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         Pump Design data

o o         Design Production rate: Desired flowrate through the pump in
stock-tank units. The actual flowing quantity will be computed.
o o         Design Outlet Pressure: the required outlet pressure of the
PIPESIM model when the pump is installed. It is recommended to only
model the well [and no associated flowline or riser] while designing the
ESP system. In this case the outlet pressure would then be the
wellhead pressure.
o o         Static Reservoir Pressure: Taken from the PIPESIM model or
can be entered.
o o         Water cut. Taken from the PIPESIM model or can be entered.
o o         GOR (or GLR). Taken from the PIPESIM model or can be
entered.
o o         Pump Depth: The depth at which the pump is to be installed.
This is taken from the PIPESIM model if a pump is already installed or
can be entered.
o o         Casing ID: The casing size that the pump has to fit into. Usually
3.38 to 11.25 in.
o o         Design Frequency: The frequency/speed that the pump is
expected to run at.
o o         Gas Separator Efficiency. The efficiency of the gas separator if
installed.
o o         Head factor: Allows the pump efficiency to be factored (default =
1).
o o         Viscosity Correction. All pump performance curves are based on
water systems, this option will correct for oil viscosity.
o o         Select Pump: Will use the available data to select suitable
pumps from the database. The pump intake conditions will first be
computed. The resulting pump list can be sorted by efficiency or
Maximum flowrate by selecting the column header. The Manufactures
to select from can be filtered. Errors in the simulation.
   Pump parameters
o o         Calculate. Calculate pump performance at the conditions
specified. Errors in the simulation
o o         Stage-by-stage. Perform the stage calculations on a stage-by-
stage basis. Default = stage-by-stage.
o o         Selected Pump: The pump selected, by the user, from the
design data
o o         No. of Stages required. The computed number of stages for this
pump under these conditions.
o o         Pump efficiency @ Design rate. The efficiency of the pump at
the design production rate.
o o         Pump power required. The power required for this pump to
deliver the required flowrate.
o o         Pump intake pressure. The computed pump intake pressure.
 o o         Pump discharge pressure. The computed pump discharge
pressure.
o o         Head required. The computed pump head required.
o o         Liquid density. The computed liquid density at the pump intake.
o o         Free gas fraction at inlet conditions. The computed gas fraction.
o o         Pump performance plot – plot performance curves at different
speeds
o o         Pump curves – plot standard performance curves
o o         Install pump – Install the pump into the tubing of model. This
will replace any existing ESP but not gas lift valves.