Improving Operational Efficiency of ESP Course

Introduction:

This course will provide instruction on the design, sizing, installation, application, and efficiency of electric submersible pumps (ESP). Further, this course will cover the theory and practice of ESP data analysis & diagnosis and how this can be used to provide a complete understanding of the oil well, reservoir, and pump performance. Case histories illustrating the analysis technique will be presented and discussed. Participants will learn how to apply proper data analysis & interpretation methods in order to extend ESP run-life and optimize well production. A practical workshop session will be used to analyze and interpret real field data from participants (if possible). A text and worksheets will be provided to the participants for manual solutions. A calculator should be brought to the course.

Course Objectives:

Participants will learn how to apply proper data analysis & interpretation methods in order to extend ESP run-life and optimize well production. A practical workshop session will be used to analyze and interpret real field data from participants (if possible). A text and worksheets will be provided to the participants for manual solutions. A calculator should be brought to the course.

Who Should Attend?

Engineers, technologists, and technicians with direct responsibility for Electric Submersible Pumping (ESP) & artificial lift systems design and trouble-shooting including maximizing production and minimizing operating costs.

Course Outlines:

Upon the completion of this course, participants will be able to:-

• introduce artificial lift principles and have a good background on the various artificial lift methods used in the petroleum industry
• Identify electrical submersible pumps (ESP) advantages, know its comparison with the other artificial lift methods and be able to determine the criteria for selecting the correct artificial lift system
• Understand the importance of well productivity to pump performance and be able to review wellbore, reservoir & performance of the artificial lift
• Become familiar with ESP systems overview and review ESP operation as well as head generation, impeller types, and its characteristics
• Identify ESP components including their functions and be able to determine the equipment and accessories that make up the ESP system
• Review the basic sizing principles for ESP artificial lift design & diagnosis and be able to describe ESP design procedure & sensitivity analysis
• Learn the steps to correctly size an electrical submersible pump and be able to understand the concept of variable speed controllers including its techniques for designing
• Demonstrate the process of pumping high GOR wells and pumping viscous fluid and be able to discuss their effects on the performance of ESP
• Review and improve economic analysis principles for project evaluation and discover the effects of artificial lift and ESP on project economics
• Practice the method of prediction, analysis & diagnosis of ESP performance application by giving practical examples and exercises
• Learn and apply the gas handling theory & practice by determining its properties, methods, and effects
• Discover the latest advances on ESP technology such as coiled tubing, ESP systems in combination with Smart wells, the effect of sand, blocking at intake, and sand handling