RODSTAR

Design and Simulation Software for Deviated and Vertical Rod Pumping Systems

RODSTAR is the only predictive and design software of its kind to automatically design optimized steel, Corod, fiberglass, or carbon fiber rod strings for you in seconds with the wave equation.

With other programs you have to specify the pumping speed, plunger size, rod string design, unit size, and so on. Then you run the program, and if the predicted production rate is not what you want, or if the rods or gearbox are overloaded, you have to try another design, and then another one, and so on. With RODSTAR, you enter a "target" production and have the program automatically calculate the pumping speed, plunger size, and the optimum rod string design, pumping unit size and motor size you need to make your production.

RODSTAR can recommend the pumping unit and motor size you need and can simulate NEMA D or Ultra High Slip motors. Also, it can calculate the cost of the rod string and pumping unit. You only need to enter the cost values once and you can easily update these values at any time. The rod string cost, along with the monthly electricity bill that RODSTAR calculates, allows you to better compare system designs.