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0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Conventional USL (Million bbl)
Unconventional USL (Million bbl)
US Oil Production Dominated by
Unconventional Oil Segment
Unconventional Well Architecture
• Majority are produced with horizontal wells
• All are fractured
– Length of horizontal section drives number
of fracture stages
• Vertical depths to 13,000 ft
• Kick-off point typically from about 5,000 to
over 10,000 ft TVD
• Casing sizes impact artificial lift recovery
methods
– Casing as large as 7 inches
– Liner as small as 4½ inches
Key Issues
• Production profile
– Managing the decline
• Gas control technology
– Gas and efficiency-induced temperature issues
– Impact of gas interference
• Solids / scale
– Frac sand production
– Scale and paraffin / asphaltenes
• Economics
– Benefits of an ESP in unconventional applications
– Other potential issues
1. Maximize post frac production
2. Accelerate pay back
3. Manage draw down
4. Extend time to first intervention
Eliminate the need to change artificial
lift type
Extend ESP range
Legacy rod lift change
Manage the Decline
• Most unconventional
plays produce some gas
• Production problems
– Gas locking
– Gas blocking
– Slugging (biggest issue)
• Results in:
– Lower production
– Equipment failure
– Higher cost
Trapped Gas Slug
ESP Set in Tangent Section
Unconventional Production Challenges: Gas
Gas
Avoiding
Gas
Separating
Pump Charging Gas Handling Lifting
Gas Control
Technology
Gas Solutions
Sand-Handling Solutions
• Abrasion-resistant technology
– Rapid temperature changes
– Thermal growth allowances
– Lack of lubricity
• Stage coating
– Protects against sand, scale,
and asphaltenes
– 100% coverage
• Completion tools
– Sand screen
– Chemical injection
Abrasion-resistant pump stage designs
Coated stage Sand screen
ESP Rod Lift
Operating depth (TVD) 1,000 ft - 15,000 ft 100 ft - 12,000 ft
Operating rate (BPD) 50 - >25,000 / 7 in. casing 5 – 5,000
Gas handling Good Fair
Solids handling Fair to Good Fair to Good
Well deviation Good Poor
Overall efficiency Up to 60% Up to 60%
HSE risk Low Moderate to High
Cash flow High Low
Unconventional Artificial Lift Comparison
ESP Economics
• Accelerated cash flow
• Faster payback
• Fewer equipment
changeouts

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Baker Hughes Presentation for the World Oil Webcast: Artificial Lift: The ESP Forum

  • 2. 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Conventional USL (Million bbl) Unconventional USL (Million bbl) US Oil Production Dominated by Unconventional Oil Segment
  • 3. Unconventional Well Architecture • Majority are produced with horizontal wells • All are fractured – Length of horizontal section drives number of fracture stages • Vertical depths to 13,000 ft • Kick-off point typically from about 5,000 to over 10,000 ft TVD • Casing sizes impact artificial lift recovery methods – Casing as large as 7 inches – Liner as small as 4½ inches
  • 4. Key Issues • Production profile – Managing the decline • Gas control technology – Gas and efficiency-induced temperature issues – Impact of gas interference • Solids / scale – Frac sand production – Scale and paraffin / asphaltenes • Economics – Benefits of an ESP in unconventional applications – Other potential issues
  • 5. 1. Maximize post frac production 2. Accelerate pay back 3. Manage draw down 4. Extend time to first intervention Eliminate the need to change artificial lift type Extend ESP range Legacy rod lift change Manage the Decline
  • 6. • Most unconventional plays produce some gas • Production problems – Gas locking – Gas blocking – Slugging (biggest issue) • Results in: – Lower production – Equipment failure – Higher cost Trapped Gas Slug ESP Set in Tangent Section Unconventional Production Challenges: Gas
  • 7. Gas Avoiding Gas Separating Pump Charging Gas Handling Lifting Gas Control Technology Gas Solutions
  • 8. Sand-Handling Solutions • Abrasion-resistant technology – Rapid temperature changes – Thermal growth allowances – Lack of lubricity • Stage coating – Protects against sand, scale, and asphaltenes – 100% coverage • Completion tools – Sand screen – Chemical injection Abrasion-resistant pump stage designs Coated stage Sand screen
  • 9. ESP Rod Lift Operating depth (TVD) 1,000 ft - 15,000 ft 100 ft - 12,000 ft Operating rate (BPD) 50 - >25,000 / 7 in. casing 5 – 5,000 Gas handling Good Fair Solids handling Fair to Good Fair to Good Well deviation Good Poor Overall efficiency Up to 60% Up to 60% HSE risk Low Moderate to High Cash flow High Low Unconventional Artificial Lift Comparison
  • 10. ESP Economics • Accelerated cash flow • Faster payback • Fewer equipment changeouts