oil wells to increase pressure within

the reservoir and encourage oil to

the surface. When the natural drive

energy of the reservoir is not strong

enough to push the oil to the

surface, artificial lift is employed to

recover more production.

While some wells contain enough pressure for oil to rise to the surface

without stimulation, most don’t, requiring artificial lift. In fact, 96% of

the oil wells in the US require artificial lift from the very beginning.

Even in wells that initially posses natural flow to the surface, that pres-

sure depletes over time, and artificial lift is then required. Therefore,

artificial lift is generally performed on all wells at some time during

their production life.

Although there are several methods to achieve artificial lift, the main

categories of artificial lift include:

• Beam Pumping

• Hydraulic Pumping

• Electric Submersible Pumping

• Gas Lift

Materials for Artificial LiftStainless Steel

• 303

• 304

• 316

• 17-4

• Nitronic 50

• Nitronic 60

• 416

Brass

• 360

• 464

• 443 Admiralty Brass Tubing

Nickel

• Ni 400

• Ni R-405

• Ni K-500

• 718 Oil Field (NACE)

• 925