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Stroke

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003657

The full upward or downward movement of the polished rod in a beam pumping unit, which in turn moves the sucker rod string and downhole pump plunger. Each complete cycle of an upstroke and a downstroke constitutes one pump cycle. The length of the stroke directly influences the volume of fluid lifted per cycle.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003657
FieldOil and gas
SubjectProduction Testing
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003657",
  "term": "Stroke",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The full upward or downward movement of the polished rod in a beam pumping unit, which in turn moves the sucker rod string and downhole pump plunger. Each complete cycle of an upstroke and a downstroke constitutes one pump cycle. The length of the stroke directly influences the volume of fluid lifted per cycle.",
  "subject": "Production Testing",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/stroke/"
}

Record 3,876 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.