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Abstract
In one of ADCOs mature fields several horizontal oil wells
have ceased to flow due to the high water cut. In order to
accelerate data acquisition on well, reservoir and ESP
performance at these higher water cuts, an ESP pilot project
was performed in three wells.
ADCOs past experience with ESPs in some of the main fields
in deep, high temperature and GOR wells (250 deg F and 700
scf/bbl, respectively) has been poor and discouraging. To
ensure that future ESP applications in these fields are
successful, a comprehensive review was conducted by ADCO
and industrial shareholders (ISH) to determine the root causes
of the previous failures and recommend methods to improve
current practices.
In accordance with the recommendations, a multidisciplinary
team was set up to plan and execute the ESP pilot project. The
project team was responsible for the tendering, designing and
engineering aspects, gathering the reservoir data, finalizing the
completion strategy, equipment sizing, installation,
commissioning and monitoring.
The result of this effort was the successful installation and
running of ESPs in two of the fields oil wells. The project
success is of paramount importance as it can lead the way for
future ESP applications in similar harsh downhole conditions.
This paper discusses ADCOs approach to overcome the past
difficulties it had in running ESPs in deep and hot oil wells
starting from the review up to the installation and
commissioning.
Field Current Conditions and Reasons for the Pilot:
The field in question is located in the south-east of Abu Dhabi
and was discovered by a seismic survey conducted in 1959.
The field is an anticline approximately 30 km long and 10 km
wide with the reservoir comprising of three main carbonate oil
bearing zones at depths of between 7000 and 8000 feet,
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Tendering Process:
In line with the above recommendations an ESP project
management team was created. In order to maximize the
probability of success of the project the team conducted a
thorough tender exercise to select the ESP provider where the
tender document was prepared in accordance with the
following strategy:
o
The technical competence of the supplier was of
paramount importance for executing the job, thus the
tender evaluation focused on the technical evaluation
rather than on the commercial evaluation.
Accordingly, it was intended that the bid was not to
be awarded to the lowest bid but to the most
competent bidder. To this end, it had been decided to
split the evaluation into two stages, first the technical
evaluation, followed by the commercial evaluation.
The weight of 75% was attributed to the technical bid
and consequently the commercial bid had 25%. The
strategy was spelled out in the tender document so
the bidders were aware of the strategy.
o
The technical evaluation of the bidders was made
from a comprehensive technical questionnaire which
was included in the tender document. The
commercial bid was only opened after the technical
evaluation had been completed and approved by
ADCOs relevant authority.
o
The successful bidder had to be a service provider
and not only a pump provider. Accordingly, the
scope of work was prepared in line with the
following guidelines:
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Nomenclature:
AL
: Artificial Lift
CWOP : Completing the Well On Paper
ESP
: Electrical Submersible Pump
FGVF : Free Gas Volume Fraction
GL
: Gas Lift
ISH
: Industrial Shareholders
NRV : Non Return Valve
QA/QC : Quality Assurance/ Quality Control
VSD
: Variable Speed Drive