ESP

CHAPTER 6

ESP Design
&
Selection

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ESP Design and Selection

First: Consider the following

ㄱ The pump should be chosen to suit the desired rate

of production.

ㄴ The discharge pressure should be enough to lift the

well fluid and sustain the required wellhead press.

ㄷ Correct motor size should be chosen to suit the

flow and the head.

ㄹ Casing size becomes an important.

ㅁ The inflow capability of the well.
ㅂ GOR & Bubble point pressure.
ㅅ The bottom hole temperature.

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Secondly: ESP Sizing Procedures

1. Collect and analyze the well’s productivity and fluid

data.

ㄱ Casing size
ㄴ Tubing size
ㄷ Plug back total depth
ㄹ Perforation depth
ㅁ Static fluid level
ㅂ Representative well teat (WC%)
ㅅ Fluid properties (oil & water SG.)
ㅇ Productivity index
ㅈ Bottom hole temperature
ㅊ Primary power
ㅋ Surface floe line length and elevation

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2. Determine the well’s production capacity or determine

pump setting depth @ desired rate:

Flow rate Q
PI.  
Drawdown (Ps  Pwf )
2.31  Pressure
Head 
Sp. Gr.

3. Calculate the Total Dynamic Head “TDH”:

TDH = Lift head + Well head pressure

+ Friction loss

Where:
Lift head = Dynamic fluid level
= Static level + Drawdown, and
WHP = Pipe friction loss + Elevation

Friction losses obtained from Figure 6.1 & 6.1a.

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4. Select the pump type from the “pump performance

curve”, depending on Capacity, ID of Casing

ㄱ Appendix “A” and “B”

5. Number of stages required:

Total Dynamic Head

No. of stages 
Head per Satge

6. Determine the motor horsepower using SG of lifted

fluids

HP
MotorHP   No. ofstage  SG
Stage

Where:
HP/Stage is obtained from the Pump Performance Curve.
ㄱ Appendix
“C” for different motor HP.

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7. Select the most economical cable size

[Table 2]
8. Determine the voltage loss in the cable & required
surface voltage:

Figure 6.2 shows the cable voltage loss

Surface voltage = motor voltage + voltage loss

9. Calculate the KVA requirements in order to size the

transformer.

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Surface KVA = [Volts * Amps* 1.732]/1000

10. Select properly size accessories such as:

 Check valve and Bleeder valve.
 Well head, size and type.

Table # 2

Cable current Carrying capacity

Cable No. Max. Amp.
1 CU 115
2/0 AL 115
2 CU 95
1/0 AL 95
4 CU 70
2 AL 70
6 CU 55
4 AL 55

 Electric Submersible Pump

Applications

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There are numerous downhole installations

that can be made using ESP:

 Standard Installation: Fig 6.3.

 Shrouded Pumping System: Fig. 6.4.
 Booster Service: Figs. 6.5 & 6.6.
 Production/Injection System: Fig. 6.7.
 Bottom Discharge System: Fig. 6.8
 Bottom Intake Unit: Fig. 6.9.
 Cable Suspended Unit: Figs. 6.10 & 6.11.

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