Technical Economical and Risk Analysis Methodology for Defining the Optimum Positioning of the Electrical Submersible Pump System for Production of Heavy Oil in Deep Water

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Ferreira Cavalcante ◽  
Juliana Souza Baioco ◽  
Breno Pinheiro Jacob ◽  
Nicolas Paes Urupukina
Keyword(s):  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Submersible Pump ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Electrical Submersible Pump

Experimental Study and Modeling of Heating Effect in Electrical Submersible Pump Operating With Ultra-Heavy Oil

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Luiz Biazussi ◽  
Cristhian Porcel Estrada ◽  
William Monte Verde ◽  
Antonio Carlos Bannwart ◽  
Valdir Estevam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
High Viscosity ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Outlet Temperature ◽  
Heating Effect ◽  
Submersible Pump ◽  
Oil Viscosity ◽  
Artificial Lift ◽  
Electrical Submersible Pump

A notable trend in the realm of oil production in harsh environments is the increasing use of Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) systems. ESPs have even been used as an artificial-lift method for extracting high-viscosity oils in deep offshore fields. As a way of reducing workover costs, an ESP system may be installed at the well bottom or on the seabed. A critical factor, however, in deep-water production is the low temperature at the seabed. In fact, these low temperatures constitute the main source for many flow-assurance problems, such as the increase in friction losses due to high viscosity. Oil viscosity impacts pump performance, reducing the head and increasing the shaft power. This study investigates the influence of a temperature increase of ultra-heavy oil on ESP performance and the heating effect through a 10-stage ESP. Using several flow rates, tests are performed at four rotational speeds and with four viscosity levels. At each rotational speed curve, researchers keep constant the inlet temperature and viscosity. The study compares the resulting data with a simple heat model developed to estimate the oil outlet temperature as functions of ESP performance parameters. The experimental data is represented by a one-dimensional model that also simulates a 100-stage ESP. The simulations demonstrate that as the oil heat flows through the pump, the pump’s efficiency increases.

scholarly journals Modelling and Robustness Analysis of Model Predictive Control for Electrical Submersible Pump Lifted Heavy Oil Wells

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 544-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Krishnamoorthy ◽  
Elvira M. Bergheim ◽  
Alexey Pavlov ◽  
Morten Fredriksen ◽  
Kjetil Fjalestad
Keyword(s):  
Model Predictive Control ◽  
Predictive Control ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Robustness Analysis ◽  
Oil Wells ◽  
Submersible Pump ◽  
Electrical Submersible Pump

Passive Filters Design Applied to an Electrical Submersible Pump System

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1992-1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Cortes ◽  
L.R. Araujo ◽  
D.R.R. Penido
Keyword(s):  
Submersible Pump ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Passive Filters ◽  
Electrical Submersible Pump

Hybrid Electrical-Submersible-Pump/Gas-Lift Application to Improve Heavy Oil Production: From System Design to Field Optimization

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Son Tran ◽  
Vu Le
Keyword(s):  
Service Life ◽  
Power Consumption ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Production Optimization ◽  
Submersible Pump ◽  
Hybrid Mode ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Electrical Submersible Pump ◽  
Gas Lift

Abstract The typical challenge encountered in developing heavy-oil reservoirs is inefficient wellbore lifting caused by complex multiphase flows. The literature on modeling of a hybrid artificial lift (AL) system is relatively sparse and these works typically model the AL system on the basis of individual AL methods. This paper presents a case study of the design and optimization of a hybrid AL system to improve heavy-oil production. We systematically design and model a hybrid electrical-submersible-pump/gas-lift (ESP/GL) system to enhance wellbore lifting and production optimization. We found that the implementation of hybrid ESP/GL system provides the flexibility to boost production and reduces production downtime. Results from the pilot test show that the production rate in hybrid mode is approximately 30% higher than in ESP-only mode. The power consumption of the hybrid mode is 3% lower in the ESP-only mode. Furthermore, the average ESP service life exceeds six years which is better than expected in the field development plan. The pump-performance-curve model is built with corrections for density and viscosity owing to the increased water production. We observed a higher pressure drawdown with GL injection at fixed ESP frequency. The GL injection reduces the density of the fluid column above the ESP, resulting in less pressure loss across the pump, less power consumption, and potentially extended service life. The nodal-analysis results suggest that the pump capacity can be considerably expanded by manipulating the GL rate instead of increasing the frequency.

Electrical submersible pump system model to assist oil lifting studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 1279-1289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Cortes ◽  
Leandro R. Araujo ◽  
Débora R.R. Penido
Keyword(s):  
System Model ◽  
Submersible Pump ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Electrical Submersible Pump
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