First Metal to Metal Dual Auto Switch ESP

Abstract

Electrical submersible pump providers are always collaborating with client to overcome the challenges of costly ESP change out by offshore workover rigs and the conventional well intervention by offshore barges, in addition to the harsh reservoir environments due to high H2S and high temperature. Accordingly, operating companies are keen to minimize the number of ESP failures and avoid costly offshore workovers especially in high producers and when the demand of production is high. In effort to improve the ESP reliability and ensure continuous production, several recent technologies were combined to boost the run life of the overall completion. The combination of these technologies improved the run life and the reliability of the system and resulted in massive financial impact as it saves rig cost, Barge cost, wireline cost, operations cost and more importantly the deferred production. This paper will elaborate in details about the technologies utilized in this completion and how it caused considerable financial impact on both vendor and client.