Reliable

information on well productivity

Fluid rate = input parameter
Selection of ESP highly dependent on the flow
rate
Different pump have different recommended
application ranges

Well Physical Data

Casing & liner sizes, weights and depths
Tubing size, type, weight & thread
Total well depth
Depth of perforation or open hole interval
Well inclination data

Well Performance Data

Tubing head pressure at desired rate (FTHP)
Casing head pressure
Desired liquid production rate
SBHP or static liquid level
FBHP or dynamic liquid level
Productivity data (PI or qmax for the Vogel Model)

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2.

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Well Performance Data-contd

Gas-oil ratio (GOR)
Water cut or water-oil ratio
Bottomhole temp at desired rate

3.

Fluid properties
Specific or API gravity of produced oil
SG of water
SG of gas
Bubble point pressure
Viscosity of produced oil
PVT data

The specific gravity (SG) need to be known from the water

cut

SG SGwater SGoil

The SBHP need to be known

SBHP 0.433 L perf Lstat SG

Based on the flowing pressure at perforations, the pressure

at pumps intake pressure (PIP) is found from the following
formula, if the fluid gradient in the annulus is known

To check the amount of free gas at the pumps suction

conditions, the solution gas-oil ratio at the pump intake is
calculated from Standings bubble point pressure
correlation:

Oil API

141 .5
131 .5
sg oil@60 F

By comparing above value to the wells producing GOR, it

can be established whether a free gas enters the
submersible pumps.
The liquid volumetric rate to be handled by ESP pump is
found from the water and oil rates.

In the above formula, the oil volume factor can be ontained

from Standing correlation:

To determine number of pump stages, the total

head to be overcome by the ESP pump need to
identified.
This is called Total Dynamic Head (TDH) and is
the sum of the following, all in length units:
Wellhead pressure at the given liquid rate
Net hydrostatic pressure acting on the pump
Frictional pressure drop that occurs in the tubing
string

The second term equals the true vertical depth (TVD) of the
dynamic liquid level, at which the fluid level in the casing
annulus stabilizes while producing the desired liquid rate.
It is easily found from the value of the pump intake
pressure, PIP, assuming that an oil column exists in the
annulus above the pump setting depth:

It should be noted here that the pump is usually set

below this depth in order to provide for a sufficient
submergence required for proper pump
operation.

A rule of thumb value is at least 500 ft of fluid

over the pump (FOP), the other limit being the
depth of the sandface(perforations).

The frictional head loss in the tubing string can be

estimated from Fig A where the head loss for
1,000 ft of pipe length,
is plotted versus
liquid rate. The total loss in the tubing string is
found as:

Now, the TDH is calculated in head (ft) units as follows: