PRODUCTION OPERATIONS ENGINEERING

Larry W.Lake

Prepared by:
1. Naura Tsabita Fadjar 12215051
2. Arrofi Nurmida 12215062
3. Maria Indira Puspita Sari 12215091

Petroleum Engineering Study Program

Faculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering
Bandung Institute of Technology
 OUTLINE
CHAPTER 13
ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP
1. Introduction
2. ESP System
3. Performance Characteristics
4. Application Considerations
5. Accessories
Introduction
• The electrical submersible pump, typically called an ESP, is an efficient
and reliable artificial-lift method for lifting moderate to high volumes
of fluids from wellbores.

• The ESP is a multistage centrifugal type.

• In order to optimize the lift and head that can be produced from
various casing sizes, pumps are produced in several diameters for
application in the most common casing sizes.
ESP System
• Shaft: The shaft is connected to the seal-chamber section and motor
by a spline coupling.

• Housing. The housing is the pressure-containing skin for the pump. It

holds and aligns all the components of the pump.

• Discharge Head/Tubing Connection. The discharge head provides a

female threaded connection to the production tubing.
ESP System
• Pump base: They allow for entrance of the fluid into the bottom of
the pump and direct it into the first stage.

• Flanged Connection to Seal-Chamber Section. The bottom flange of

the pump bolts to the flange of the seal-chamber-section head.

• Stages. The stages of the pump are the components that impart a
pressure rise to the fluid.
Performance Characteristics
Efficiency = [Q x TDH x SG) / (C x BHP)
Where,
Q = gal/min
TDH = ft
C = 3960
Application Considerations
• Broadened Application Range
• ESP Efficiency Optimization
• Maximize Well Production
• Minimum Well Production
• ESP Electrical Isolation
Application Considerations
• Matching Surface Processes
• Reduced Starting Stress
• Increased Design Complexity
• Utility Interface
• ESP Interface
Accessories
Downhole Sensors provides measurement and monitoring elements:
• Pump Intake Pressure
• Internal Motor Temperature
• Pump Discharge Pressure
• Pump Discharge Temperature
• Downhole Flow tae
• Equipment Vibration
Accessories
• ESP Packers: Packers are used with ESP systems when there is a need
to isolate the annular area above the ESP and/or provide a positive
barrier between the pressurized wellbore fluid and the area above
the packer.

• ESP Wellhead: The wellhead is designed to support the weight of the

subsurface equipment and to maintain the surface annular control of
the well
Accessories
• Centralizers: Centralizers are sometimes used when the ESP is
installed in a deviated wellbore or into a tapered-string casing.

• Check/Drain Tubing Valves: A check valve is used in the production

tubing string, generally two to three joints above the pump discharge,
to maintain a full column of fluid above the pump.

• Motor Shroud: used to redirect the flow of production fluid around

the ESP system.
REFERENCE
Lake, Larry W. 2007. Production Operations Engineering. Texas: Society
of Petroleum Enginers