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EEE 194B - Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) Basics Operation, Design, Optimization & Troubleshooting
This course covers ESP basics of design, operation and optimization, ESP components, troubleshooting and ESP surface equipment.
By the end of the course, trainees will be familiar with all ESP types and their uses in addition to ESP wells down hole problems and the best solution applied in artificial lift technology.
Trainees will be familiar with the newest ESP technology and Down Hole Monitoring tools which are considered as the eyes of the ESP operators.
Trainees will be familiar with VSD Variable Speed Drives and their application in ESP wells.
Course Objectives
- Learn about the design considerations for ESP systems, including pump selection, motor sizing, and cable design.
- Understand the basic operation principles of Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) in oil and gas production.
- Explore optimization techniques for ESP systems to maximize production efficiency and minimize downtime.
- Gain knowledge on troubleshooting common issues with ESP systems, such as motor overheating, pump cavitation, and electrical failures.
- Develop practical skills in analyzing ESP performance data and implementing corrective actions to improve system reliability.
- Enhance understanding of safety protocols and best practices for working with ESP systems in hazardous environments.
Who Should Attend?
- Production Staff
- ESP Operators and ESP staff
- ESP Field Service Technicians and Engineers
- ESP Application Engineers
5-Day Course Syllabus
Day 1 — ESP Fundamentals & Well Performance
- ESP basics and fundamentals
- IPR and VLP
- Pressure gradient, pressure and depth
- Pressure drawdown and skin factor
- Multiphase flow
- Well inflow performance
- Productivity Index Model
- Vogel's inflow performance relationship
- Composite Inflow Performance Relationship
- Total Dynamic Head components and calculations
- Well conditions
- Pump performance curves
- GOR calculation, specific gravity and API
Day 2 — ESP Components, Applications & Surface Equipment
- ESP applications and components
- Three-phase induction motor principles and ratings
- Motor components
- Protector components and types
- Gas separator components and types
- Pump components, types and intake configurations
- DMT types and principles
- DMT surface panel and SIB Surface Integrated Board
- Cable types, components and well-condition requirements
- Wellhead components
- Principles of electricity
- Surface equipment types and applications
- Transformer types and applications
- FSD and VSD transformers including step-up and step-down applications
- FSD and VSD types and applications
Day 3 — VSD Systems, ESP Design & Optimization
- VSD basic electrical block diagram
- VSD components including rectifier, inverter, DC bus and filters
- Single-phase and three-phase rectifiers
- Three-phase full-wave and half-wave bridge rectifiers
- VSD inverters and PWM
- VSD simulation
- ESP design with variable rating using VSD
- ESP design and optimization
- ESP design with pressure gradient
- Affinity laws
- Pump sizing exercises
- High water-cut and high GOR exercises
- Gassy wells design
- Variable rating and high-temperature wells design
- SIB and DMT data analysis
Day 4 — ESP Troubleshooting & Electrical Protection
- Amp chart analysis
- Gassy wells and gas locking
- Pump-off conditions
- Tubing leaks
- Plugged pump or intake
- Broken shaft
- Reverse rotation
- Well pumping off
- Power fluctuations
- ESP troubleshooting
- Electrical surface equipment protection
- Harmonics principles and origin
- Harmonic effects and reduction
- Harmonics simulation
Day 5 — Advanced ESP Applications, Technology & Software
- ESP VSD applications
- Pump and motor horsepower related to variable speed
- Pump head and flow with variable speed
- ESP optimization
- ESP new technology
- SCADA system in ESP
- ESP design using Prosper and SubPump 2018 software
- Gassy wells design using SubPump
- Variable rating design using Prosper
- High-temperature wells design
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