Description

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The benefits from attending

• Describe the concepts of ESP operation and performance curves
• Identify the key equipment components of an ESP system
• Identify and explain the key factors, sensitivities and various methods of ESP design
• Explain the shape of ESP outflow (VLP) curves and the influence of key sensitivities
• Discuss and apply the principles of ESP diagnosis and runlife optimisation
• Perform a complete ESP design, run sensitivities and export lift curves (Prosper)
• Diagnose and troubleshoot ESP well performance and operation using the "quicklook" utility (Prosper)

Topics

• Electric submersible pump (ESP) overview
• Electric submersible pumps (ESPs) - background and key concepts
• ESP performance fundamentals - head and dP pump (part 1)
• ESP performance fundamentals - head and dP pump (part 2)
• ESP pump performance curves (part 1)
• ESP pump performance curves (part 2)
• ESP pump performance curves (part 3)
• ESP pump naming conventions
• ESP pump curve calculations (oilfield units)
• QUIZ - ESP concepts and operation

• ESP system components
• ESP impeller types
• ESP equipment overview (pump section)
• ESP equipment overview (seal, motor and cables)
• ESP electrical system overview
• ESP motor performance curves and affinity laws

• ESP design overview
• ESP design (alternative calculation method)
• ESP design (equipment selection)
• ESP design (limitations and effect of setting depth)
• ESP design (well or system curve)
• ESP lift curves (VLPs)
• ESP operations (drawdown control on start up)
• QUIZ - ESP equipment and design

• ESP design (part 1) – database and pump performance curves (Prosper)
• ESP design (part 2) – input data and calculations (Prosper)
• ESP design (part 3) – initial pump, motor and cable selection (Prosper)
• ESP design (part 4) – optimising the pump design flowrate (Prosper)
• ESP design (part 5) – effect of ESP setting depth (Prosper)

• Exporting ESP lift curves (Prosper)
• Running ESP sensitivities – Part 1 (Prosper)
• Running ESP sensitivities – Part 2 (Prosper)
• ESP design and sensitivities - workflow summary (Prosper)

• ESP diagnosis principles (introduction)
• ESP diagnosis principles (monitored variables and key points)
• ESP diagnosis (case history 1)
• ESP diagnosis (case history 2)

• ESP control (alarms and trips)
• ESP runlife optimisation
• QUIZ - ESP operations and diagnosis

• ESP performance analysis (Prosper)
• Adding an ESP pump to the database (Prosper)
• ESP well diagnosis (Prosper)

• EXAM - ESP Systems