COURSE OVERVIEW:

Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESPs) are among the most widely used artificial lift systems for maximising oil production, especially in wells with high rates and varying reservoir conditions. This course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of ESP technology from an application engineering perspective.

It covers ESP system components, sizing and selection, performance curves, electrical design, wellbore integration, fluid handling challenges, reliability improvement, surveillance methods, and troubleshooting workflows. Participants will learn how to evaluate candidate wells, model ESP performance, select optimal equipment, and design operating strategies to maximise efficiency and run life.

Through real case studies and engineering exercises, the course equips participants with the technical competencies required to design, evaluate, and optimize ESP systems in both conventional and challenging environments such as deviated wells, gassy fluids, high-temperature reservoirs, and sand-producing fields.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals, function, and operating principles of ESP systems.
• Identify ESP components and describe their roles in artificial lift operations.
• Evaluate candidate wells and determine ESP suitability based on reservoir and fluid characteristics.
• Interpret pump performance curves, head-capacity relationships, and efficiency charts.
• Select the appropriate pump type, stages, and operating frequency.
• Apply ESP sizing methodologies using inflow and outflow modelling.
• Understand the function and design of motors, protectors, seals, and gas handling devices.
• Address challenges associated with gas, solids, scale, corrosion, and high temperature environments.
• Apply electrical engineering principles for cable selection, voltage drop, and power requirements.
• Integrate ESP systems into wellbore completions including packers, safety valves, and sensors.
• Analyse well performance before and after ESP installation.
• Implement real-time surveillance and monitoring tools to enhance system reliability.
• Diagnose operational issues and conduct structured ESP troubleshooting.
• Evaluate failure modes and develop strategies to extend ESP run life.
• Review case studies to understand best practices in ESP application engineering.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Petroleum engineers
• Production engineers
• Artificial lift engineers
• ESP application and design specialists
• Field operations personnel
• Well intervention and completion engineers
• Technical supervisors and asset managers

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and case studies will be employed to maximise the transfer of information, knowledge, and experience. The course will be intensive, practical, and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance the learning experience. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.