Thursday, Apr 22, 2008
Introducing XROD-V
Introductory presentation on the soon-to-be-released XROD-V product. Using artificial intelligence technology, XROD-V will take the design of Rod Pumping Systems to a whole new level of automation.

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Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007
HES Benefits of XSPOC
John Svinos and Marlene Leonard of Theta Oilfield Services discuss XSPOC features that can affect Health, Environmental, and Safety (HES) needs of oil companies. Listen in.

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Thursday, Oct 18, 2007
Hess Corp. - Randy King
Randy King, production supervisor with Hess Corp. in Seminole, TX discusses an environmentally friendly stuffing box and optimizing gassy rod pumping wells. Listen in.

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Monday, May 14, 2007
Fred Morrow - Part 2.
Fred Morrow and John Svinos discuss topics related to rod pumping system diagnostic analysis and design. Listen in.

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Monday, May 07, 2007
Fred Morrow - Part 1.
Fred Morrow and John Svinos discuss the Permissible Load HP and many other topics related to pumping units and system design. Listen in.

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Monday, April 30, 2007
Vernon Mackie of ConocoPhillips on Gasssy Wells.
Vernon Mackie - Field technician with ConocoPhillips discusses polished rod spacers and gassy wells. Listen in.

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Monday, April 23, 2007
A New Look at the Old Way of Designing Sucker Rods.
Presentation by Fred Morrow on API RP-11L calculations. Listen in.

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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Pumping Unit Data Requirements for RODSTAR, RODDIAG, and XDIAG.
John Svinos discusses the data required to enter new pumping units in RODSTAR, RODDIAG, or XDIAG. Listen in.

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Thursday, January 4, 2007
Fiberglass Rod History and Application.
Fiberglass rod pioneer Russ Rutledge of Fibercom and Fred Morrow VP of Engineering for Fibercom discuss how fiberglass rods were developed and how they are used in the oilfield. Listen in.

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Tuesday, December 5, 2006
The new VFD from Lufkin Automation.
Mr. Andy Cordova, the North American Sales Manager for Lufkin Automation discusses the new Variable Frequency Drive they developed. Listen in.

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Friday, December 1, 2006
The SAM POC from Lufkin Automation.
Mr. Andy Cordova, the North American Sales Manager for Lufkin Automation discusses the state of the art SAM rod pump controller. Listen in.

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Monday, November 27, 2006
Using Wellview for Failure Analysis at ConocoPhillips.
Judy Roper with ConocoPhillips discusses the implementation of the Wellview failure tracking software at ConocoPhillips. Presented at the Midland Artificial Lift Forum on November 8, 2006. Listen in.

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Integration of XSPOC and Wellview at ConocoPhillips.
Dan Phillips with ConocoPhillips discusses the integration between XSPOC and Wellview. Presented at the Midland Artificial Lift Forum on November 8, 2006. Listen in.

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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
USC Rod Pumping Optimization Lecture.
John Svinos describes modern rod pumping optimization software to Petroleum Engineering students at University of Southern California. Listen in.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Nesmith & Svinos on RODSTAR support.
Rudy Nesmith and John Svinos discuss technical support and the new releases of RODSTAR. Listen in.

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Friday, July 21, 2006
Treiberg & Svinos on XSPOC automation.
Terry Treiberg and John Svinos describe the XSPOC automation software and how it can be used to save money by optimizing oilfield operations. Listen in.

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