Downhole Unit Installation & Pulling Overview

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SPH Chapter 20

Considerations
This presentation is meant to be an overview only
This presentation is not meant to replace manufacturers
approved procedures for installation and pulling of submersible
pumping systems

Slight deviations in the following procedure can and do occur

due to equipment &/or well site variations

Guidelines / Content
HS&E
Proper Tooling
Pre-installation Checks
Installation
Commissioning
Pulling

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Health & Safety

Installation crews must comply with all BHI and
operator HS&E directives

Correctly designed and certified tooling should be

used to install & pull the system

Proper lifting procedures should be used so as not

to damage the equipment or risk the safety of the
installation crew

At any time if a condition exists that would

compromise the health and safety of the crew, the

job should be stopped and the condition
addressed before continuing

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Proper Tooling
All tools used should be of the proper design and in
good working order
Use properly designed and certified lifting clamps
and slings
Meters should be in good condition and regularly
calibrated to insure accuracy

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Proper Tooling

All tools used should be of

the proper design and in
good working order

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Proper Tooling
Use properly designed and
certified lifting clamps and
slings

Serial Number and

Certification Date

Appropriate
Equipment for
Clamp Design

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Proper Tooling

Meters should be in good

condition & regularly
calibrated to insure
accuracy

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Pre-Installation
Locate and verify equipment
Position equipment for lifting
Document serial numbers & specifications
Do pre-install equipment checks
Assess site risks
Tool Box Talk
Prepare work site

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Pre-Installation

Locate and verify equipment

Position equipment for lifting
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Pre-Installation
Document serial numbers & specifications

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Pre-Installation

Do pre-install equipment checks

Motor electrical checks
Cable electrical checks
Shaft extension checks

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Pre-Installation

Assess site risks

Tool Box Talk
Prepare work site

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Installation Overview

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Lift motor to servicing position

Fill motor with oil
Lower motor into well to connecting position
Lift seal servicing position and connect to motor
Fill seal with oil
Lower seal to assembly position
Lift pump / intake to servicing position and connect to seal
Lower pump to assembly position and connect tubing
Reposition unit, connect and band MLE

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Lift motor to servicing position

Fill motor with oil
Lower motor into well to connecting
position

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Installation Overview

Lift seal to servicing position and connect

to motor
Fill seal with oil
Lower seal to assembly position

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Seal Filling

Seal Filling

Seal Filling

Motor
Fill
Valve

Seal Filling

Motor
Fill
Valve

Seal Filling

Motor
Fill
Valve

Seal Filling

Motor
Fill
Valve

Seal Filling

Middle Guide Fill

Valve,
(Repeat Process for
Upper Guide also)

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Lift pump / intake to servicing

position and connect to seal
Lower pump to assembly position
and connect tubing

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Installation Overview

Reposition unit, connect & band

MLE
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Running In Hole
Run rate should be steady, but allow time for cable
banding / clamping

If a field cable splice is required, the process should

be done per manufacturers specifications using
proper components

Electrical readings should be taken periodically to

insure insulation integrity

Care should be taken not to damage the cable in

the slips

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Running In Hole
Run rate should be steady,
but allow time for cable
banding / clamping

Cable / By-pass
Tubing Clamp

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Running In Hole
If a field cable splice is required, the process should be
done by certified personnel using the manufacturers
approved procedures & components

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Running In Hole

Electrical readings should be taken periodically to insure

insulation integrity

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Commissioning & Start-up

Final electrical connection of the downhole cable
should be done at the junction box

Motor controller protection (voltage and current)

should be set per manufacturers recommendation

High & low current settings may have to be disabled

during startup but current should be monitored at all
times

Under and over current protection should be reset

after unit stabilizes

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Pulling
A unit that has shut down and does not restart

should be analyzed at the surface to determine if the

problem can be linked to a downhole equipment
failure or surface condition
If the downhole unit has failed, pulling of the unit
should be done with the same care and attention
that is given to the installation
Valuable information can be collected during the
pulling operation that could be used when the
equipment is analyzed after the pull

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Pulling Report

Data recorded on the pulling report should include

Electrical readings of cable & motor
Any holes in tubing
Condition of equipment outer surfaces and cable
armor
Debris in pump discharge or intake
Pump, Seal, and Motor shaft rotation and play
Condition of oil in seal section & motor

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Summary
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