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LAWRENCE
 RPS Lawrence is part of the
Schlumberger Group
 Located in Lawrence Kansas since 1976

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 Manufacturer of electric power cable
and rubber molded components for ESP's
 Producer of more ESP cable than any
other manufacturer
 Certified to ISO 9001
 Includes All aspects of Cable Manufacturing
 Electrical Submersible Cable
 Power is supplied to the electric motor via
the electric cable.
 It is banded to the production tubing.

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Power Cable
Cable Protection

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Between Pothead 4 Fin for
Equipment Connection Centralization
 Cable Components

 CONDUCTOR
 INSULATION

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 BARRIER
 INJECTION TUBE (optional)
 JACKET
 ARMOR
 Conductor Selection

 SIZE (AWG#)
( )
 DAMAGE RESISTANCE

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 FLEXIBILITY C d t
Conductor
 COST

Solid Compacted Stranded

Round
 Coating / Adhesive
 ALLOY COATING  ADHESION & STRAND BLOCKING
- Chemical resistance - Downhole Performance

- Gas transmission

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- Gas entrapment/corrosion

- Corona discharge

Copper
Strand
block Alloy
oy
coating
Adhesive
 Insulation Selection
 EPDM ethylene propylene dienemethylene
 TEMPERATURE
 PRESSURE CHANGES

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 GAS TO OIL RATIO (GOR)
 CARBON DIOXIDE ATTACK
 OIL ATTACK
Insulation
Voltage Rating and Selection
Criteria
 3 kV: tested at 20 kV DC,
DC 7 kV AC
 4 kV: tested at 30 kV DC, 10 kV AC

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 5 kV: tested at 35 kV DC,
C 13 kV AC
C

 OPERATING VOLTAGE
 VOLTAGE SPIKES/TRANSIENTS
 MECHANICAL DAMAGE
 Voltage Drop
 Surface Voltage is higher than motor Voltage (Voltage drop)
 Energy is required to push current through a cable

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Vsurface

x, 000
ft Vmotor
Voltage Drop Graph
#6 AWG #4 AWG
60

50

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0 ft)

40 #2 AWG
oltage Drop (V, per 1,000

#1 AWG
30
#1/0 AWG

20

10
Vo

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Current (A)
Barrier Selection

 TEMPERATURE
 CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT

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 GAS
 HANDLING

Barrier
 Jacket Selection
 TEMPERATURE
 CHEMICAL

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ENVIRONMENT
 GAS
 HANDLING CONDITIONS

Jacket
 Armor Selection
 DAMAGE RESISTANCE
 DECOMPRESSION CONTAINMENT
 CORROSION RESISTANCE

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Armor
 Armor Types
yp
 STANDARD GALVANIZED STEEL (CLASS I)
(GSA 0
(GSA, 0.020
020"/0
/0.51mm
51mm & 0
0.025
025"/0
/0.64mm
64mm thick)
 HEAVY GALVANIZED STEEL (0.034"/0.86mm thick)

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 HEAVY COATING CLASS II GALVANIZED STEEL
 DOUBLE ARMOR (two layers)
 STAINLESS STEEL
 MONEL
 TWO DIFFERENT ARMOR PROFILES
Armor Profile Types

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Standard crown profile interlocked

Flat profile interlocked

Flat profile
REDA Production Systems
Cable Families

 POLYETHYLENE: 185°F (85°C)

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PPEPE

 REDALENE: 205°F (96°C)

POTB PPEO
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Cable Families

 REDAHOT: 250-350°F (121-177°C)

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ETBO

 REDABLACK: 300-400°F (149-204°C)

EER
ETBEF
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Cable Families
 REDALEAD: 400-450°F
400 450 F (203
(203-232°C)
232 C)
ELBE ELB

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KELB

 MOTOR LEADS: 250-450°F

(121-232°C)
 Motor Connection Options
 FLAT CABLE EXTENSIONS (FCE) (Motorlead &
Pothead)
 MOTORLEAD - Typically smaller conductor than power cable
cable, thus runs
hotter.

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- KEOTB - 250°F (121°C)
- KELB - 450°F (232°C)
- KELTB - 450°F (232°C)
Motor Connection Options

 POTHEADS

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- Tape-In Pothead - Tape wrapped around
individual connector leads inside motor.

- Plug-In
g Pothead - mating
g block mounted in
motor.

- Direct Connect Pothead - Power cable

attached directly to the Pothead. (Plug-In
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Type)
Tape-In Pothead vs Plug-In Pothead
• Advantages: • Advantages:
– Most Reliable – Ease of installation
– Highest breakdown • Disadvantages

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strength in industry
– Lower breakdown
• Disadvantages strength
– Longer installation time – Not as reliable as Tape-
on rig floor In

REDA Tape-In Design

Cable Checks while Running In
Ph
Phase to Ph
Phase
0.7 to 3.5 Ohms
Must be Balanced

Ph
Phase to G
Ground
d
Surface: 2000 M Ohms

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Hold 1000 V for 3 mins – V=IR I = 1000/2x109 = 0.5 uA

1000 ft 1800 M Ohms

3000 ft 1500 M Ohms
5000 ft 1000 M Ohms

Change due to Temperature

North Sea – 100 M Ohms