Why Discharge Pressure…?

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Presenter
Julian Cudmore
AL monitoring Business Development
Inverurie, Aberdeen
 The most effective way to optimize
an artificially lifted well is through systematic

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and rapid application of

Downhole Monitoring
Well testing
Artificial Lift Modeling - diagnosis.
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Production Gains from Effective Downhole monitoring and
diagnosis
88% gain over 30 wells
8000 9000

8000
7000

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7000
6000

6000

Total Oil gain for Field

5000
Net Oil Gains / well

5000

4000

4000

3000
3000

2000
2000

1000
1000

0 0
well 1 well 2 well 3 well 4 well 5 well 6 well 7 well 8 well 9 well 10 well 11 well 12 well 13

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Net gains stb/d
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Cummulative Gains stb/d
Pump Intake Pressure only… looks OK..?
Monitoring and Protection

100 3

Pressure
90
Draw down Build Up
2.5

Temperature, Vibration,Current Leakage

ESP of pressure

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80
started at pump 2

70
intake
Pressure

1.5

60

1
50 ESP off

0.5
40

30 0
01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999
14:24 14:38 14:52 15:07 15:21 15:36 15:50 16:04 16:19 16:33 16:48
Time

Pi(bar) Ti(C) Tm(C) Vibration(g) Cl passive(mA)

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The same data with discharge pressure
Wing
Monitoring and Protection

250
Valve 3
opened.
2.5
200
Productio

Temperature, Vibration,Current Leakage

Wing Productio

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n Choke
Valve n Choke 2

150 Adjustme
closed. Adjustme
nts
Pressure

ESP dead Productio nts

1.5

100 heading n Choke

fully open 1

50
0.5

0 0
01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999 01/12/1999
14:24 14:38 14:52 15:07 15:21 15:36 15:50 16:04 16:19 16:33 16:48
Time

Pi(bar) Ti(C) Tm(C) Pd(bar) Vibration(g) Cl passive(mA)

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Discharge Pressure clearly shows changes to the ESP operation.

Intake Pressure is insensitive to changes in fluid weight
Discharge Pressure very sensitive to changes in fluid
weight

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50 90
Discharge
% %
Pressure
Intake
Pressure
- No
change Pwf

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Use modelling to predict well performance.
Provides us a preliminary indication that says:
Measured
Wellhead
Pressure

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Calculated Pump
Values must Measured
Discharge Operating Point
match
measured Pressure
values

Measured
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“ Pressure
…we have a problem!”
 Motor Temperature
Trend From: 11/2/03 to: 11/3/03
225 5

200 4.5

Motor Temperature 4

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175
Shut Down Protects the ESP
(120C)
3.5
150

3
IOPoint Value

125

2.5

100
2

75
1.5

50
1

25 0.5

0 0
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12:00 14:24 15:36 16:48 18:00 19:12 20:24 21:36 22:48 0:00 1:12 2:24
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Pi(bara) Tm(C) WHP(bara)
Amps Ti (C) Vib
Add RT data, Discharge Pressure and
Analysis to prevent lost production
Trend From: 11/2/03 to: 11/3/03

250 5
Data Diagnosis
225 Performed using Problem Remedied 4.5

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ALXP
200 4
IO Presure Temperature Amps

Deferment prevented and

ESP saved
175 Real Time 3.5
Motor Temperature
Alarm
150 3
(90C)

125 2.5

100 2

75 1.5

50 1

25 0.5

0 0
11/2/03 11/2/03 11/2/03 11/2/03 11/2/03 11/2/03 11/2/03 11/2/03 11/2/03 11/2/03 11/3/03 11/3/03 11/3/03
12:00 13:12 14:24 15:36 16:48 18:00 19:12 20:24 21:36 22:48 0:00 1:12 2:24
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Pi(bara) Pd(bara) Ti (C)
Tm(C) WHP(bara) Amps
Vib
ALXP Plots

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Production Gains from Effective Downhole monitoring and
diagnosis

Net Oil Gain from effective monitoring for PDO

1800 3000

1600
2600 bopd gained Using LiftPro on 18 wells

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2500
1400

CUMULATIVE NET OIL(bbl/d)

1200 2000
NET OIL (bbl/day)

1000
1500
800

600 1000

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500
200

0 0
Wafra28
Well 1 Wafra1
Well2 Wafra15
Well 3 Wafra16
Well4Wafra7 Well
Wafra25
5 Wafra17
Well 6 Wafra24
Well 7 Wafra9
Well 8 Wafra26
Well 9 We

Production prior to analysis Production after recommendation Cumulative gains