Electrical submersible pumps manual design, operations, and maintenance

Ideal for removing large amounts of liquids from wells, Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) are perhaps the most versatile and profitable pieces of equipment in a petroleum company's arsenal. However, if not properly maintained and operated, they could quickly become an expensive nightmare. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Takacs, Gabor, 1947-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Gulf Professional Pub./Elsevier, ©2009.
SeriesGulf equipment guides.
Subjects
Oil well pumps > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Oil wells > Artificial lift > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Submersible pumps > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080878133
9781856175579
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xiv, 425 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Artificial Lifting
  • 1.2 Short history of ESP applications
  • 1.3 Basic features of ESP installations
  • 2. Review of fundamentals
  • 2.1 Well inflow performance
  • 2.2 Hydraulic fundamentals
  • 2.3 Electrical fundamentals
  • 2.4 Basics of system analysis
  • 3. ESP components and their operation
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The submersible pump
  • 3.3 The ESP motor
  • 3.4 The protector or seal section
  • 3.5 The gas separator
  • 3.6 The ESP cable
  • 3.7 Miscellaneous downhole equipment
  • 3.8 Surface equipment
  • 4. Use of ESP equipment in special conditions
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Pumping viscous liquids
  • 4.3 Production of gassy wells
  • 4.4 Production of abrasive solids
  • 4.5 High well temperatures
  • 4.6 Variable frequency operation
  • 5. Design of ESP installations
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Data requirements
  • 5.3 Conventional design
  • 5.4 Conventional design considering motor slip
  • 5.5 Gassy well design
  • 5.6 Design of a VSD installation
  • 6. Analysis and optimization
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 NODAL analysis
  • 6.3 Determination of well inflow performance
  • 6.4 Power efficiency of ESP installations
  • 6.5 Optimization of ESP operations
  • 7. Monitoring and troubleshooting
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Monitoring of ESP operations
  • 7.3 System failures
  • 7.4 Troubleshooting ESP installations
  • 8. Special installations.

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