February 2004 ESP-RIFTS JIP Overview Slide 1
ESP-Reliability Information and Failure Tracking System
February 2004 ESP-RIFTS JIP Overview Slide 2
Presentation Outline
� Rationale and Benefits � ESP-RIFTS Implementation Strategy� Development Timeline� Other Project Information
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Rationale/Benefits
� Operators want to� Get a better understanding of the factors affecting ESP run life� Be able to forecast workover frequency in existent applications� Be able to predict ESP run life in different conditionsØ New applicationsØ Changing conditions in current applications
� How?� Accessing a large set of hard ESP reliability data
(avoiding educated guesses)� Making sure this reliability data is consistent
(avoiding misunderstanding)� Incorporating reliability engineering analysis tools� Benchmarking results against other operators� Learning from other’s experience
February 2004 ESP-RIFTS JIP Overview Slide 4
Objectives
� “… development of an industry wide Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) - Reliability Information and Failure Tracking System (ESP-RIFTS), which will permit sharing of ESP run life and failure information among a number of operators.”
� “… ultimate goals ... are two fold: (1) to accelerate the learning curve associated with new ESP applications; and (2) to increase average ESP run life and operating range, by transferring knowledge and experience across the industry”
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Predicting ESP Run Lifefor New Applications
� Questions in field development feasibility studies� What is the expected ESP run life for the field?� What are the future service rig requirements for the field?� What type of equipment is best suited for a given application?Ø E.g., Is the run life for wells equipped with VSDs the same as wells
equipped with switch boxes?Ø E.g., Are coiled tubing deployed systems less reliable than systems
deployed on jointed tubing? If so, how much?� What is the effect of well completion type on ESP run life?Ø E.g., Should sand control (gravel pack) be used to prevent sand inflow
(but perhaps at the cost of lower well productivity)? Would the ESP run-life be acceptable if the sand is produced?
� What operating practices/conditions are best?Ø E.g., Should the wells be produced at a flowing bottomhole pressure
that is above the bubble point pressure to avoid failures associated with free gas?
February 2004 ESP-RIFTS JIP Overview Slide 6
Early Stages of a Feasibility Study
� How ESP run-life affects the project economics?� Offshore Platform ExampleØ 20 WellsØAverage oil production per well: 600 bopdØAverage intervention cost: 100 k (10 days @10k/day)ØAverage equipment cost: 100 kØAverage workover & waiting time 30 days
� Onshore ExampleØ 50 wellsØAverage oil production per well: 60 bopdØAverage intervention cost: 10 k ØAverage equipment cost: 30 kØAverage workover & waiting time: 7 days
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Total Workover Cost vs. ESP Run Life (Offshore)
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Total Workover Cost vs. ESP Run Life (Onshore)
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Identifying Opportunities:Production Increase and Cost Reduction
� Am I doing the best I can? (compared to others)� It would be nice if I could:Ø Benchmark my run life against other operatorsØ Learn from the experience of others
� Should I upgrade equipment specifications (e.g. trim) to improverun-life?
� Should I start using refurbished equipment to reduce costs? � If something changes, how would this affect the failure rate?� The field water cut has increased; should I try higher HP
systems?� The field GOR has increased; should I try rotary gas separators?Ø E.g., which option is better:
a) 600 bopd and > 360 day ESP Run life, without RGSs, orb) 900 bopd and < 360 day ESP Run Life, with RGSs
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Identifying Opportunities for Improvement (example)
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Difficulties in predicting ESP Run Life
� Run life depends on a number of application attributes (field characteristics, well design, completion, fluid properties, equip. specs., etc.)
� Confidence in ‘models’ to predict run life is a function of the range of the historical data that the models are based on� Uncertainty increases when the volume of ‘similar’ data is
small
� Most ‘failure databases’ lack the breath of application characteristics needed to predict ESP run life in new situations
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We want to share data
� Sharing of reliability data is a recent Industry trend � Turner,W.: “Methods to Assess the Reliability of
Downhole Completions: The Need for Industry Standards”, 2000 OTC (OTC 12168): � “Although the need to reduce failures and minimize risk
has brought about increased desire for operating companies to share information, no industry standardshave been established for reliability assessment of completion equipment. … Establishment of a database to assess the reliability ofdownhole equipment will involve a comprehensive industry-wide effort to collect data and to ensure that quality is to a high standard.”
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We want to share data ... Why?
� Sawaryn, S. and Ziegel, E.: Statistical Assessment and Management of Uncertainty in the Number of ESP Failures in a Field”, 2001 SPE ATCE (SPE 71551): � “This study shows that large amounts of failure data
covering a wide range of operational conditions will be needed to gain a quantitative understanding of the factors affecting run life. Individually, neither the operators, nor the ESP vendors have access to all the data required and an industry-wide sharing of failure data may be the only route to success.”
February 2004 ESP-RIFTS JIP Overview Slide 14
Ultimate Project Objective
� To provide a framework to facilitate the sharing of ESP Run Life Information among Operators� Failure Information; and � Other Pertinent Data
� Participants have a key role: � They are the main source of information, knowledge, and
experience� C-FER is mainly a facilitator: � Working with the Participants to ensure that sharing takes
place effectively� Being responsible for the development and maintenance of
“tools” to support and foster the effort� Acting as caretaker of Project Information� Investigating differences in performance between
operations
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• System Maintenance• Processing and Qualification
ESP-RIFTS
End Users
World-Wide Network
System Concept: Interface
� Multiple users world-wide� Internet interface
http://www.esprifts.com
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Improving ESP Run Life
� All stages in the process affect ESP run life
� Influential Factors � Operational practices
(Qualitative)� Operational Conditions
(Quantitative)
� It is important to track not only failure information, but all other pertinent information
Knight and Bebak, OTC 12171, 2000
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System Concept: Structure and Operation
Field Data
Well andEquip.Data
Failure Data
Failure Distributions
MTTF Comparisons
MTTF Trends
MTTF Predictions/Survivability
SystemConditions
Min. Data Set
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Production/Operational
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Existing DBs
Anticipated FailureMechanisms
QualifiedData
Process Data Qualify Data Analyze Data
UnqualifiedData
ReliabilityFunctions
What-If?
Tables andCharts
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Web Site Access
� Anyone with Internet access can browse the public web pages to learn about the project, the System, and who to contact to become a Participant
� Only Users with a valid User Name and Password combination (i.e., a login account) are granted access to the protected area of the site
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Project WebsiteUSERS
Public pages
Protected pages
Home page- About- Login- Contacts- Notice
About- What is ESP-RIFTS- Participants- Public presentations- Additional Information
Contact- C-FER e-mail- Project manager
Login- Enter valid user name and password combination
User Login Accepted
General- What’s New- New Data- New Features of web site- Downloads
Query Data- Construct and execute query
Examine Data- View Results
Help- On-line help- FAQ
Sign-Out
Notice- General description of site-Copyright, etc.-Minimum System Requirements
Results- View tables and charts- Construct Pivot Tables- Run-Life Estimates- Reliability Analyses- Statistics- Print Summary reports
World-Wide Network
Analysis- Run-life Estimates- Reliability Functions- Comparative Analysis
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Conducting Analysis
� In general, all analysis conducted in the ESP-RIFTS website consist of a two-step process:1. The User uses one of the five query wizards to construct
and execute a query on the database to retrieve those records of interest
2. The User can then� Examine the contents of the records returned� Prepare summary reports� Group data by variables� Construct charts� Calculate run-life estimates� Calculate reliability variables� Evaluate the statistical uncertainty/confidence in the
calculated run-life estimates
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What-If Module
� The ‘What-If’ module is a method to predict expected run-life and predominant failure mechanisms (e.g., item and descriptor) for a specific set of influential factors
� The method is calibrated with existing data� But its predictive capabilities extend beyond the range of
the data� Applications� New ESP Applications (e.g., Economic and Feasibility
Studies on a new discovery):Ø For a new application, given a few key parameters, what would
the expected run-life be for a given type of ESP System?� Existing ESP ApplicationsØ If something was changed (e.g., fluid properties, ESP system
design, etc.), what effect might the change have on ESP run-life and on the types of failures that occur
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System Features
1. Standard terminology for classifying, recording and storing ESP failure information (as per the ESP Failure Nomenclature Standard)
2. Common set of parameters to be tracked by all Participants in the project (as per the General Data Set)
3. Procedure to ensure certain standards of data “quality”4. Database structure to store the data collected5. Data Input Spreadsheet, based on Microsoft Excel to assist in
data collection (with analysis capabilities as well)6. Internet based system to enable Participants to select
records of interest, examine the contents of such records, and conduct a variety of analyses with them
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Growth of Database
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Locations of Fields in ESP-RIFTS
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ESP-RIFTSFailure Nomenclature Standard
� A standard terminology for classifying, recording and storing ESP failure information,
Ø Leading to consistency in failure analysis performed with data gathered by different operating and service companies
� Conforms to (as much as possible): 1) International Standard ISO/DIS 142242) API RP 11S1
� In general:� Broad definitions and failure attribute classifications were
borrowed from the ISO/DIS 14224� Nomenclature for components, parts and teardown
observations were borrowed from the API RP 11S1
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General Data Set
� The recommended list of 118 Parameters that an ESP-RIFTS “Failure” record should contain
� Field/Well/Fluid/Reservoir data
� Run time informationØ Install, Start, Stop, Pull dates, etc .
� Production and Operating Information
Ø Producing rates, operating conditions (Speed, Current, etc.), GOR, BSW, Wellhead Pressure and Temperature
� Equipment dataØ Model, rated capacity (head, rate,
power, etc.), dimensions, materials and trim, etc.
Ø Manufacturer “Catalogue” information
� Failure informationØ Mode, Item(s), Descriptor(s), Cause,
and associated comments (as per Standard)
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Data Input Sheet
� Multi-sheet Microsoft® Excel workbook
� Developed to assist in data collection and qualification
� Field level data capture and tracking
� A number of analysis features (e.g., average run life, MTTF, reliability and statistical analyses)
� CONFIDENTIAL and proprietary to C-FER and ESP-RIFTS JIP Participants
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Project Status
� Phase I: November 1999 – July 2000 � Phase II: August 2000 – April 2001� Project Web Site: online since July 2000
� Phase III: May 2001 – April 2002� Phase IV: May 2002 – April 2003� Phase V: May 2003 – April 2004� Phase VI: May 2004 – April 2005
� Current Participants: � BP� ChevronTexaco� EnCana� ExxonMobil� Kuwait Oil company� PDVSA
� Petrobras� Saudi Aramco� Shell� Repsol-YPF� Total
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Benefits to New ParticipantsImmediate Benefits
1. Immediate access to the system - user accounts will be assigned to a number of New Participant personnel
2. Ability to query the data and conduct analyses - display the results in a number of numerical and graphical formats
3. Improved ability to make good decisions on issues affecting ESP run life
4. Access to about US$ 800,000 worth of work conducted in the previous phases of the JIP (phases I - V)
5. Two-day workshop (at a location of choice) to quickly bring the New Participant personnel up to speed
6. Improved understanding of run-life and failure tracking issuesand analysis techniques
7. Opportunity to upgrade current ESP failure tracking systems to the ESP-RIFTS standard:� Achieving consistency within own Company� Achieving consistency within the group of industry Participants
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Benefits to New ParticipantsLong-Term Benefits
1. Business results, which can span over a variety of aspects, including:� Improved chances of overall economic success in new projectsØ Because there will be less uncertainty in the expected run-life
� Reduced production losses in the upcoming yearsØ Because improved rig scheduling will be possible
� Improved overall run-life and reduced operational costsØ Because best practices can be implemented
2. Business results can start to be obtained as soon as possibleØ In terms of run-life, the effects of good decisions made at one point in
time are only felt in the long term3. Ability to make direct benchmark comparisons
Ø Within own Company’s operations Ø Within the Participants' operations
4. Guidelines for negotiations between the Participant and ESP vendors (e.g., as in alliance situations)
Ø Using benchmarks established with the system
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Fee StructureYear 2004/2005 (Phase VI)
� New Participant Fees � Entrance Fee: US$30,000 (one-time)� Surcharge Fees: US$ 5,000 (over first three years of participation)Ø Covers� Initial Development Cost Sharing� New Participant Orientations� Mapping and Input of Historical Data
� JIP Participation Fee - Year 2004/2005 (Phase VI)� US$35,000Ø Covers Core Tasks � Data Processing and Qualification � Data Analysis (within the limits of the System)� Web Site Maintenance � Project Meetings (Oct/Nov 2004 and Apr/May 2005)� Project Management and Reporting
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Further Documentation Available
� Project web site: http://www.esprifts.com
� General Information on the ESP-RIFTS JIP� Benefits to New Participants:
http://www.esprifts.com/General_Information_Benefits.04Feb13.pdf� Detailed work scope, deliverables, and milestone schedule for
Phase V: http://www.esprifts.com/Phase_V_Deliverables.03Mar27.pdf
� 2001 SPE - ESP Workshop Paper� “ESP Failures: Can We Talk the Same Language?”
� 2003 SPE-ESP Workshop Paper� “Benchmarking ESP Run Life Accounting for Application
Differences”
� For addition information, please contact:Francisco Alhanatitel: (780) 450-8989 ext 253e-mail: [email protected]