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DesignPro – ESP Design

TUTORIAL

Prepared by: Pat Kallas

Updated by: David Corona

7/3/2012
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OBJECTIVE

The objective of this write-up is to provide a walk-through of the DesignPro Version 7.0 screens and an
explanation of the usage of them for the DesignPro Application Mode.

OPENING DIALOG

The first screen (FIG 1) is the opening dialog screen in DesignPro.

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FIG 1

The green button with the arrow in the Workflow Menu indicates the open screen. Note that most of these are
not activated yet. The input has to be sequentially submitted to the program. As the input is filled in, the next
dialog icon will be activated. The Workflow entries that have an X next to them must be completed in order to
move on to the System Design section. Red boxes, arrows, buttons in the program indicate data that must be
completed to do a design. The program opens to the Well Reference screen, but the Preferences, Options and
Correlations should be set or possibly changed for the specific application. The choice to create a new file or
open a saved file is available when File is selected from the Top Menu. File also gives the options to Save or Save
As for the current open file.

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FIG 2
DesignPro v7 includes a feature to facilitate the ESP Equipment Selection; this feature uses a local OneCAT data
base that can be updated whenever the user is connected to the Intranet. This feature can be enable by checking
the box “Equipment Selection” as shown in the FIG 2

FIG 3

DesignPro v7 also includes the same CRM Customer/Field/Well Data base as Illumina does (Fig 3), whenever you
click at the CRM Well Information Check box, you will be able to pick the well based on the following order:

Country
 Location
 Corporate Selection - (Look for the Corporate Customer Name, check with sales
people if the Corporate Customer you are looking for does not appear, they may be
listed as “Other”)
 Well Name Selection – The list of wells provided are only those wells in
CRM under the Corporate customer choosen

The Field name will be populated as per the information selected. In case you can’t find the well you are looking
for or it has the wrong field name or it is duplicated, please report it to the local Illumina champion in order to
update the CRM data base. DesignPro is updating continuously the data base as per any addition or modification
in CRM.

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PREFERENCES

Preferences screen is in FIG 4.

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FIG 4

Basic
The Basic Preferences include a choice of Unit System, Name Plate Frequency, the Application Mode preferred
for startup of the application, and language preference. Those users working in an area where most designs are
based on 50 Hz power systems would select the 50 Hz nameplate option in this dialog. For purposes of this
example the 60 Hz nameplate option will be used.

FIG 5

Dropdowns using the right side arrow give the options that can be selected.

Advanced
The Advanced Tab offers more flexibility for unit systems. The users can build their own unit systems using, for
example, some parameters in Metric and others in Oilfield through the choices available in Advanced (FIG 5). The
plus button builds a new system with the current parameters. The user can give it a name and then change some
of the units. The Apply Modifications button will save the new units to the user built system. The minus button
can be used to delete these unique systems. This does not lock in the units that must be used throughout the
input screens. As will be illustrated later, each input parameter offers a units tab, which enables changing only
that parameter’s units for input. On the Basic screen there is a button to Save As Default the settings so that
each time the program opens, these settings will be used unless they are changed again.

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FIG 6

For this example oilfield units and 60 HZ nameplate frequency will be used. On this screen there is the option to
have the program check if the data entered is reasonable. The user must check this as shown for this option to
activate. It enables minimum and maximum value checking for the program on all parameters. This could keep
the user from making ridiculous data errors.
Workflow Menu Options is shown in FIG 6.

Online Services

DesignPro use several services such as CRM, Illumina and OneCAT, the latest path for those services are set in
this screen (Fig 7). PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THOSE PATHS, UNLESS NOTIFIED BY THE DESIGNPRO PRODUCT
CHAMPION.

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FIG 7

OPTIONS

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FIG 8

This screen offers the option of Heat Transfer in both Wellbore and Flowline calculations. If this is selected, the
parameters necessary for the calculations must be filled in. If it is not selected for the wellbore, the temperature
is considered linear from the given bottom hole temperature at the perforation (or Datum) depth to the given
wellhead temperature. The Heat Transfer option could have considerable impact on cold, hot and viscous wells.

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FIG 9

A recent PIPESIM Bulletin Board definition that pertains to this also:

The meaning of "Ambient temperature" for purposes of this simulation is "the temperature of the ultimate heat
sink".
For a pipe buried under a modest depth of ground, the ground is not the ultimate heat sink: rather, the heat mostly
flows through the ground, up to the air or water above it, from where it is carried away by wind or current. Thus
the air or water is the ultimate heat sink, we assume its temperature does not change, so the ambient
temperature is the temperature of the air or water.

Note: If the user is taking temperature and pressure from a downhole monitoring tool and that is the datum for
the Inflow Performance Relationship (IPR), then the user should enter the datum temperature here as the
reservoir temperature. If Advanced is selected, then even more detail must be supplied to the program (FIG 10).

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FIG 10

In this example the Heat Transfer will be turned off.

FIG 11
If the user selects to model the Flowline, this is where they will indicate this usage. Note the Workflow adds
Flowline in the Model Setup. On this application the flowline will not be modeled.

Disolve Gas in Water option

If you want to account for solubility of CO2 in water, you should select this option,

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Fig 12

Then you can select the correlation in fluid correlation (Fig 13):

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FIG 13
These correlations are not available if you do not check “Dissolve Gas in water option”

If measured data is available, it can be enter in Fluids/Lab data (Fig 14).

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FIG 14

FLOWLINE

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FIG 15

The Flowline dialog is similar to the casing/tubing dialog, which is covered under Wellbore. If the user designates
that they want to do a heat transfer and enters the U value on the OPTIONS screen there will be a column here
for them to enter it. If they elect to have the U value calculated in the OPTIONS then the necessary information
would be required in the screen provided here and in the Environment screen. The screens will change
depending on the selection of the Heat Transfer and the U value designation in the OPTIONS screen.

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FIG 16

The Elevation Survey for the Flowline Data is similar to the Wellbore Deviation Analysis covered later in this
tutorial.

The Environment screen will initially be longer grayed out if activation of U calculation has not been designated in
the OPTIONS. To enable the Flowline environment input go to the OPTIONS and click in Calculate U Value. If
further help is needed on these screens, check Quick Help.

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FIG 17

FIG 18

OPTIONS (Continued)

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FIG 19

Returning to the OPTIONS dialog, viscosity corrections should be made when the viscosity is greater than 40 SSU
and the water cut is less than 50%. This example will be a viscous application and the water cut is less than 50%,
so viscosity correction factors should be applied to the pump curves. Defaults upon opening the software may be
initially different than pictured on these screens. Also the user has the option of considering the gas dissolved in
water for the application or not. The user should do stage-by-stage calculations for a rigorous application. For a
very high water cut application with no gas the user could choose to not do the stage-by-stage calculations and
still get a fairly good design. The user has some control over the rigorousness of the calculations in the
multiphase flow pressure traverse correlations here, too. If the segment length is made smaller or the number of
segments larger, more accuracy may be obtained but there will be longer calculation time. Here, also, the user
can indicate the casing clearance to use for populating the equipment selection tables. The Outside Diameter
(OD) of the equipment plus this clearance must be equal to or less than the Inside Diameter (ID) of the casing for
the equipment to list in selection tables. The option to Create Dump Files is a valuable source of detailed
calculation information including the stage-by-stage pump calculation results. This can be of value to see the
impact of gas in the stages and viscosity. Again the settings on this screen can be saved as the Default settings
to be loaded on the creation of each new file. The Restore Defaults button is to be used when changes have
been made on the screen but not Saved as Default yet and the user wishes to return to the last set of default
values saved. The Workflow Menu Correlations screen is shown in FIG 20.

CORRELATIONS

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FIG 20

The Fluid or PVT correlations may or may not have those available that the user has had in other software. Some
of the properties have a drop-down table of correlations that can be selected. The users that are not familiar with
these correlations or their data limitations should refer to In Touch Documentation 3036266 which can be located
at http://intouchsupport.com/intouch/MethodInvokerpage.cfm?caseid=3036266
or the program HELP. These correlations can have quite an impact on the design. Some customers may dictate
the correlations that best fit their fluids. Kartoatmodjo’s correlations are recommended for viscous applications.
This exercise is viscous with low API oil. For this exercise the correlation choices in FIG 21 will be used. Again
different ones may show initially when the software is first opened.

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FIG 21

The user can save selections as the default to be used each time the program is opened. If at any time changes
are made to these and previous defaults forgotten, they can be restored with the Restore Default button. The
Flow Correlations screen is illustrated in FIG 22.

Note: Additional correlation options are available when “Dissolve gas in water” is checked in Options/Fluid, in
case you want to account for solubility of CO2 in water

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FIG 22

Here there is more than one choice of library source: Baker Jardine or Tulsa University. There is a correlation for
vertical flow and one for horizontal flow with the entry of the angle from vertical (Swap angle) where the user
wishes to have the correlation change. There is an advanced feature (Advanced Tab FIG 11A) where the user
can enter the Friction factor and Holdup factor if there is access to this type of information for the well although
these are not necessary parameters to enter. Multiphase flow correlations will give a wider difference in design
results when working with gassy applications. It is wise to try several in high gas applications and use the one
that sizes the higher staging of the pump. For more information on correlations see the HELP and select
Correlations. Also available is In Touch Documentation 3036266 located at:
http://intouchsupport.com/intouch/MethodInvokerpage.cfm?caseid=3036266.
As in the Fluid correlations, the user can save as default and the program will always open with these selected.
And, if the user begins making changes here and cannot remember where he or she originally started they can
restore the default. The Advanced tab is featured in FIG 23.

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FIG 23

Also, on this screen are entries for the separator conditions. This can impact results for correlations and should
be duly noted especially when doing modeling of applications and attempting to match surface measured
quantities.
The Well Reference screen is featured again in FIG 24.

WELL REFERENCE

At the top of the Workflow Menu in the right corner is a “pin” that can be used to close the Menu (FIG 24).

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FIG 24

Clicking on the Workflow side tab will reopen the Menu. On the Reference Page the user should fill in the
appropriate information for the application. The up and down arrows on the keyboard or the tab key can be used
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as well as swiping the mouse to highlight for making changes. It is a recommended practice that the user saves
the file before moving from screen to screen. It can save considerable time and frustration if the program
crashes at some point in data entry.

FLUIDS

Workflow Menu Fluids input screen is illustrated in FIG 25.

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FIG 25

Note that the user has the ability to change the units for a specific parameter. If the parameter is entered before
putting the proper units label with it, holding down the SHIFT key on the computer as the units are changed will
keep the value from changing in the parameter. The tab key can be used to move between parameters. There
are two entry options for both Water and gas-oil-ratio/gas-liquid-ratio (GOR/GLR). The bubble point can be
entered directly or it can be calculated using a correlation based on the surface GOR or GLR. If the user has a
bubble point for an application, it should be entered directly because a calculated bubble point from a GOR/GLR is
not likely to be as accurate. To enter a specific Bubble Point the checkbox next to bubble point must be selected
and then the value entered. This is the first place to enter the reservoir temperature unless the Heat Transfer
Option was selected, and this temperature goes with the datum location for establishing the IPR. For this
exercise these parameters will be used: 16 API oil, a gas specific gravity of 0.8, a water specific gravity of 1.03,
10% water cut and a GOR of 400 scf/stb and a reservoir temperature of 200 degrees F. No bubble point has been
provided, so no check will be placed in the bubble point box. The program will calculate the bubble point using
the GOR and a correlation.

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FIG 26

The Run Calculations button in the left corner of the screen will cause the calculations to be made without
leaving the screen.

In this case the bubble point has been calculated after the Run Calculations button was clicked. The bubble point
calculation depends on the correlation selected previously in the Workflow Getting Started Correlations screen.
No gas impurities have been given for this exercise but this input feature is available also in this screen. The Lab
Data screen is illustrated in FIG 27.

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FIG 27

The user can enter just one parameter with the pressure or any number of them. When a single point is given,
then the selected correlation for that parameter is shifted so that it goes through that point. Multiple points at a
set lab temperature can be entered for any or all of the parameters. Note the 3 partitions: below bubble point, at
bubble point and above bubble point. For this exercise there is no Lab Data, but if a customer provides such data
it will make the design more accurate to enter it. The user should be very careful of the units given on Lab Data.
The unit buttons in this dialog again offer many options. The user does not have to enter all the properties. When
the user does have actual laboratory data, the program uses it and the selected correlation to calculate the
property at the measured pressure and temperature and then for each point a correction factor is calculated and
is used for other temperatures with the correlation. In other words, it is a means of adjusting or calibrating for all
temperatures. FIG 28 features the Viscosity Data screen.

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FIG 28

This screen gives options for better calibration with actual viscosity data the user may have from the Customer.
The user can enter from one to three points of actual viscosity data. The advantage of this over Lab Data entry is
the ability to input data for more than one temperature. The recommendation for calibration of viscosity to
laboratory data is to use Lab Data or Viscosity Data but not both features of the program at the same time. The
program again uses the selected correlations for viscosity and adjusts them to fit through the actual data points.
These points may be for dead oil (atmospheric pressure – no dissolved gas) or for live oil (wellbore conditions
where there is gas in solution). For this exercise there are two points to use for calibration (FIG 29).

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FIG 29

Also, in this screen emulsion selection is available. The user indicates the inversion point and a methodology for
handling the emulsion. Although this example is not an emulsion, make note that there is at this time a “REDA”
methodology or a Woelflin correlation that can be used to impact the viscous properties of the fluid.
Viscosity is not a weighted property. In other words, surfaces are either water wet or oil wet. The program gives
the user the ability to select the viscosity correction factors for the pump based on liquid only, fluid
(oil+water+gas), oil only, and water only. For this example oil will be selected for determining the viscosity
correction factors that will be applied to the pump curves under “Pump Viscosity Correction Factor” Fluid Type.
After you have entered Inflow data you will find the plots of Fluid properties in the Fluid screen. FIG 30 illustrates
the plots.

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FIG 30

WELLBORE

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FIG 31

The Wellbore dialog requires all of the data that describes the tubing, casing, datum depth, and temperatures in
the Well Data tab. There is a Directional Survey tab to define Deviation. Note that all of the depths to be entered
on this dialog are measured depths (MD). Also, a Well Schematic panel has opened on the right hand side of the
dialog. This schematic closes with the “pin” just as the Workflow Menu does. As the data for this example is
entered in the dialog, a portrayal of the wellbore will show in this Well Schematic panel. This application has 9
5/8 inch 47 # casing down to a MD of 14400 feet. The casing dropdown button can be utilized to enter casing to
the table (FIG 32).

The user enters the length of the casing and double clicks on the highlighted selection to fill in the data on the
table as shown in FIG 32. To close the dropdown the user can click anywhere else on the screen.

FIG 32

It is not necessary to close the dropdown if more casing sections are to be added. To add a second string of

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casing, for example, with a length of 500 feet, the user puts the length of the new string and double clicks on the
appropriate size (FIG 33). The user can have any number of sections in the casing string.

FIG 33

Another option is to add a different casing string from the surface (a liner perhaps). The ability to start again with
casing from the surface is given with the New Casing String button. Click on the New Casing String and then on
the casing dropdown to select the casing starting from the wellhead again. FIG 34 illustrates this feature.

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FIG 34

If the casing schematic does not appear to be complete (one-sided casing in the drawing for example), then
widen the Well Schematic side panel box by grabbing on to the left-hand side of it with the mouse and pulling it
left to see if that corrects the drawing. If you need to delete an entry, click on the row which will enable the
selected row to be deleted.

FIG 35

To delete a section the user highlights the section in the Schematic and clicks on the red X Delete button. In this
example there is one section, so the others are deleted. The tubing size is 3.5 inch 12.95 # and extends to 8500
feet MD for this example. The 8500 feet (MD) is viewed by the program as the set depth of the equipment
(actually pump intake). The tubing works the same way the casing does. FIG 36 illustrates the tubing dropdown.

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FIG 36

Double clicking on the tubing size will select and update the table. Note the Schematic also updates.

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FIG 37

Flow type selection, tubular or annular, is available from the dropdown at the right side of the tubing entry. Flow
path can be different from one section of tubing to another. The pressure data that will be used for the Inflow
Performance was taken at 14,310 feet MD for this example and will be entered under Perforations. This entry may
or may not be the actual perforation depth or mid-perforations depth. If the user’s pressure data for the Inflow
Performance Relationship (IPR) is taken from a downhole monitoring tool, then the depth of that tool should be
used as the datum depth on this screen. The bottomhole or reservoir temperature should also correlate to the
datum depth that has been given. The wellhead temperature given in this dialog may at this point be a guess or
data given by the well operator. If the Heat Transfer Option has been selected, the wellhead temperature will be
calculated and thus cannot be entered here. The given bottomhole temperature is 200 degrees F and the
wellhead temperature is 135 degrees F for this example.

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FIG 38

In this section you can also select to add a Shroud or a POD if it is the case for your application, please go to
section: “SHROUDED APPLICATIONS” in this tutorial for further information.

Note there is the option to place a packer in the well at a given MD also. If the user is not able to vent gas due
to a packer or any other reason, then the “Packer (No Gas Separation)” option should be checked.
Otherwise the program will automatically assume some natural separation of free gas in the wellbore regardless
of gas separator selection or not in later dialogs. The Directional Survey tab is illustrated in FIG 39.

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FIG 39

This exercise is for a deviated well, so the data that correlates the measured depths (MD) with the vertical depths
(VD) in the wellbore has to be entered here. In this example the program will calculate the angle from vertical. If
the user has the angle and either MD or VD, the program can solve for the other parameter. Note the new
Trajectory tab that has opened a panel on the right side of the screen. As points are entered, the Trajectory
curve will be drawn. The very first entry into this table should be no deeper than the kick-off point where the MD
and the VD are equal (angle near 0). The more entries into the table, the more accurate the design will be. The
tab key can be used to enter the data points. A great time saver is illustrated in FIG 40.

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FIG 40

If the user has tabular data that can be copied, then it can be pasted in to the DesignPro Directional Survey. FIG
41 illustrates the buttons for Copy, Paste and Delete to be used in the Directional Survey.

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FIG 41

The Trajectory Curve panel can be closed with the “pin”. The boxes at the top support the ability to copy paste
and delete rows and columns into and from the survey. Values can be brought in to this table from another file as
illustrated or taken from this table to another file. Highlighting turns on the red X to delete. Other features to note
are the zoom in, zoom out, copy to clipboard, print, legend and mouse tracking icons on the Trajectory panel. The
Workflow Menu Inflow Data screen is featured in FIG 44.

Subsea applications
DesignPro, by default, assumes the wellhead and casing head are on the surface at zero depth (Fig 42).

FIG 42

When the wellhead is on the seabed, DesignPro, from version 7, allows the user to enter the actual depth. For
example, if the water depth is 2850 ft and wellhead is at the depth of 2850 ft, this value should be entered for the
MD Top of the first casing (Fig. 43). All the depths should be actual MD.

FIG 43

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FIG 44

There are three options for Inflow Performance: PI, Vogel or Defined IPR. Productivity Index (PI) is
recommended for 100% water cut designs or very low oil cut designs. Vogel is recommended for 100% oil cut
designs or very low water cut designs. Vogel corrected for water cut is recommended for most in-between
applications with fairly good water cuts and good oil cuts. The user is most likely to undersize equipment if the
Productivity Index method is used for an application that has reasonable oil cut especially if there is any GOR.

In some cases (multi-layer reservoirs, long horizontal sections, neither PI nor Vogel prove to be sufficient. To
cater to the use of inflow relationships derived from other sources (ie PipeSim, a composite case PI + Vogel, etc.)
the User Defined IPR option can be used.

INFLOW – PI Method

Under PI the user has the option to check and enter a Productivity Index or to enter Test Data. In either case a
Bottom Hole Pressure (boxes in red) must be supplied. If the PI is known, simply input the PI and the BHP and
select Run Calculations.

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FIG 45

If the PI is not known, de-select Productivity Index, then under Test Data enter a test flow rate, the pressure (or
fluid level) at the test rate, and the static bottom hole pressure (or fluid level), after selecting Run Calculations the
PI will be calculated.

FIG 46

INFLOW – Vogel

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FIG 47

To use the Vogel PI, select Vogel in the Inflow Model drop down. Under Test Data a Flow rate and pressure (or
fluid level) must be entered and also a static bottom hole pressure (or fluid level). Design Pro has the capability
to apply a water cut correction to the Vogel model.

Sometimes all the well operator will give is a PI even though the application is high oil cut. In those cases, the
user should calculate a producing pressure for a moderate (lower than the desired) flow rate using the formula PI
= Q /(Pr – Pwf) where Q is the flowrate at the producing pressure (Pwf). Pr is the reservoir pressure or static
pressure. The flow rate and producing pressure data should be entered under the Vogel with water cut
correction option. This will at least give some consideration to the Vogel gas effect. Note fluid level from surface
(MD) can be used rather than a pressure and then the pressure will be calculated. For the fluid level option it is
vital that the casing pressure when the fluid level is recorded is also included. Note if the pressure information is
taken at a location other than the Perforations (datum) that was entered on the Wellbore screen, here the user
can indicate a different depth for the given pressure. For this application the Vogel Performance Method will be
used. Even though the water cut is low in this application for Case 1, Correct for Water Cut will be used. The
given data includes a static BHP (bottom hole pressure) of 1863 psig. This is a reading at the datum point of 14310
feet MD. The test data includes 1250 stb/d with a producing pressure (at datum point) of 1400 psig also given at
the 14310 feet MD. Run Calculations after the data has been entered should look like FIG 48.

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FIG 48

By this time into the design, the user should have saved and named the application file. Meaningful names are
important for locating them at a later date. There is a LOG Window, which can be opened and closed with the pin
or left open but running below the dialog screen or open over the dialog screen. It reports what the program is
doing and gives important messages. The most important or current advisement runs continually next to the Run
Calculations button. If there is a need to really go back through the processes, then the Log Window should be
opened. Messages in red are critical (FIG 49).

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FIG 49

A click on the Log Window and a click on the pin will give the above appearance. The Log Window is the first
place for a warning that something may not be as expected or that making changes to the input or choices should
be considered. There is an option on the Inflow Data screen called AOF/Maximum Rate. This is for use in very
high productivity wells where production is expected at the low flow end of the well capability. By using a cut off
Maximum Rate on the well IPR, more accuracy can be obtained in the region where production is focused. This
forces the program to concentrate solution points around the design flow rate. For example if a well has a
maximum drawdown capability to 50,000 stb/d at the perforations but sizing is for 15,000 stb/d then this option to
cut off calculations above maybe a Maximum Rate of 25,000 stb/d could be used and more solution points in the
design range would be calculated. The Workflow Menu Design Criteria is featured in FIG 50.

DESIGN CRITERIA

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FIG 50

There are three solution modes that can be used: solve for the pump intake pressure, solve for the flowrate, or
solve for the pump depth. To solve for any one of them the user must input the other two. Unless the user is
solving for the pump depth, the end of tubing is assumed to be the pump depth. If the user solves for pump depth,
the program adjusts the end of tubing to the new pump depth. In most applications the user will likely have a
desired flow rate to produce and a known pump set depth and will want to calculate a pump intake pressure. The
red boxes indicate necessary parameters to enter, however, this screen is also the first chance to select the
design frequency and it should be changed here if the default is not what the application calls for. Note that if the
user is solving for pump depth or flow rate and enters an intake pressure, the option of entering a fluid level from
surface or fluid level over the pump to maintain is available. This fluid level is Measured Depth. For this example
the solution mode will be for pump intake pressure using a flow rate of 2000 stb/d and a surface or wellhead
pressure of 200 psig. The Run Calculations should produce a screen like that shown in FIG 51.

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FIG 51

A new right side panel labeled Edit/View Information will show a table of operating status information. This table
can be closed again with the “pin” in the right corner. A selection must be made here if the user is planning to do
a taper pump design. If the Tapered Pump is selected, for example, and the Number of Pumps remain 2, the
Workflow changes to give two pump design screens, one for bottom and one for top pump. FIG 52 illustrates this
new Workflow. Note: Tapered Pump Designs are only available when the Equipment Selection feature has not
been enabled.
From here, the user can confirm the Equipment Selection capability and create a shopping cart with the complete
list of ESP components, connectors and accessories that can be exported to OneCAT for quotation, by selecting
“Equipment Selection” at ESP Design. The user can also choose the option to produce a generic design by
selecting the “Generic” option.

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FIG 52

In the tapered design the program can suggest the number of stages of the bottom pump or the user can
designate specific staging. Multiple housings of the bottom pump can be selected and multiple housings of the
top pump can be selected. Before moving to the next pump in the taper, the user will have the flow volume and
intake pressure that will go in to that next pump in the Edit/View Information panel to give guidance on the
selection of the next pump. For this example one pump will be used.

Note the right side panel indicates % free gas in to the pump assumed before applying the Workflow Gas
Separator option. The Workflow Menu Gas Separator screen is featured in FIG 53.

Shrouded Applications

DesignPro 7 has added shrouded / POD design capabilities. To perform a design using a shrouded motor, please
tick the Add Shroud/ POD box, under the Design Criteria Workflow, Figure 25 and 37. The tutorial case file has
been altered for a wellbore with the pump placed below perforations.

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FIG 53

Note that activation of the “Add Shroud/POD” tick box has resulted in the Well Bore Section of Model SetUp to
require attention as noted by the RED X. Next step is to Select Wellbore under Model Set Up, see Figure 54.

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FIG 54

The required data to be input is Type (Shroud, POD or Tailpipe), Outside Diameter, Inside Diameter, Total Length
and Depth. The Type choice should be selected from the drop down menu in row 1 under Additional Components
– Type, results shown in Fig 55.

FIG 55
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Select appropriate choice of type and enter dimensional data. For Shrouded applications, the Length will need to
include the length of the motor(s), protector(s) and sensor. It is recommended to estimate this length initially, you
can fine tune this input after selecting the equipment. The Depth for shrouded applications should be 1 foot
above the intake depth (remember the Tubing Length in this module is the pump intake set depth). After selecting
your equipment you should return to this wellbore screen and fine tune the shroud length. The intake depth and
bottom of motor / sensor are shown on the well bore schematic to provide easy reference for minimum shroud
length. Figure 56.

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Fig 56

The program will provide an error message if the shroud length does not exceed the equipment length by at least
one foot. Fig 57.

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Fig 57

FIG 58

The POD hanger must be below end of tubing.

POD Systems require selection of a tailpipe

GAS SEPARATOR

The approach to gas separation and gas handling has been changed significantly since DesignPro 4,
incorporating the results of the Multi-phase testing project conducted by Engineering.
This project consisted of the following: natural separation testing and modeling, gas separation testing and
modeling, pump performance testing and stage by stage degradation models created. It is recommended to use
the SLB model for natural gas separation. The previous versions of DesignPro combined the effects of natural
separation with the gas separation for a combined separation. DesignPro uses the models of each individual
contribution (natural separation plus mechanical separation).

Since on the Wellbore dialog the “Packer- no gas separation” option was not selected the program has defaulted
to Schlumberger Natural Gas Separation Model. This model was developed by extensive testing performed in
Cambridge, England by the SCR Engineering team. The two main criteria that impact natural separation are the
fluid velocity and well deviation. Lower velocities result in better natural separation.

When the Separator option is selected in the Workflow menu, the natural separation efficiency (based on the
Schlumberger model) is calculated and the gas void fraction that at the intake is noted in the Design Condition –
Natural Separation. In this example, the gas void fraction before natural separation is 71.96%, based on the
Schlumberger model the natural separation for these conditions is 46.9% resulting in a gas void fraction at the

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intake of 57.69% (See Figure 59).

FIG 59

There are other options to handle gas here. A gas separator can be put in to the string to see if that will be
sufficient to handle the gas. The Gas Separator option on this screen opens a table (FIG 60).
As we have selected the Equipment selection option, DesignPro is recommending us a list of Intake devices, but
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we will take the warning and select the Gas Separator in this case.

Equipment Selection Option:

As we have the equipment selection option enabled, DesignPro is showing the available options we can pick

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FIG 60

New gas separator routines have been included since DP4. After highlighting the desired gas separator, Run
Calculations will show the post separations (individually the natural separation plus the mechanical separation
resulting from the gas separator that was selected).

The choice for Alhanati routine is still present to allow for matching and comparisons of older cases with the new
separation models. It is NOT recommended to use Alhanati routine for basis of new designs.

The Defined choice will be required for use with shrouded applications below perforations where typical natural
separation values of 60 to 95% should be used. This would depend on fluid velocity and distance below
perforations. In cases where the entire pump is below perforations (and hence velocities are lower and distance
is greater) values in the 90% range can be used. If the pump is located in the perforations, and there is a tighter
clearance and greater velocities, a lower natural separation percentage should be expected. In this example, a
high degree of natural separation is anticipated as there is a large clearance between tubing and casing and a
long distance from perforations to the bottom of the shroud.

The Schlumberger Natural Separation Model and gas separator routines should be the basis for all non-shrouded
designs.

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FIG 61

The Run Calculations Button needs to be used after the separator selection to show the final result in the
Edit/View table. The gas void fraction that will enter the pump is shown in the table on the right under the Gas
Separator (after separation) section as the Discharge Gas Volume Fraction. In this example the GVF entering the
pump is 26.49% and note the message that an AGH should be added.

A note of warning: The program should recognize later a pump section with an integral intake has been selected
and give a message of the inconsistency in the design. This example is not an exercise in high gas sizing but is
meant to introduce the options in the program. The Workflow Menu Pump screen is illustrated in FIG 62.

PUMP

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FIG 62

The important information necessary to size the pump is displayed in the table to the right with the Total intake
rate at the very top of the screen. Before making a pump selection, the Advanced/Options need to be set. These
options may impact the pump performance or selection table. The Advanced/Options tab opens the screen
shown in FIG 63.

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FIG 63

There are some defaults to set here. Once they are saved each new file will use them unless changed again. This
is where the pumps can be limited in the selection table to fit within a range of the design rate. Derate factors for
high gas application no longer need to be externally determined and be applied on the pump. The default choice
enables the Head Degradation factors from the multiphase testing to be implemented based on the GVF entering
the pump. Here after the pump has been selected, the average viscosity correction factors applied in the pump
will display or here viscosity correction factors to use can be inserted to override the program algorithm. The
user can turn on the option to have pump heat loss put in to the fluid and even adjust the % (useful in viscous
applications). The user can specify minimum intake conditions where a warning message is produced if the
design tries to go below this limit. The user should be aware of the fluid level over the pump especially in high
casing pressure applications as the pump intake pressure can still be greater than this limit but the fluid level
over the pump may go negative. The casing pressure should never exceed the pump intake pressure. The user
can select how the gas is to be treated in the stage-by-stage calculations through the pump: it can go back in to
solution provided it reaches the bubble point in the pump or it can be processed as compressed gas even if the
pressure exceeds the bubble point in the pump. Selection even includes percentages of the gas for both options.
Recommendation is to experiment with this but be conservative (that is to say size the most stages given by the
choices). It is always better to provide more production from the design than to undersize and not make the
design production. This is the place to choose the selection source of the pumps: from the catalog or from an
inventory file that has been created. FIG 117 and beyond illustrate Tools and creating the inventory files.

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FIG 64

For this example application the Show all pumps that fit in the casing is turned on, the Variable Speed Drive
button is checked which activates the VSD plot and the rest of the options are left unchanged. FIG 65 returns to
the Pump Selection Tab.

FIG 65

Based on the Total Rate and the B.E.P., the SN2600 pump is selected and Run Calculations is applied to show the
screen in FIG 66.

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FIG 66

The program suggests at the top of the screen the number of stages needed to obtain the design rate at the
surface. The table at the right has some updated information. Pumps in red are considered obsolete. The
catalog water curve for one stage is showing. If the graph tab for Actual + TDH is selected, the true production
curve of the pump can be viewed (viscous corrections applied etc.), Figure 67.

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FIG 67

As our GVF post separation was 26.62% we need to add the AGH. All of the Advanced Gas Handlers and
Poseidons have also been tested and the hydraulic benefit of such devices is now incorporated into the program.
Note that the number of stages required before selecting the AGH is 86 stages.

To select the AGH, click on the Gas Handling Devices Tab, and select the appropriate AGH based on flow rate /
casing size. The flow rate (barrels of liquid plus equivalent barrels of gas) entering the device is shown in the
screen on right (2143 BLPD and 777 BGPD in this example). Highlight the correct AGH, the desired configuration
(ARZ, ES, FL or CR) and then press Run Calculations. The results are shown in Figure 68 below.

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FIG 68

Upon clicking back to the Pump Selection tab please note the required amount of stages has changed from 86 to
67, Figure 69. DesignPro uses a new approach to gassy applications and provides calculations of all parameters
(hydraulic impact, horsepower requirements, and thrust load) of all of the selected gas devices.

Equipment Selection Option:

After you select the pump and run calculations, the list for the Gas Handler Devices will be populated. By default
the recommended list is selected and only shows the devices that meet the design conditions. (For further details,
please review Quick Help)

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FIG 69

The user may or may not want to go ahead and select the pump housings at this point or return after the motor
selection takes in to account motor slip and/or motor heating put in to the fluid and/or head loss past the motor in
tight casing. Also, the pump selection table can be sorted by column if it will aid in the pump selection. To sort a
column, the user can mouse click on the column label. The parameters in the right side panel that are not grayed
out are modifiable in this screen. Any time a parameter is changed, Run Calculations must be applied again. In
this example the housing will be selected keeping in mind that it is possible more stages may be needed after
motor slip is taken in to account. The Housing/Intake tab is featured in FIG 70.

Equipment Selection Option shows the available options as per Design conditions. (Please refer to quick help for
further details)

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FIG 70

The Edit/View table can be closed or pushed to the right to better see this screen. Since a gas separator was
selected, the intake option shows none. If a gas separator had not been selected, bolt-on intakes would be
available to select in the dropdown. All of the staging for this pump is in one table. A sort on these table columns
can be done if rearranging the housings will aid in the selection. The + adds a highlighted housing to the right
side table and the – deletes a highlighted housing from the right side table. In the example above the 60 housing
pump containing 75 stages was added.

After selecting the housing / stages desired, the user will need to press Run Calculations to see the impact. This
can be done on either the Housing/Intake Screen or in the Pump Selection Tab Screen. If Run Calculations is
selected in the Housing / Intake Screen, then the Pump Selection Tab will show the new results and the Run
Calculations button is not enabled, see Figure 71.

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FIG 71

If after selecting the housing / number of stages and returning to the Pump Selection Screen without pressing the
Run Calculations button, the specific Number of Stages box is checked with the new housing staging, the
calculations have not been done for the new staging as can be noted by the lack of information in the Design
table on the right. See Figure 72.

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FIG 72
Run Calculations needs to be applied to see the impact. (FIG 73 below).

FIG 73

Caution needs to be applied here, too, as to the previous selection of a gas separator and the selection of LT
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configurations with integral intakes on these devices. The Run Calculations should be applied so that everything
is updated and the Motor dialog will be accessible. The horsepower that is added for the Gas Handler Device is
based on water production. Again if this is thought to be too harsh, the tapered pump selection mode may have
to be utilized to reduce the horsepower for the gassy fluid. However, kill fluid impact needs to be considered in
all gassy applications, too. To see the viscosity correction factors being applied, the Advanced/Options tab can
be opened (FIG 74).

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FIG 74

The Reda Algorithm formulated from testing in 1971 is being utilized to calculate these correction factors.

The Workflow Menu Motor screen is featured in FIG 75.

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FIG 75

There is again a table on the right side of the screen that details the operating status or design parameters. Note
that the No. of stages in the table is not grayed out. A field that is not grayed out in these tables offers the
opportunity to change that parameter in this screen. Caution is advised however, as in this case specific
housings have been selected that make up that staging and if changed may or may not match housings available.
Housings would no longer be selected. Before making selections here, the Advanced/Options Tab needs to be
review (FIG 76).

Equipment Selection Option shows the available options as per Design conditions. (Please refer to quick help for
further details)

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FIG 76

As in the Pump Advanced/Options here the user has the ability to reduce the motor selection table to only those
motors that are within a range around the required horsepower. The default is all motors that fit in the casing.
Here is where a bypass or instrument tube can be introduced and it will impact what fits in the casing and the
fluid velocity. The user can also have the motor heat loss impact the fluid temperature (useful in viscous
applications). For this example all motors that fit in the casing will be used, OD of instrument tube is set to zero
and the rest of the parameters will remain the same. Slip calculation should be left on. As in previous screens
these settings can be saved as defaults to be applied on each new file unless changed again. This is where the
user may select the source for the motor selection table: either catalog or an inventory file that has been
created. FIG 117 and beyond has more on the Tools and Inventory. FIG 77 returns to the Motor Selection tab.

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FIG 77

There are two Types of motors: Conventional and Variable Rated for REDA. Once the selection of Type of motor
is made then the Series can be selected or all will be listed in the table that fit in the casing. The Required
horsepower @ the selected nameplate frequency is shown and the motors are listed at the selected nameplate
frequency (set in Preferences). For this example a Variable Rated motor will be selected (FIG 78).

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FIG 78

It is important to select VSD or Switchboard in this screen for the Power Controller. Depending on this
selection as to the screen that will open when the user gets to Surface Equipment. This selection will also
make a difference in the Variable Rated motor voltage due to application optimization. For this example the
Variable Rated will be selected and then 562 for the series and switchboard will be selected. If the application is
not 50 or 60 HZ and the power system is not the same, then switchboard will be grayed out. Note motors in red
are obsolete. FIG 79 illustrates the switchboard option on the motor screen.

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FIG 79

The Variable Rated motors have a Rating Factor for environmental optimization (100% for mild environments to
50% for hot or viscous environments). Since this is a viscous application, a 70% rating will be tried and the Heat
Rise reviewed to see if it fits within the motor limits. Case 1 will be a switchboard application since the design is
at 60 HZ. Again at any other frequency than the nameplate, the Switchboard selection will not be available. A
motor has to be selected that provides at least the required horsepower.

Notes:
- You need to specify if you want to run a Single or tandem configuration at the drop down menu. If you
choose to use a tandem configuration, you need to be choose carefully to match the specifications of
both motors (Winding code, Volts, Amps)
- If you want to install a ESP sensor, you need to choose Sensor Bolt On at the drop down menu

FIG 80 illustrates the motor selection at the 70 % rating.

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FIG 80

Once the Run Calculations button has been selected, the Edit/View Information table on the right updates the
information. If a gas separator has been selected in an application where the motor is a tight fit in the casing, the
gas separator may deselect should its limit be exceeded due to more gas breakout caused by the pressure loss
past the motor. This is most likely to occur if the volume was close to the separator limit prior to the motor
selection. The head loss past the motor can drastically change the intake pressure in a tight casing fit. The Heat
Rise Tab can be viewed in FIG 81.

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FIG 81

Each motor series has its own recommended operation limits for Total Winding Temperature. For this series 400
degrees F is the limit so this sizing on the switchboard is OK.

A Sensor can be selected on the Sensor/Gauge tab shown in FIG 82.

SENSOR

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FIG 82

Again those gauges in red are considered obsolete. The objective here is to select a sensor that provides the
options desired and to be within the operation range of the device. When a device is selected the measurements
it provides is listed in the table below. See FIG 83.

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FIG 83

Keep in mind also the capability of the device with the rest of the equipment (In case you will be using a ProMotor
sensor, it can be set from the motor configuration).

The Workflow Menu Protector screen is featured in FIG 84.

PROTECTOR

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FIG 84

DesignPro v7 includes protector configuration guidelines based on the selected motor and environment of
operation. The user must input “Ambient Temperature” in the box at right in order to calculate oil thermal
expansion. For this example, a value of 85 degrees F. will be used, as shown on FIG 85.

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FIG 85

At present there are three types of oil to select. This is due to availability of engineering test data on specific
thrust bearings. The Shut-in Downthrust should reflect all pump components and gas devices that have been
selected and reflect the correct calculation for the staging type. It is necessary for the program to know if
compression staging or floater staging has been selected to compute this so the housings must be selected.
There is a dropdown for the bearings. Once a bearing is selected that is appropriate for the application and motor
being used, then the more popular protector configurations that have this bearing will list in the bottom table (FIG
86).

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FIG 86

Note if a tandem configuration is selected, the assumption is that the bearing selected will be the bearing that
takes the downthrust. Tandem protectors do not share downthrust. A protector configuration selection is made
in FIG 87.

FIG 87

After running the calculation with Ambient Temp, the side panel shows the surface oil volume for both motor and
protectors. During the installation and operation, the temp increases from the surface to downhole and downhole
to internal motor temp, and the oil expands and discharges into the well because of thermal expansion. The
discharged oil volumes display on the side panel.

During shutdown and pullout, the temp drops from internal motor to downhole well fluid and finally to ambient
temp, and oil contracts and the well fluid enters into the chamber (thermal contraction). The total volume
reduction shows on the side panel.

For more detailed evaluation of each chamber performance, select the Oil Expansion tab, as shown in FIG 88.

Equipment Selection Option shows the available options as per Design conditions. (Please refer to quick help for
further details)

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FIG 88

The graphic shows the detailed information for each chamber. If the bags are in parallel, the total volume of both
bags only shows as the bag volume for the top bag. The chamber volume is the volume of labyrinth, if it is part of
the configuration. The total volume column shows the bag volume (or labyrinth chamber volume) plus the total
volume below the bag (or chamber).

The Shutdown and Pullout contractions are the reduction in the oil volume for each bag or labyrinth chamber.
Each represents the change in volume or contraction when the system is shut down and the temperature drops
from internal motor to downhole temp or from downhole to ambient temp. If either exceeds the limits, it will be
indicated in the table.

The following criteria and limits are used for the recommendations:
- The bag volume should not contract more than 60%.
- The labyrinth chamber volume should not be reduced more than 75%.
- The maximum deviation for a labyrinth is 45 degree if no bag exists in the modular configuration.
- The minimum specific gravity for well fluid to use for labyrinth is 0.85.
- CO2 and H2S limitations for elastomers can be found in InTouch.

In the case the user is interested in selecting a Promotor, a maximus (456 series or 562 series) motor that meets
the power requirement should be selected in the Motor workflow.

After selecting a suitable Maximus motor, the user should select a Protector with a “ProMotor” suffix and
“INTEGRAL” from the Components column in the Configurations List.

CABLE

The Workflow Menu Cable screen is featured in FIG 89.

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FIG 89

One string or two strings of cable to the surface can be selected. The two cable screen is in FIG 90.

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FIG 90

If two cables are selected, the length of the bottom cable (MD) is entered in the red box. The Total length is
carried from the set depth (MD) with 100 feet added for surface. Selection of different conductor types and
shapes for each one can be made. The user must select the conductor type and shape to get that particular
cable to list in the table. There is an option for ALL conductor types but the table still lists only Flat or Round at
one time. For this example one cable will be selected (FIG 91).

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FIG 91

Once the cable is selected and the Run Calculations applied, then the Edit/View Information table on the right will
give the results and necessary information for sizing the surface equipment. There is flexibility to change the
length or temperature for special situations. Electric cost is also a flexible input parameter. The Motor Lead
Extension (MLE) tab screen is featured in FIG 92.

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At this time the only guideline available for this selection is a length at the top based on the components selected
shown in the table on the right. Note the ability to change the Mid Joint length in this, as it is not grayed out
in the table. This Mid Joint length is a recommendation to keep from having a cable splice at a tubing joint.
There are no calculations associated with this selection at this time. FIG 93 illustrates a selection of MLE.

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FIG 93

The columns on this table can be sorted for convenience of selection, too.

CONNECTORS/ACCESORIES

The Workflow Menu Connectors/Accesories screen is featured in FIG 94.

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Fig 94

Connectors and Accessories comes from the ALFORM connection table at Intouch, user can see any mismatch in
the equipment selection that has been done and modify as required. The options also can be edited as required:

Fig 95

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order to verify the connection and update ALFORM as needed.

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SWITCHBOARD

The Workflow Menu Surface Equipment screen is featured in FIG 96.

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FIG 96

Since switchboard was selected in the Motor Dialog, the selection screen for the switchboard will open on this
case. The Setup tab must be filled in before the user proceeds to the Switchboard/Transformer tab. The input to
this screen narrows down the selection on the next screen. For this example the required data is shown in FIG 97.

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FIG 97

Run Calculations and then open the Switchboard/Transformer tab to select the necessary equipment. See FIG 98.

FIG 98

In the tables all of the options for switchboard and transformers are displayed. The user must select the
appropriate switchboard and transformer based on the input voltage at the top of the screen, the required KVA,

surface voltage required and amperage required. See FIG 99.

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FIG 99

There are messages that may pertain to the application to take in to account displayed at the bottom. This
completes all of the equipment selection for this Case.

BUILDING CASES

The user can build as many cases as needed in this file to examine variations of the application. Other cases may
be built to see how other correlations impact the application or how a change in the PI impacts it or change in
equipment, water cut, GOR, etc. To create another case the Case box in the right bottom of the screen is used.
The + sign creates a new case by duplicating the one presently open. The – sign deletes the case that is
presently open. To move between cases, the left and right arrows can be used. The creation of Case 2 is
illustrated in FIG 100.

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FIG 100

Note the left arrow in the case selection box is blue indicating move to case 1 by clicking on it. At this point both
cases are exactly alike. The user can differentiate between cases by double clicking on the box in the bottom
right of the screen and entering a unique identifier. See this for Case 1 in FIG 101.

FIG 101

Returning to Case 2 the Workflow Menu Motor is featured in FIG 102.

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FIG 102

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FIG 103

The type of power controller is selected in the Motor portion of the System Design.
VSD has been selected as the Power Controller for this case. Run Calculations have been applied in order to
update and activate equipment beyond the motor. Now the Surface Equipment screen can be reviewed in FIG
104.

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FIG 104

Now the Variable Speed Drive/Transformer tab is available. The Setup screen needs to be completed before
proceeding to the VSD tab. The default choices are a low voltage VSD with Sinewave output wave form. If a
Low voltage PWM drive is selected, there is another tool available to help determine if a Load Filter is needed.
Depending on the selections on the Setup screen as to what will display on the VSD/Transformer screen. FIG 105
is an example for the VSD default selection of Sinewave VSD.

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FIG 105

The Base and Run frequency is initially assumed to be the Design Frequency but the user can make changes to
that in the upper right section of the screen. The Input Voltage, the KVA, the Surface Voltage and the current
must all be taken in to account in the selection of the equipment.

If you are considering using a low voltage PWM drive without filtering, you must use the filter Tool Box.

TOOL BOX - VSD FILTER GUIDE

The Tool Box icon dropdown can be viewed in FIG 106.

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FIG 106

VSD Filter Guide in the Tool Box opens the screen in FIG 107.

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FIG 107

This Tool Box feature replaces the old VSDGUIDE spreadsheet and will aid in determining if the Low, PWM drive
needs a filter for this application. The user enters the appropriate information and executes the Run VSD Calcs
at the bottom of the screen. The user will be responsible for selecting the filter if needed in the VSD Setup
screen. Another Tool Box feature shown in FIG 108 is the Pump Torque calculation screen.

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FIG 108

The User is able to modify the Maximum Pump speed to change the curve range. Note the icons available on the
plot and the ability to “Add to Report”.

DUMP FILES

If the Create Dump Files was checked under Options, a folder will be created named for the file with the suffix of
Dump in the same directory where the file was saved. Inside of this folder will be a separate folder for each case
of the application. Inside the case folder there will be detailed text files on the calculations that the program has
performed. These text files can be viewed with Notepad or WordPad or any software that accepts text files. The
Pump_calcs.txt file is a stage-by-stage calculation file and may be of value if high gas applications are being
done or the graphs under Plots and Intake can also be used for this. FIG 109 illustrates this plot.

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FIG 109

Another feature in the software is the ability to build Inventory files and to build pump test and motor test files.
Tools dropdown from the top menu is illustrated in FIG 117.

TOOLS

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FIG 110

Export to Ilumina options (Equipment selection Mode)

If you are working in Equipment Selection mode, you will get 2 additional options, which were created to export
key information of your design to Illumina:
- CRM information
- Well Data information
- Equipment information
The purpose of this tool is to lean the flow process by optimizing our field people time, and improving data quality
between business systems.

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FIG 111

Option 1. Send to Illumina.

If you are connected to SINet, you can directly send the information to a repository in Illumina, (we will explain
later how to import this in Illumina) by just selecting the option “Send to Illumina”, once the information has been
sent, you will get the message “Send to Ilumina succeeded” (Fig. 112).

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FIG 112

Option 2. Generate Illumina File

You can use this option if you are working offline or not connected to SINet, Just select “Generate Illumina File”
and it will create an XML file you can save in your hard drive, then you can email it or put it on a flash drive to be
open in Illumina later.

How to import DesignPro data in Illumina:

You will need to create a New Activity/Run as any other in Illumina, once created; you will have the option in the
Job tab to import information from DesignPro.

FIG 113

By clicking “Import Design” you will get a screen where you can import the information by any of the two options
explained previously:

FIG 114

If you are using Option 1 “Send to Illumina” from DesignPro, select “Load from repository” option and you can
find the data by selecting the Country, location and Customer you set in DesignPro.

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FIG 115

Once you selected the data you send, just click at the “Import” icon and all the information from DesignPro (your
design) will be populated in your New Activity.

If you are using Option 2 in DesignPro – “Generate Illumina File”

Select in Illumina “Load from repository” Option, this will open a windows explorer window, where you can find
the XLM file in your computer to be loaded in Illumina. The information from DesignPro will be populated in your
new Illumina activity as soon as you click the “Import” icon.

FIG 116

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FIG 117

The Edit Database feature in this list will be open to only certain individuals with the responsibility of database
maintenance. The Export to Configurator File is not used in this version of DesignPro, since the Equipment
Selection module is already part of DesignPro 7. The Pump Test screen is featured in FIG 118.
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FIG 118

A pump test file can be set up with rate and head data points or coefficients (REDA’s coefficients need to be
normalized and for 100 stages). The user can start with the pump catalog coefficients in FIG 119.

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FIG 119

These can be modified to make the special pump or test pump JN10000sp and then it can be saved in the
Inventory file. The pump can be saved in an Inventory file that can be used to do a design (Pump
Advanced/Options Tab). The actual information for a pump test can be utilized from PTDC (See FIG 120).

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FIG 120

A specific pump test can be imported from a PTDC file in this screen. The Tools Motor Test Screen is featured in
FIG 121.

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FIG 121

This feature is meant to be used with care in that the program needs to be able to relate the motor to a series
already in the program and the motor curves and characteristics that go with that specific motor series. It will be
useful for any motor with a different voltage and amperage than what might be available in the catalog or the
present tables in the software. Again the motor can be saved in an Inventory file that can be used to do a design
(Motor Advanced/Options Tab). The Tools Inventory screen is featured in FIG 122.

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FIG 122

This screen allows the user to select specific pumps (perhaps those used in a specific contract or Alliance) and
put them in a special Inventory file. The + and – for ADD and DELETE work the same as in the pump housing
screen and other program locations. A view of the Motor Tab is given in FIG 123.

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FIG 123

This allows the user to put specific motors in an inventory file. The Tools in the Main Menu offers Export
Inventory file and Import Inventory file (FIG 124).

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FIG 124

The Export feature allows the user the ability to create a file ending in EDB that has the specified inventory in it
and it can be shared with others. The Import feature allows the user to bring an inventory file in to the user’s
database that someone else created or that was previously created in an earlier database release. Please
backup your inventories by exporting them. This is highly recommended, especially prior to an update of
the equipment database, either pushed through InTouch or a new software version. It can save a lot of
time and frustration too, if you have a hard drive crash or a re-image situation. If it is available to import
back in to a database, it is less likely to be lost. An example of importing an inventory is in FIG 125.

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FIG 125

The imported inventory is featured in FIG 126.

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FIG 126

The Update Database feature in the Tools is meant to enable updating equipment without a complete release of
the software in the future. This will only be possible if the equipment fits within the definition of equipment
already in the database and does not require program code changes. FIG 127 illustrates the Visualization screen
of Case 1.

VISUALIZATION

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FIG 127

FIG 128 is within the pre-stabilized frame on Case 1.

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FIG 128

FIG 129 portrays after stabilization.

FIG 129

In System Design there is a quick Case Comparison feature illustrated in FIG 130.

CASE COMPARISON

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This is a screen for doing a quick comparison of parameters between cases. The Options tab (FIG 131) affords
the user the ability to pick and choose what he or she would prefer to see on this screen. If a case selected does
not have values in any of the Plots or Reports and this is most likely on a reopen of a file, then the user may have
to move to each case causing the program to do the reload and calculations of that case before they will appear
in any of the comparison screens. The user cannot print out from this screen; however, there is a Case
Comparison report under the Reports (FIG 139).

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FIG 131

FIG 132 features the Case Comparison Plot for Outflow.

FIG 132

In this particular file there were no changes in the design, only changes in the Surface Equipment handling it so
there is no apparent difference in the cases for any of the plots. The cases overlay each other. FIG 139 and FIG
140 illustrate the Case Comparison Report.

The Well System Plot for Outflow is illustrated in FIG 133.

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PLOTS

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FIG 133

There are three Well System Plots: Inflow, Outflow and Directional Survey. The icons on the right side of the
screen enables the user functions such as zoom in, zoom out, legend, mouse tracking, printing, copy to clipboard
and even display of actual data (FIG 134).

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FIG 134

The data is displayed in a table below the plot. To close the table the user clicks again on the icon. FIG 135
illustrates the Gas at Intake plot under Intake.

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FIG 135

This represents the % of free gas by volume at the intake for different intake pressures. The intake plots include
three plots: Total Rate and Gas Percentage, Gas at Intake and Well Stabilization Time. The same side icon
capabilities can be found on all plots. FIG 136 features the VSD plot under the Pump Plots.

FIG 136
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This is one of four plots under Pump plots: the others being Actual, TDH, and Catalog. The curves on this plot
reflect the selection of minimum, maximum and increment selected by the user in the System Design Pump
Advanced/Options screen. When a tapered pump design has been done, there will be different plots showing up
here, some individual plots and combined plots for the tapered combination. FIG 137 features the Profile Plot of
Pressure.

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The Profile plots include Pressure and Temperature. FIG 138 illustrates the Motor Performance Plot under Motor.

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FIG 138

Only one plot is provided under Motor and it has the Motor Performance curves for the design motor.

REPORTS

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FIG 139

This is the Preview tab of what will be on the Case Comparison report. When the Report Tab is opened, a Word
Doc file is created of the report (FIG 140).

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FIG 140

The WORD DOC file is stored in the same directory as the file. Microsoft Word features are at the disposal of the
user on this report. Note the printer icon on the top left side of the screen. This is how a report is printed
out. All of the reports have the Preview and Report tabs. FIG 141 illustrates the Limits Report.

FIG 141
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This is the most important report produced by the program. The user should ALWAYS check this Limits Report
for a design. It will indicate where limits of the equipment have been exceeded or warnings on such things as
clearances, possible need for shroud, and many other critical messages that might not have been seen on
previous screens. FIG 142 illustrates the General Report.

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FIG 142

This report is a concise summary of the design and is likely going to be the most distributed to other parties that
will be reviewing the design. FIG 143 illustrates the Detail Report.

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FIG 143

This is just as labeled, the Detail report, but there is a great advantage to this report because it has the same
flexibility of the Case Comparison section in the System Design. It has Options so that the user can pick and
choose sections he or she wants to see on the report (FIG 144).

FIG 144
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and not to be disclosed, used, or reproduced without written approval from Schlumberger.
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REPORTS – SCHEMATIC

DesignPro features 2 new reports, a Schematic and also a Field Specialist Report. The schematic report appears
as follows:

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FIG 145

By clicking on the update button, the equipment that you have selected for your design will be shown:

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FIG 146

You can Preview:

FIG 147

Or Create the Schematic Report

Top Bottom
Length Depth Depth
Item P/N Description (ft) (ft) (ft)
1 Casing, 9-5/8" 14400 0 14400
2 Producing Perforations - 14310 ft 1 14310 14311
3 Tubing, 3-1/2" 8481.07 0 8481.07
4 100519546 PUMP: SN2600 CR-CT 75 STG 9.1 8481.07 8490.17
538/540 60 CS BTHD, .87 HS MON, M-
TRM, HSN, ES, FACT SHIM
5 1340025 AGH: G20-40 CR-CT 540/540 RLOY 6.83 8490.17 8497
BTHD, 1.00 INC, M-TRM, AFL, ARZ-
ZS, NI-RST
6 1270560 INTAKE: VGSA S20-90, 538/540 RLOY 3 8497 8500
1.18 INC, M-TRM ES
7 100390212 PROTECTOR: MAXIMUS, BPBSL, 8.9 8500 8508.9
540/540, NTB/KTB, 1.18 HS MON,
RLOY, AFL, M-TRM, FACT SHIM
8 100373044 MOTOR: 562, 5.5, FA52, MAXIMUS, 17.5 8508.9 8526.4
RA-S, RLOY, M-TRM, AS, AFLAS, KTB,
GRB

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9 100408047 BASE GAUGE, LITE, STD, ADV, 456, 2.01 8526.4 8528.41
540, 562, 13CR AFLAS, PHOENIX
SELECT, DOUBLE REMOTE SENSOR
PORTS
10 100227730 MLE:540/562 MAXIMUS 80FT, KELB 8508.9 0 8508.9
M, 4KV, 4/1, P/I
11 Switchboard: SCHLUMBERGER 7 -10 -3
FIXSTAR MCP-3300-70 - Basic
12 Junction Box 5 -8 -3

FIELD SPECIALIST REPORT

The purpose of this report is to provide a mean of enhanced communication and instruction from the Application
Engineer who performed the design to the Field Service Specialist who will install the equipment. It is also meant
to be a means of pre-populating as many fields within Illumina as possible (ongoing efforts in seamless data
migration from application to application). The first screen of this report is the input screen for the Application
Engineer to provide more details on the well / design / operational preferences.

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FIG 148

Next the actual Field Specialist Report from this file will be inserted. NOTE: in the report the Driving Directions
are character limited, in the inserted file I did a copy paste from Yahoo directions and pasted into the Word
document, no character limitation there so the advice is to add directions to the output file if pasting from Yahoo /
MapQuest, etc.

General Information
Corporate Customer
Sales Account Joe Blow Oil Company
Field
Well Name
Well Location
Client Engineering Contact
Client Engineering Phone
Client Field Engineer Contact
Client Field Engineer Phone Bubba BR549

SLB Design Engineer Phone Number

Contract Type
1. Directions to location: Starting in ROSHARON, TX on E FM 1462 RD go toward 1ST ST - go 2.2 mi
Turn Left to take ramp onto TX-288 N - go 17.3 mi
Take ramp toward BELTWAY 8 WEST - go 0.4 mi
Turn Left on BELTWAY 8 - go 1.0 mi
Take Left ramp onto S SAM HOUSTON TOLLWAY W toward SAM HOUSTON TOLLWAY WEST (Toll applies) - go
19.1 mi
Take the SAN ANTONIO/DOWNTOWN exit onto I-10 W toward SAN ANTONIO (Toll applies) - go 175.7 mi
Take exit #581/I-410 onto I-410 N - go 1.5 mi
Take Left exit #31/SAN ANTONIO/BINZ-ENGLEMANN RD onto I-35 S - go 6.3 mi
Take exit #156/EL PASO onto I-10 W - go 169.8 mi
Take exit #400/DEL RIO/SAN ANGELO - go 0.3 mi
Bear Left on I-10 W
Turn Right on US-277 - go 60.8 mi
Continue on US-87 N - go 50.2 mi
Bear Left on TX-158 W toward MIDLAND - go 46.4 mi
Continue on E STATE HIGHWAY 158/E TX-158 - go 16.2 mi
Bear Left on GARDEN CITY HWY - go 1.5 mi
Turn Right on S LAMESA RD - go 0.8 mi

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Turn Left on E FRONT ST(US-80) - go 0.1 mi
Turn Right on E ILLINOIS AVE
Turn Left on E ILLINOIS AVE - go 0.5 mi
Turn Right on N LORAINE ST
Arrive at the center of MIDLAND, TX

Activity Information
Target Run Life, 750
days
Reason Workover Type ESP intervention Description Replacement
installation -
Failure

Fluid Properties
Corrosive none Scale none
Abrasive moderate Paraffin none
H2S, % 0.00 CO2, % 0.00
GLR, SCF/STB 360.00 GOR, SCF/STB 400.00
WaterCut, % 10.00 Avg Specific Gravity, 1.03
GVF in Pump, % 14.76

Well Information
Installation Type Maximus
Well Type Oil Geometry
MAX DLS, deg/100ft Depth (MAX DLS), ft
Total Well MD, ft 14400.00 Casing OD, in 9.62
Casing Weight, lbm/ft 47.00 Casing Set Depth, ft 14400.00
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Liner OD, in Liner Weight, lbm/ft

Liner Top, ft Top of Perforations, ft 14310.00
Bottom Hole Temp, ºF 200.00 Tubing Thread 8rd EUE
ESP Bottom Depth, ft 8525.33 Intake Depth, ft 8500.00

Tubing Depth (ft) Tubing OD (in) Tubing Weight (lbm/ft)

8500.00 3.50 12.95

Downhole Equipment
Cable CABLE:REDAMAX250 4, 4KV (4/1 PTB .020 G4F)
Motor Lead Extensions MLE:540/562 MAXIMUS 80FT, KELB M, 4KV, 4/1, P/I
Pump 1 PUMP: SN2600 CR-CT 75 STG 538/540 60 CS BTHD, .87
HS MON, M-TRM, HSN, ES, FACT SHIM
Gas Handling Device AGH: G20-40 CR-CT 540/540 RLOY BTHD, 1.00 INC, M-
TRM, AFL, ARZ-ZS, NI-RST
Gas Separator INTAKE: VGSA S20-90, 538/540 RLOY 1.18 INC, M-TRM
ES
Protector PROTECTOR: MAXIMUS, BPBSL, 540/540, NTB/KTB,
1.18 HS MON, RLOY, AFL, M-TRM, FACT SHIM

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Motor 1 MOTOR: 562, 5.5, FA52, MAXIMUS, RA-S, RLOY, M-
TRM, AS, AFLAS, KTB, GRB
Sensor BASE GAUGE, LITE, STD, ADV, 456, 540, 562, 13CR
AFLAS, PHOENIX SELECT, DOUBLE REMOTE SENSOR
PORTS
RemoteSensor CABLE:REDAMAX250 4, 4KV (4/1 PTB .020 G4F)

Accessories

Equipment Coating
Wellhead Type HHS

Surface Equipment
Switchboard FIXSTAR MCP-3300-70 - Basic

Commission in Details
Operating Frequency, Hz 60.00 Base Frequency, Hz 60.00
Minimum Frequency, Hz Maximum Frequency, Hz
Surface Voltage Required, 2171.6 Volts
kV
KVA Required 142.71 Maximum KVA
Requirement

Low Intake Pressure Alarm Setpoint, psig

High Intake Pressure Alarm Setpoint, psig
High Motor Temperature Alarm Setpoint, ºF
Special Startup Instructions for sand
Special startup Instructions for kill fluid

Motor Application Rating

Horse Power, hp 144.3 Voltage, Volts 2067.6
Current, Amps 41.3 Variable Rating Factor, % 70.00

Expected Operating Conditions

Flow Rate at Surface 2084.3 STB/d Pump up Time 35.56 min
Well Stabilization Time 135.06 min Intake Pressure at 469.7 psig
Flowrate
Running Current 38 Amps Motor Temperature 374.64 ºF
Wellhead Tubing Pressure 200 psig Shut-in Wellhead
Pressure
Casing Pressure 0 psig

HSE Summary
ESP String Weight, lb 2357.00 Pump Shut-in Pressure @
WH, psig
H2S, % 0.00 CO2, % 0.00
Acid (Type) Tnorm No
Chemicals (Type)

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Actual Pump Curve

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Well Trajectory Curve

TOOL BOX - DEVIATION ANALYSIS

Under the Tool Box icon is the Deviation Analysis shown in FIG 109.

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FIG 148

In the Toolbox dropdown the Deviation Analysis option opens two options: Analysis and Report. First the
Analysis has to be done in order to have a report on it. When Analysis is selected, the following screen opens.

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FIG 149

The ability to create multiple configurations and save them or delete them is at the top of the screen in the ESP
String Data tab. The deviation analysis can run standalone and data in the table can be edited for different
scenarios. However, the changes can be lost if the information is not saved. Each set of data is called a
configuration. When a new configuration is created and saved, the data is saved separately for each
configuration.

Configurations can be opened that are saved or they can be deleted. This is particularly useful for shroud
analysis, analyzing different pumps, motors, etc., or changing the data for a component. If the data is not saved,
when you click on the Update button, it will overwrite all the information and any changes will be lost.

To create a new configuration, you simply click on the “+” button. To delete a configuration from the list, select it,
and click on the “-“button. To open an existing configuration, select it from the list.

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FIG 150

After clicking on the + button, the Name field is highlighted and this is where the new configuration name is
entered.

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FIG 151

The Analysis Type must be selected and this may also be a good reason to create a new configuration Name that
will reflect changing the analysis type. Pass Through will be looked at first. The Wellbore and Component
information can be manually input but usually the user will have already made a design with the software and by
using the Update button those components will load to the analysis.

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FIG 152

The Update button pulls the Switchboard Case 1 equipment that was selected in to the Analysis. Now the user
must verify that the equipment looks right or make corrections to the data. Also the worst dogleg severity (DLS)
that the equipment must pass through to get to the set depth must be entered in the red box. If the deviation
survey provided to the user does not include DLS but does include Measured depth, Angle from vertical, and
Azimuth, a spreadsheet can be built to calculate the DLS (see In Touch ticket – not content – 2054161). The DLS
needs to be degrees per 100 feet or degrees per 30 meters. Some surveys will be in, for example, degrees per 10
meters and will need to be multiplied by 3. For this application 6 deg/100 ft will be used as the DLS.

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FIG 153

Check the configuration carefully as not everything is connecting correctly from the database in this first release.
For example this gas separator is not a Rotary but rather a Vortex type and there should be a Vortex neck. To look
for it use the dropdown.

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FIG 154

The Vortex neck can be selected from the dropdown. Note if the user is building the configuration from scratch
or adding a new component, the neck of that component must also be added. Another check is required to be
sure the rest of the data is now correct.

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FIG 155

The series may have to be changed to get this corrected completely.

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FIG 156

The next thing in this analysis that is required is to break out the tandem protectors. The program is not
sophisticated enough yet to do this so it is up to the user and it does need to be done. First the Model/Type has to
be changed to reflect the top protector on the entry that is there. The user needs to note the second protector as
a line will have to be inserted for it and one for its neck. Also if any adaptors have to be added between
components, a line will have to be inserted and the adaptor added. Below the top protector is selected.

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FIG 157

The user highlights the line where a new line needs to be inserted by clicking on the line number to the left side of
the table and then uses the insert icon (left-most icon) above the table. There is also the capability to copy and
paste so that the user may easier duplicate like components. Once a line is inserted, highlight and copy a
component and then highlight the inserted line and paste. A highlighted line can also be deleted with the delete
icon.

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FIG 158

The inserted line will always show tubing as the component so the user must then select the correct Component,
Series, Model/Type and be sure all the dimensions are filled in.

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FIG 159

The Protector component is selected.

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FIG 160

The Series is selected.

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FIG 161

Finally the Model/Type is selected. The component neck must also be added the same way or the Insert line and
copy, paste could be used in this case.

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FIG 162

All of the dimensions should be checked for reasonableness.

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FIG 163

There may be weights missing from the table. If that is the case, input a reasonable figure in each case.

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FIG 164

After all the editing, to be sure the data is saved “as is”, the user should create a name to reflect the run.

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FIG 165

If the user wanted to go back to the original unedited, it would be good to return to the first named configuration
and hit the Update button and it would pull the equipment in to it in the original format.

THE UPDATE BUTTON IS NOT TO BE USED UNLESS THE ORIGINAL UNEDITED DATA IS DESIRED IN THE FILE
NAMED AT THE TOP.

After all the checks and edits are complete, use the Run Calculations to do the analysis.

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FIG 166

The basic Recommendation should appear in the Recommendation window. Warnings may appear on equipment
discrepancies or things to check across from the Run Calculations button. The Edit/View gives the criteria and
the maximum for the application. The Housing Stress plot and Flange Stress plot tabs can be viewed.

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FIG 167

The sensor or any small component may sometimes be better left off the configuration or just the length of it
added to the motor (worst impact). Beam analysis used in this has some problems when there is a smaller piece
of equipment on the end of the configuration (such as the sensor) especially if it is smaller OD than the piece
above it. The program has a border condition that forces the end of the equipment to touch the casing. This is
not the true situation and it bends the sensor to the casing.

To view the Report the user returns to the Tool Box dropdown and selects the report.

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FIG 168

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FIG 169

There is a Preview and then the Report.

The user can return to the analysis to do the Operation check.

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FIG 170

The user should make a new configuration name and then click on Operation. Note there are more fields of input.
The speed, oil type and motor winding temperature will be pulled in from the application. If these need to be
changed, they can be. If these will vary on the application, then worst-case scenario should be checked. If the
application is expected to go to 65 HZ then the analysis should not be done for 60 HZ in other words. The DLS for
the setting and operation depth must be entered in deg/100 ft or deg/30 m. For this application 1.5 deg/100 ft. will
be used.

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FIG 171

Once everything is checked, then the Run Calculation button is used to do the analysis.

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FIG 172

Again, the Recommendation box gives the basic result and the Edit/View Information also gives the results and
criteria for Operation. In this case 1.5 deg/100 ft is a very hazardous DLS to operate in for these operating
conditions. In this application the motor winding temperature has a big impact. It would be wise to do a case
simulating a shroud to cool the motor more and then do an analysis but the user would need to use the shroud
casing ID to look at just the components within the shroud for that. The Report again is accessed through the
Tool Box dropdown.

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FIG 173

TOOLBOX - MOTOR START-UP

Motor Start-up choice is under the Tool Box icon as shown in FIG 174.

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FIG 174

Two common methods for motor starting are available in DesignPro: (1) Across-Line starting for Switchboard or
fixed speed and (2) Starting with Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) for VSD and MVD. Depending on whether
Switchboard or VSD is used, DesignPro sets the tables for required information for the method that best fits the
conditions.

Note: Only the variable-rated motors (Dominators, Maximus, and Hotline) can be analyzed. The impedance
parameters in per unit for other motors are not available.

Starting Method: VFD

To perform an analysis and check motor startup, first select the surface equipment as shown in FIG 175. For this
example a VSD and Step Up Transformer are selected.

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FIG 175

Then click on Toolbox icon, and select Motor Startup from the list. The Motor Starting Method for this case is
VFD. The starting voltage by default is 7.0 Hz and voltage boost is 1.0.

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FIG 176

Click the Update button to populate the data. When you click Update, the data will be updated and any changes
you made will be overwritten unless you saved the file.

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FIG 177

After the data is populated, check and verify the data. By default, the Transformer Tap is set to Surface Voltage at
Junction box. If, for the operation the Tap will be set on a different value, enter the correct value.

The starting frequency should be between 7 to 10 Hz and voltage boost 1.0 to 1.3. A voltage boost of 1.0 means no
voltage boost; the default is no voltage boost. For 10% voltage boost, set the value to 1.1, for 20% set the value to
1.2, and so on.

The Transformer Impedance (Z) and the X/R ratio, which is the reactance to resistance ratio, are provided by the
manufacturer. The values that DesignPro provides are generic and should be verified.

Other required data for the transformer are the Rated KVA, Rated Frequency, and Primary Delta voltage.

After running the calculations, for this example, DesignPro warns that the motor may not start under the current
conditions. The starting voltage to required voltage ratio on the side panel is less than 100%. This means that
starting voltage is less than required voltage and motor may not start.

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FIG 178

By changing the voltage boost to 1.2, the voltage ratio on the side panel is > 100% and the motor should be able to
start.

FIG 179

The guideline for the motor starting with VSD is that the starting calculated voltage should be higher than 50% of
the adjusted motor voltage. The required voltage at startup is:

 Start Frequency 
Vrequired _ VFD = Motor Rated Voltage ×   × 50%
 Frequency 

If the calculated motor voltage is less than required voltage at the terminal, the motor may not start and the
system design should be reevaluated.

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Starting Method: Across-Line

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FIG 180

After selecting the surface equipment (FIG 180), select Motor Startup under the Toolbox, and click on the Update
button on the Motor Startup screen:

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FIG 181

Check the data, especially the transformer tap setting, transformer impedance, and X/R ratio similar to VFD.

For power source, it is required to enter the power source Rated KVA and Impedance, either in ohm or per unit (p.
u.).

After the data are entered, run the calculations.

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FIG 182

The calculated starting voltage is less than 50% of the rated voltage and the motor may fail to start.

The guideline for the Across-line starting method is that if 50% of nameplate voltage or higher is archived at
motor terminal, the motor should be able to start.

Note: The Motor Startup covers only the most common surface equipment combinations such as SWB/step-up
transformer, VSD/step-up and/or step-down transformer, and MVD.

TOOLBOX: HOTLINE HEATRISE

The Hotline Heatrise option is under the Toolbox. It is enabled after a Motor is selected. The Hotline Heatrise is
ONLY for specific motors listed in the dropdown. The results are only valid for motors selected from the list. The
model was originally developed by the Simulation and Modeling group at SPC for SAGD for heavy oil, water and
steam, but it can be used for other fields by defining the fluid properties, which will be explained later.

The model consists of two main parts: one for the flow and heat transfer in casing-motor annulus and the other
for the heat generation and conduction inside the motor itself. The model can handle water, oil, and/or steam, but
not gas.

After design is competed and a Hotline motor has been selected for the case, select the Hotline Heatrise, and
click on the Update button.

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FIG 183

The information about the motor and fluid displays on the side panel. The required data will be populated from the
design. Any of these data can be changed. Please note that required fluid properties are for the downhole
conditions at the base of the motor, not the surface.

The selected motor in from dropdown and motor from the design should match (highlighted). If they don’t match, a
message will be displayed that the model may not be valid.

The total flow rate is for all the fluids oil, water, and steam at downhole conditions. If steam is present, the total
rate must account for both liquid and steam. It should be noted that the Steam Cut is the steam volume fraction of
the total flow rate (oil, water and steam), and Water Cut is the water volume fraction of the total liquid flow rate;
all at downhole conditions.
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After running the calculations, the maximum predicated temperatures are displayed on the side panel:

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FIG 184

The detail of the predicted temperature distribution is shown in the table. From left to right, the table represents
the T distribution for each rotor from head to base of the motor, and from top to bottom it represents the T from
skin (fluid) to the center (Shaft).

As mentioned, the models were developed for Hotline and SAGD applications. To customize or change the fluid
type, there are two options. One, which is recommended, is to select Advanced Setting and check the check box
for each oil properties and enter the value. These values must be at the temperature and pressure of downhole
conditions. This option covers the majority of the conditions.

However, if, in addition to oil, the water, and/or steam properties are different, then the second option can be
used. You can define the oil, water, and steam properties by copying and rename the “WellFluidConfig.dat” file
from the directory:..\Schlumberger\DesignPro 7.0\AppData\WellFluidConfig.dat.

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FIG 185: Sample of Well Fluid Config.dat file.

Use Windows Wordpad to edit the new file without changing the format. Only enter a value for the coefficient P0;
enter 0 for the rest of the coefficients. Save the file and load it into DesignPro by checking Fluid Data and
selecting the new file.

When you select the option to load a file for the fluid properties, the option for entering the data will be disabled:
 Copyright Statement: This document remains the property of Schlumberger. It is Confidential and Trade Secret
and not to be disclosed, used, or reproduced without written approval from Schlumberger.
170 of 176

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FIG 186

The data for the motor can also be customized to simulate conditions with different materials used for motor
components for the same geometry of Hotline series. Unless the material changed in the future, there is no need
to use this option.

CATALOG/CART

Now that we have designed the equipment that will fit this application, we can submit our entire list of equipment,
connection and accessories directly to OneCAT, create a shopping cart and submit for quotation and lead times.
You just need to open the Catalog/Cart menu to access to this feature as showed in FIG 187

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FIG 187

The preview tab will show your entire list of components and accessories that can be submitted to OneCAT, you
can print the list from here with the print icon at the top left corner. You can also get it as a report in a word
document (FIG 188) and you can select to view it with gridlines at the option dialog box.

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FIG 188

If you are fine with the list of components, you can go now to Shopping Cat section as per Fig 189

FIG 189

Update the Cart Name and Comments as required and click the “Send” icon to export the list to OneCAT

You may get a message if you are currently not logged to OneCAT as FIG 190

FIG 190

If you click Yes, you will get a new box when you can enter your LDAP information to log in OneCAT (FIG 191)

Schlumberger Private
FIG 191

Once the list has been exported to OneCAT, you will get a message with your Cart ID as showed in FIG 192

FIG 192

You can go now to OneCAT and see that your Cart is already there (FIG 193)

Schlumberger Private
FIG 193

To submit your cart, you can either Load as a new Cart or Merge, depending on what else you are doing in
OneCAT.

Since we don’t have another active cart in this moment, we will Load it as New Cart. You will get a message as
FIG 194

FIG 194

And you are done! Now you can see your Shopping cart with Transfer Prices and Lead Times (FIG 195)

Schlumberger Private
FIG 195

LOCAL ONECAT

Last dialog box shows the current OneCAT data base you have in your computer, it can be updated as far as you
are connected to the Sinet, by clicking the SYNC icon, you will see at the bottom if there is any update going on to
your local data base as showed in FIG 196

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FIG 196

The user can only become proficient with DesignPro through practice. DesignPro is going to be undergoing
constant enhancement for some time to come and is not without “bugs”. Improvement of the software is
dependent on its users and their vigilance in reporting problems and needs. Enjoy!

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DesignPro Tutorial

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DesignPro – ESP Design

Prepared by: Pat Kallas

Updated by: David Corona

The first screen (FIG 1) is the opening dialog screen in DesignPro.

Preferences screen is in FIG 4.

A recent PIPESIM Bulletin Board definition that pertains to this also:

In this example the Heat Transfer will be turned off.

Disolve Gas in Water option

If measured data is available, it can be enter in Fluids/Lab data (Fig 14).

Workflow Menu Fluids input screen is illustrated in FIG 25.

The POD hanger must be below end of tubing.

Equipment Selection Option:

Equipment Selection Option:

The Workflow Menu Motor screen is featured in FIG 75.

FIG 80 illustrates the motor selection at the 70 % rating.

A Sensor can be selected on the Sensor/Gauge tab shown in FIG 82.

The Workflow Menu Protector screen is featured in FIG 84.

The Workflow Menu Cable screen is featured in FIG 89.

The Workflow Menu Connectors/Accesories screen is featured in FIG 94.

order to verify the connection and update ALFORM as needed.

The Workflow Menu Surface Equipment screen is featured in FIG 96.

surface voltage required and amperage required. See FIG 99.

Returning to Case 2 the Workflow Menu Motor is featured in FIG 102.

TOOL BOX - VSD FILTER GUIDE

The Tool Box icon dropdown can be viewed in FIG 106.

TOOL BOX - PUMP TORQUE

Export to Ilumina options (Equipment selection Mode)

Option 1. Send to Illumina.

Option 2. Generate Illumina File

How to import DesignPro data in Illumina:

If you are using Option 2 in DesignPro – “Generate Illumina File”

The imported inventory is featured in FIG 126.

FIG 128 is within the pre-stabilized frame on Case 1.

FIG 129 portrays after stabilization.

FIG 132 features the Case Comparison Plot for Outflow.

The Well System Plot for Outflow is illustrated in FIG 133.

You can Preview:

Or Create the Schematic Report

FIELD SPECIALIST REPORT

SLB Design Engineer Phone Number

Liner OD, in Liner Weight, lbm/ft

Tubing Depth (ft) Tubing OD (in) Tubing Weight (lbm/ft)

Low Intake Pressure Alarm Setpoint, psig

Motor Application Rating

Expected Operating Conditions

Actual Pump Curve

TOOL BOX - DEVIATION ANALYSIS

The series may have to be changed to get this corrected completely.

The Protector component is selected.

The Series is selected.

All of the dimensions should be checked for reasonableness.

There is a Preview and then the Report.

The user can return to the analysis to do the Operation check.

TOOLBOX - MOTOR START-UP

Starting Method: VFD

Starting Method: Across-Line

After the data are entered, run the calculations.

TOOLBOX: HOTLINE HEATRISE

FIG 185: Sample of Well Fluid Config.dat file.

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