Design Electric Submersible Pump based on Simulation of Reservoir Pressure Drop to Tubing Performance Relationship

Agustinus Sua Azi

Agustinus Sua Azi Department of Petroleum Engineering, Dili Institute of Technology (DIT), Dili, Timor-Leste

Keywords: Gas-oil ratio, nodal analysis, tubing, production rate

Abstract

Electric submersible pump (ESP) is one of the artificial lift methods used to increase the production rate. The purpose of the simulation of the reservoir pressure drop to tubing performance using software pipesim is to be able to project the production limits of the natural flow well and continue using the artificial lift. Natural flow wells produce at a rate of 400 bbl/d, reservoir pressure 1250 psi, pwf 882 psi, and AOFP 868 bbl/d. Based on the production data, a simulation of the decrease in reservoir pressure was made to the production rate and the results showed that at a reservoir pressure of 950 psi, pwf 642 psi, and AOFP 380 bbl/d the well could not produce natural flow. Based on the simulation analysis, an artificial lift well plan is made with a production rate of 50% of AOFP, which is 190 bbl/d. The selected ESP is Reda model DN280, diameter 4 inc, Qmin 100 bbl/d, Qmax 500 bbl/d, pump intake production rate 206 bbl/d, efficiency 34.77%, speed 60 Hz, stage required 201, pump power required 12.95 hp with tubing diameter 2.375 inc.

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