Configure unit systems, language preferences, and organization-wide defaults so PetroBench matches your team's workflow.

Add custom rod grades, tubing specs, and pumping units to your equipment library and share them across your organization.

Technical evaluation criteria for IT teams assessing cloud-based engineering platforms: authentication, data architecture, compliance, integration, and deployment considerations.

Track production changes over time with simulation versions. Compare before and after, adjust fluid properties, and document every decision.

Learn to read side load charts, identify high-force zones, and place rod guides effectively using PetroBench simulation results.

How the base case promotion workflow in multi-scenario comparison transforms rod string design from single-point evaluation into systematic optimization.

Export a branded PDF report from any RodSim simulation, complete with calculated results, rod string data, dynamometer cards, and 3D wellbore visuals.

Learn how to use PetroBench's comparison feature to evaluate rod string designs side by side and make confident engineering decisions.

Step-by-step guide to modeling tapered rod strings in PetroBench RodSim. Configure sections, optimize taper design, and compare configurations.

Import directional surveys into PetroBench for accurate rod lift simulations. Supports Excel, CSV, RodStar, and S-Rod formats with automatic calculations.

Migrate your SRod simulation files to PetroBench with our intelligent import system that preserves engineering data and applies smart defaults automatically.

Import RodStar .rsdx and .rsvx files into PetroBench with full simulation data: rod strings, pumping units, and directional surveys intact.

How 3D wellbore visualization with interactive dogleg severity, inclination, and loading overlays changes the way engineers make rod guide placement and taper transition decisions.

Learn how to interpret every section of the PetroBench results screen - from dynamometer cards and rod stress profiles to production estimates.

Learn how to manually enter measured depth, inclination, and azimuth data in PetroBench when you don't have a digital survey file to import.

A step-by-step guide for production engineers setting up their first well in PetroBench - from deviation survey to running your first simulation.

Where rod-on-tubing contact happens, why standard DLS thresholds miss it, and how simulation helps you place guides correctly.

A technical comparison of minimum curvature, linear, and cubic spline interpolation methods for directional surveys in rod pump simulation, with quantitative examples of how each affects predicted rod string loads.

When sinker bars help your rod string reach bottom in deviated wells, and when they create more problems than they solve.

A rod string designed for commissioning day conditions will not be optimal two years later. Here is how to design for the full lifecycle.

Framework for deciding when to use simulation vs experience-based rules. Covers scenarios where each excels and common mistakes.

Educational comparison of card types. What each shows, limitations, and when to use which for diagnostics.

A complete technical reference for dynamometer card analysis covering wave equation fundamentals, diagnostic patterns, and practical field workflows.

A 50-foot step can miss the exact curvature that causes failures in deviated wells. Here is what the research says about getting it right.