Selection criteria for wells suitable for electrical submersible pump (ESP) in the gulf of Thailand

Abstract

The research conducted will achieve criteria by which the candidate ESP wells will be selected and these criteria which will be developed by running reservoir simulation for different types of reservoir behavior. The potential ESP candidate wells will need to perform better by ESP as comparative to the gas lift and simulation runs will be made in order to observe these performances. The field has very limited gas availability for injection and hence the contrast needs to be set between gas lift and the Esp. To reach the conclusions sensitivities such as solution GOR, artificial life setting depth, relative permeability and injection rate will be varied to see their effects on the cumulative oil recovered by each artificial lift. The results will be used to construct a surface response using design of experiments which will help us see a broader picture of the trend and hence we can maximize efficiency by choosing the wells that deserve using ESP than gas lift based on the qualities it posses.