Artificial lift system design and surveillance have changed significantly over time. Communications have advanced from moving at the speed of bits per second over physical phone wire to gigabits per second over cellular and satellite links. Designing rod strings using hand calculations, correlations, and lookup tables has given way to software running complex mathematical models, some of which generate hundreds of designs in the blink of an eye. The landscape around all forms of artificial lift is constantly evolving as technology moves forward at an ever-increasing pace.

 What does this mean for those designing, installing, operating, and monitoring artificial lift equipment? As artificial intelligence grows in adoption, what daily activities in artificial lift will AI systems augment? Which of them may be completely replaced? What skills do those in the artificial lift world need to make better use of these technologies? Finally, what will the impact be in reduced failures, reduced operating expenses, and increased production? This panel of experts aims to address these questions and how changes in technology are affecting both operators and service companies.