There are various approaches to the choice of the method of artificial oil production, including methods using the analysis of the statistical distribution of events based on digital information of production processes. However, the analysis of information on failures in the operation of downhole pumping equipment indicates that the tasks of choosing an economically feasible method of artificial oil production of low-yield fund remain unresolved in full. This article presents a new approach to the analysis and selection of a method of artificial oil production, the algorithm of which integrates the calculation of individual criteria (operating time to failure, feed ratio, net discounted income, efficiency of ranges, significance of parameters) into a single methodology - the method of optimal ranges adapted for use as a digital tool. The proposed criteria make it possible to compare different operating modes of individual wells, well stock and areas of equipment application. Classification of ranges of operating parameters according to efficiency criteria, with visualization of the results and technical and economic comparison allows you to analyze the scope of application of mechanized mining methods based on field data. The method is illustrated by the example of a low-flow well stock (up to 30 m3/day) of two production companies with constant and periodic modes of operation of downhole rod pump installations. Analysis of the impact of operational parameters on the efficiency criterion of ranges showed that in the group of failures with operating time below the average values for the fund, the average operating time to failure is significantly less than the average operating time for the range. So, for the depth of descent of the sucker-rod pump units in inefficient ranges, the average operating time for a group of failures, with an operating time lower than the operating time for the fund, is less than the operating time in the parameter range by 115 days.
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