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Artificial Lift Economics

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Compare ESP vs rod pump vs gas lift: 5-year NPV, capex, opex, failure rate, and production uplift.

Well & Economic Parameters

Base Production (BOPD)

Oil Price ($/bbl)

Annual Decline (%)

Discount Rate (%)

ESP

Install Capex ($)

Monthly Opex ($/mo)

Production Uplift (%)

MTBF (months)

Workover Cost ($)

Rod Pump

Install Capex ($)

Monthly Opex ($/mo)

Production Uplift (%)

MTBF (months)

Workover Cost ($)

Gas Lift

Install Capex ($)

Monthly Opex ($/mo)

Production Uplift (%)

MTBF (months)

Workover Cost ($)

5-Year NPV Comparison

ESP NPV

Rod Pump NPV

Gas Lift NPV

Recommended Method

Detailed Breakdown (5 Years)

Metric	ESP	Rod Pump	Gas Lift

How this was calculated

NPV: Sum of monthly discounted net cash flows over 60 months. Revenue = production x price. Costs = opex + amortized failure costs (capex/MTBF per month).

Production: Base rate x (1 + uplift%) x (1 - decline%)^(year). Exponential decline applied annually.

Failure cost: Distributed as expected monthly cost = workover_cost / MTBF.

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