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Pump Dynamometer Card Analyzer

Paste or enter surface dynamometer card data. Identifies pump problems: gas interference, fluid pound, pump-off, valve leaks, and more.

Dynacard Data

Position (in) and Load (lbs), one pair per line. Comma, tab, or space separated.

Surface Dynamometer Card

Diagnosis

Pattern Identified

--

Pump Fillage

--%

Stroke Efficiency

--%

Peak Load

-- lbs

Min Load

-- lbs

How diagnosis works

Full Pump: Parallelogram shape. Load increases sharply at start of upstroke (TV opens), stays high across upstroke, drops at start of downstroke (SV opens).

Gas Interference: Rounded top-left corner on upstroke due to gas compression before TV opens.

Fluid Pound: Sharp load drop near end of downstroke as plunger hits fluid level.

Pump-Off: Similar to fluid pound but load drops earlier in downstroke, card area significantly reduced.

TV Leak: Load decreases progressively during upstroke (losing fluid through traveling valve).

SV Leak: Load increases during downstroke (fluid leaking back through standing valve).

Fillage: Ratio of actual card area to ideal (full pump) card area.

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Understanding Dynamometer Cards in Rod Pump Operations

A surface dynamometer card plots polished rod load versus position over one complete pump stroke. The shape reveals critical information about downhole pump performance without pulling the well. An ideal full-pump card forms a parallelogram. Deviations indicate specific problems: gas interference rounds the upper-left corner, fluid pound produces a sharp load drop in late downstroke, and valve leaks create characteristic load slopes during the up or downstroke. All analysis runs in your browser. Built by Groundwork Analytics.

Disclaimer: These calculations are for screening and educational purposes only. Groundwork Analytics assumes no liability for decisions made based on these results.