DEFINE | Management Consultancy & Training

ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS – ADVANCED ESP DESIGN AND TROUBLE SHOOTING

Location

Dubai, UAE

Date

From Date: 28-Aug-2023
To Date: 01-Sep-2023

Duration

5 days

Language

English

Discipline

DRILLING & RESERVOIR TRAINING

Introduction

The Electric Submersible Pump System (ESP) is considered an effective and economical means of lifting large volume of fluids from great depths under a variety of well conditions. Over the years, the ESP companies, in conjunction with the major oil companies, have gained considerable experience in producing high viscosity fluids, gassy wells, high temperature wells, etc. With this experience and improved technology, wells that were once considered non-feasible for submersibles are now being pumped economically. This course is designed to provide recommendations for designing ESP systems for special applications including gassy wells, production of fluids with solids, viscous oil, dual completions, Ytool applications, shrouded motors, production through the annular, high temperature and recirculation. Pump curves (Head vs. Flow rate) for several pump speeds are generated in class as an exercise.

Objective

Provide in depth knowledge of the advantages and limitations of the Electric Submersible Pumps used in aggressive environment applications. Participants will learn well optimization and troubleshooting.

Audience

Production Engineers, technologists, people who are involved in Production Optimization. Specifically, people who want to gain more knowledge about ESP

Content

Introduction to artificial lift and electrical submersible pumping
Introduction for reservoir and production considerations
Description of all components of the electrical submersible system starting at the surface to the pump; transformers; controllers/VSD; wellhead; tubing cable; cable guards; motor lead cable; pump; intake/gas separator; equalizer/protector; motor; instrumentation
Installation considerations and cautions
Design of an ESP system to fit current and future well conditions
Operation of a given design
Analysis of an ESP system using diagnostics from installed instrumentation and using diagnostic computer programs
Removal of failed equipment
Controls for ESP systems including variable speed drives
ESP instrumentation available in the industry
Failure analysis
Data keeping
Maintenance and monitoring

DAILY OUTLINE

Day 1
- Review of Reservoir Performance
- Productivity Index – Darcy Exercise
- Vogel Exercise
- Centrifugal Pump Curve Development
- Applications 3.1 Standard 3.1 Non-Standard
- Equipment Selection - Exercise

Day 2

- Affinity Laws & Nodal Analysis 4.1. Exercise
- Amperimetric Charts
- Design of High Gas Application - Exercise

Day 3

- ESP Design for Highly Deviated Wells
- Viscous Fluids and Emulsion Application
- Production of Abrasive Fluids

Day 4

- New Technologies
- CrossFlow
- ESP – TCP – Ytool
- Hybrid ESP – Gas Lift Application
- Recirculation System

Day 5

- Troubleshooting
- Evaluation of Specific Cases Using Appropriate Software (DesignPro, Prosper, SubPump, etc.)
- Equipment Handling
- Introduction to ESP Failure Analysis

Certificate

Define Management Consultancy & Training Certificate of course completion will be issued to all attendees.

Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions, and motivate everybody find the right answers. The delegates will also be encouraged to raise their own questions and to share in the development of the right answers using their own analysis and experiences.

• 30% Lectures

• 30% Workshops and work presentation

• 20% Group Work& Practical Exercises

• 20% Videos& General Discussions

Course Details