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X field is one of the largest steam flood fields in the world, with over 6200 producers and 680 active steam injectors. Historically there have been challenges with rod pump run life in X field due to high temperatures, scaling and sanding. In 2015 there were over 2700 rod pump failures. In early 2016 the Integrated Optimization and Decision Support Center – Well Reliability and Optimization (IODSC-RO) organization was formed as part of the implementation of a decision support center (DSC), and this team commenced implementing several initiatives to reduce the rod pump failure in X field: 1. Failure database improvement. 2. Pump installation SOP improvements. 3. Rigorous review and approval process for repeated and premature failures. 4. Installation of unique tail screens as secondary sand control. 5. Pump speed reduction for low pump fillage wells. 6. Proactively identify and replace failing pumps. With the efforts above, failure rate in X field has reduced by 40% since 2015. This equates to a reduction of more than 1000 rod pump failures per year. This has translated into very significant rig OPEX avoidance and significant contributor to a 2000 BOPD reduction in LPO.