OIL WELL ARTIFICIAL LIFT / SYSTEMES DACTIVATION DE PUITS:

High Temperature Technology

Journes du ptrole, Atelier 10, Huiles Lourdes, 11 Oct 2007 Nicolas Parise, Lionel Lemay, PCM, Directeur Business Unit Oil&Gas PCM, Responsable de projet Innovation Oil&Gas

FLUID HANDLING 70 M, 450 Employees

Founded in 1932 by RENE MOINEAU

GEVELOT Founded in 1820 200 M, 1820 pers.

RENE MOINEAU

PATENT IN 1932 FOR PUMPS & COMPRESSORS FIRST ADAPTATION TO OIL&GAS in 1980s INNOVATION ON ELASTOMER KNOW CONSIDERED AS A RELIABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEM

In 1930, following his theory on capsulism, the world's first Progressive Cavity Pump was designed by Ren Moineau, the founder of PCM

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CONVENTIONAL PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMP

Drive head + Motor

Sucker rods Production tubing Casing

STATOR ELASTOMER

PUMPING TEMPERATURE < 120C

ARTIFICIAL LIFT MARKET IN COLD PRODUCTION

GL 3% ESP 14%

PCP 6%

SRP 77%

SRP: Sucker Rod Pumps ESP : Electrical Submersible Pump GL: Gas Lift

900 000 ACTIVATED WELLS AROUND 50 000 WITH PCP PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMP +20% / YEAR SINCE 2002

ARTIFICIAL LIFT MARKET IN THERMAL RECOVERY

(STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE)

SAGD

(Cyclic steam stimulation)

CSS

Expected recovery rate: up to 50 %

Expected recovery rate: up to 20%

PUMPING CHALLENGE: TEMPERATURE UP TO 350C

HIGH TEMPERATURE TECHNOLOGY

Innovation challenge initiated in 1994 in partnership with TOTAL New PCP technology for extracting heavy oil where thermal recovery is used A Patented Technology
Test loop / First prototype in 2004

HIGH TEMPERATURE PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMP

STEAM

STATOR METAL

TEMPERATURE UP TO 350C

PCM Vulcain

PCM Vulcain RANGE

DESIGNATION: XXXX MET YYYY

1600 1400 Pump head (mWC) 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 0 200 400 600

XXXX : YYYY :

Capacity m /d @ 500 rpm & 0bar 3 1/2" EU inhead in MET 1500 - 150 mWC Max pump
3

4" NU 4" NU

- 400 MET 1000 - 550 MET 750

4 1/2" EU - 1100 MET 500

800

1000

1200

Pump capacity (m3/d)

FIELD PROVEN - SAGD

550MET750

SAGD: 100C to 180C Started 10th October, 2006: operated 9000 hours till now Set at 330mMD / 100mVD: 86 Deviation 800Bfpd - 250rpm Head: 25b / 350psi Power: 15KW

PCM Vulcainwell pads in Joslyn, Alberta, operated by TOTAL

SAGD - OBSERVATIONS
PCM Vulcain MAX OPERATING TEMPERATURE
100 75 50 25 25 50 75 100

ESP

All-metal components, rated for 350 C operations

ESP motor and electronics rated at 218 C

PRODUCTION TIME
100 75 50 25 25 50 75 100

Maximum observed is 9000 hours, ie 1 year (to date)

Maximum observed is 2.5 months in same conditions

EFFICIENCY AT COMISSIONING / LOW PRESSURE

100 75 50 25 25 50 75 100

Vol. efficiency remains high despite variations in pressure and viscosity

ESP efficiency drops dramatically at higher viscosity

LOW EMULSIONS
100 75 50 25 25 50 75 100

Low-shear action thanks to closed cavity design

ESP creates High oil/water emulsions that need surface treatment

FIELD PROVEN - CSS

550MET750

CSS: BHT From 315C down to 100C Installed November, 2005 Started January, 2006 3rd steam cycle operated 5500 hours end 2006 Set at 600mMD / 420mVD: 79 Deviation 1,500Bfpd - 300rpm Head: 30b / 450psi Power: 15KW

PCM Vulcainwells in Cold Lake, operated by IMPERIAL OIL

CSS - OBSERVATIONS
PCM Vulcain FIRST STEAM CYCLE TEMPERATURE = 315C
100 75 50 25 25 50 75 100

SRP

Pump remained downhole during steaming

SRP design for operational environment of approx. 300 C

PRODUCTION CYCLE LIFESPAN

100 75 50 25 25 50 75 100

Running 5000 hours, with 3 steam cycles at 450 rpm (135 million cycles)

SRP prone to rod fall failures due to increases in viscosity

WELL HEAD LEAKAGE

100 75 50 25 25 50 75 100

Rotary shaft easier to seal with patented Oryx Seal HT system

Leakage unavoidable due to up and down motion of rod

VISUAL IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT

100 75 50 25 25 50 75 100

Reduced construction time and installation footprint

Pump jacks are 2 to 3 times bigger than PCP

INDICATORS

1st INSTALL: UPDATE:

JAN 2006 OCT 2007

NUMBER OF PUMP INSTALLED

19 3 000 9 000

AVERAGE LIFE TIME (hours)

MAXIMUM LIFE TIME TO DATE

Journes du ptrole, Atelier 10, Huiles Lourdes, 11 Oct 2007