US 12,460,536 B2
Method and apparatus for electrical submersible pump (ESP) control and replacement
Hashim A. Alsadah, Safwa (SA); and Mostafa Bori, Ras Tanura (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/148,026.
Prior Publication US 2024/0218782 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 47/008 (2012.01); F04D 13/10 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 47/008 (2020.05) [F04D 13/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining, by a remote server, operating data regarding a plurality of Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) systems in a field of interest,
wherein the operating data describe respective replacements of each of the plurality of ESP systems within the field of interest, respective compatibility type of each of the plurality of ESP systems within the field of interest, and ESP status data comprising: a hydrogen sulfide gas partial pressure, a type of Motor Lead Extension (MLE), a presence of sand, a run life history, an electrical integrity, a type of packer feedthrough, a motor load, a motor temperature, and a history of dormant time,
determining, by the remote server, a failure rate of a first compatibility type of ESP system using the operating data,
determining, by the remote server, whether the failure rate of the first compatibility type of ESP system satisfies a predetermined criterion; and
transmitting, by the remote server and in response to determining that the failure rate of the first compatibility type fails to satisfy the predetermined criterion, a command to alter an ESP in a first ESP system among the plurality of ESP systems having the first compatibility type;
determining, by the remote server, a location of each of the plurality of ESP systems having the first compatibility type,
determining, by the remote server, the failure rate of each of the plurality of ESP systems having the first compatibility type using the operating data,
displaying, by the remote server, a number of failures of each ESP system having the first compatibility type, a number of replacement ESP systems of the first compatibility type available, the failure rate for each of the plurality of ESP systems having the first compatibility type, and the location of each of the plurality of ESP systems having the first compatibility type; and
replacing one or more ESP systems having the first compatibility type with a replacement ESP system of the first compatibility type based on a selection of each ESP system to be replaced on a display.