Advanced ESP Operation and Troubleshooting

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will learn to:

• Master ESP system operation
• Apply advanced troubleshooting techniques
• Demonstrate expertise in special deployments
• Analyse ESP operation case studies

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• ESP Application Engineers
• Petroleum engineers: Enhance skills in ESP operations
• Production technicians: Improve ESP troubleshooting abilities
• Drilling and completion engineers: Gain ESP deployment expertise
• Facility managers: Optimise ESP system efficiency
• New entrants to the industry: Learn ESP fundamentals

Daily Agenda

Day One: Introduction

Part I: Review of Fundamentals

• Artificial Lifting
• Short History of ESP Applications
• Basic Features of ESP Installations
• Well Inflow Performance
• Hydraulic Fundamentals
• Electrical Fundamentals
• Basics of Systems Analysis

Part II: ESP Components & Operational Features

• The Submersible Pump
• The ESP Motor
• The Protector or Seal Section
• The Gravitational Gas Separator
• The ESP Cable
• Miscellaneous Downhole Equipment
• Surface Equipment

Day Two: Applications & Installations

Part I: Use of ESP Equipment in Special Conditions

• Pumping Viscous Liquids
• Low or Changing Pumping Rates
• Production of Gassy Wells
• Production of Abrasive Solids
• High Well Temperatures
• Variable-Frequency Operation
• Other Problems

Part II: Design of ESP Installations

• Data Requirements
• Conventional Design
• Conventional Design Considering Motor Slip
• Gassy Well Design
• Design of a Variable Speed Drive Installation
• Design of a Permanent Magnet Motor Installation
• Comparison of Induction Motor and Permanent Magnet Motor Installations

Day Three: Operation & Optimisation

Part I: Analysis and Optimisation

• NODAL Analysis
• Determination of Well Inflow Performance
• Power Efficiency of ESP Installations
• Optimisation of ESP Operations

Part II: Operation, Monitoring, and Surveillance of ESP Systems

• Guidelines for Running and Pulling
• Production Control
• Monitoring ESP Operations
• Surveillance of ESP Operations

Day Four: Troubleshooting & Special Installation

Part I: Failures and Troubleshooting

• General Causes of Failures
• Typical Failures of System Components
• ESP Teardown Analysis
• Failure Tracking
• Run-Life Estimation
• Interpretation of Ammeter Charts (Troubleshooting)
• Nodal Analysis Techniques (Troubleshooting)

Part II: Special Installations

• Producing a Single Zone
• Dual Zone Installations
• Cable Suspended Units
• Coiled Tubing Installations
• Thru-Tubing Deployed Systems
• Horizontal Configuration & Applications

Day Five:  Case Studies & Performance Analysis

Part I: Special Cases & Case Studies

• VSD & FSD debugging and troubleshooting
• DIFA (ESP fault disassembly analysis)
• Hybrid ESP – Gas Lift Application
• Y-tool installation and selection
• Case Studies

Part II: Performance Analysis

• Design of a Conventional ESP Installation
• Conventional Installation Design with Motor Slip
• ESP Installation Design for a Gassy Well
• Nodal Analysis of ESP Installations
• Well Performance Analysis
• Well Testing Using ESP Units