Powerlift ESP Industry

Downhole Unit Installation & Pulling Overview

SPH Chapter 20
 Guidelines / Content

 HS&E
 Proper Tooling
 Pre-installation Checks
 Installation
 Commissioning
 Pulling

SPH Chapter 20
 Health & Safety

 Installation crews must comply with all team and

operator HS&E directives

 Correctly designed and certified tooling should be

used to install & pull the system

 Proper lifting procedures should be used so as not

to damage the equipment or risk the safety of the
installation crew

 At any time if a condition exists that would

compromise the health and safety of the crew, the
job should be stopped and the condition addressed
before continuing

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 Proper Tooling

 All tools used should be of the proper design and in

good working order
 Use properly designed and certified lifting clamps
and slings
 Meters should be in good condition and regularly
calibrated to ensure accuracy

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 Proper Tooling

 All tools used should be of the

proper design and in good working
order

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 Proper Tooling

 Use properly designed and

certified lifting clamps and slings

Serial Number and

Certification Date

Appropriate
Equipment for
Clamp Design

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 Proper Tooling

 Meters should be in good

condition & regularly
calibrated to ensure
accuracy

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 Pre-Installation

 Locate and verify equipment

 Position equipment for lifting
 Document serial numbers & specifications
 Do pre-install equipment checks
 Assess site risks
 “Toolbox Talk”
 Prepare work site

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 Pre-Installation

 Locate and verify equipment

 Position equipment for lifting

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 Pre-Installation

 Document serial numbers & specifications

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 Pre-Installation
 Do pre-install equipment checks
 Motor electrical checks (Ph-Ph)(Ph-PG)

The integrity of the motor’s insulation should be tested prior to

installation. Phase-to-phase measurements can be taken
most accurately using a digital multimeter. Record the
measurements and compare them to the data shown in the
motor resistance tables in the Technical and Engineering
Information chapter. Measurements must be balanced
within 2% and the value cannot be less or more than 10%
of the published value.
Phase-To-Ground Measurements :
The megger is used to check the motor insulation resistance
to ground. The meter test lead marked earth is clipped onto
a bolt head where a good ground can be established. The
other probe lead is connected to each phase individually.
Each phase on a new motor must measure a minimum of
120 megohms to ground.

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 Cable electrical checks (Ph-Ph)(Ph-PG)

1. Remove the shipping cap on the flat cable extension. Conductors at opposite ends must be
clean, dry and clear of the cable reel and each other.
2. Using and ohmeter, connect the ground lead to the cable armor and the probe to each
individual lead. Record the measurements.
3. Using the ground lead and the probe lead, check phase A-B, B-C and A-C. Record the
measurements. New cable should read near infinity both phase-to-ground and phase-to-
phase. Depending on weather and humidity, measurements of only 1500 megohms are
obtainable and considered normal.

 Shaft extension checks (Extension & rotation)

 Pre-Installation

 Assess site risks

 “Toolbox Talk”
 Prepare work site

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 Installation Overview

 Lift motor to servicing position

 Fill motor with oil
 Lower motor into well to connecting position
 Lift seal servicing position and connect to motor
 Fill seal with oil
 Lower seal to assembly position
 Lift pump / intake to servicing position and connect to seal
 Lower pump to assembly position and connect tubing
 Reposition unit, connect and band MLE

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 Installation Overview

 Lift motor to servicing position

 Fill motor with oil
 Lower motor into well to connecting
position

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 Installation Overview

 Lift seal to servicing position and connect

to motor
 Fill seal with oil
 Lower seal to assembly position

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Seal Filling
Seal Filling

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Seal Filling

Motor
Fill
Valve
Seal Filling

Motor
Fill
Valve
Seal Filling

Motor
Fill
Valve
Seal Filling

Motor
Fill
Valve
Seal Filling

Middle Guide Fill

Valve,
(Repeat Process for
Upper Guide also)

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 Installation Overview

 Lift pump / intake to servicing

position and connect to seal
 Lower pump to assembly position
and connect tubing

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 Installation Overview

 Reposition unit, connect & band

MLE

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Running In Hole
 Run rate should be steady, but allow time for cable
banding / clamping

 If a field cable splice is required, the process should

be done per manufacturer’s specifications using
proper components

 Electrical readings should be taken periodically to

insure insulation integrity

 Care should be taken not to damage the cable in the

slips
 Running In Hole

 Run rate should be steady,

but allow time for cable
banding / clamping

Cable / By-pass
Tubing Clamp

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 Running In Hole

 If a field cable splice is required, the process should be

done by certified personnel using the manufacturer’s
approved procedures & components

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 Running In Hole

 Electrical readings should be taken

periodically to ensure insulation integrity for
Each 1000 ft

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 Commissioning & Start-up

 Final electrical connection of the downhole cable

should be done at the junction box

 Motor controller protection (voltage and current)

should be set per manufacturer’s recommendation

 High & low current settings may have to be disabled

during startup but current should be monitored at all
times

 Under and over current protection should be reset

after unit stabilizes

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 Pulling

 A unit that has shut down and does not restart

should be analyzed at the surface to determine if the
problem can be linked to a downhole equipment
failure or surface condition
 If the downhole unit has failed, pulling of the unit
should be done with the same care and attention
that is given to the installation
 Valuable information can be collected during the
pulling operation that could be used when the
equipment is analyzed after the pull

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 Pulling Report

 Data recorded on the pulling report should include …

– Electrical readings of cable & motor
– Any holes in tubing
– Condition of equipment outer surfaces and cable armor
– Debris in pump discharge or intake
– Pump, Seal, and Motor shaft rotation and play
– Condition of oil in seal section & motor

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8. Operation and Shutdown of Downhole Equipment