Sand Fallback Shield
Protect your ESP pump from sand and solids during shutdowns.
Permian operator increases pump run life by >400% and well uptime to 96% using an engineered unconventional ESP completion
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Permian Basin, New Mexico, United States, North America, Onshore
Summary
SLB engineered a production solution comprising multiple proprietary technologies for a gassy Permian Basin well. ESP run life improved from 105 d to 550 d, increasing well uptime from 85% to 96%.
Objective
A Permian Basin operator was encountering poor ESP reliability and extremely unstable inflow in a gassy well. A solution was required to avoid the deferred production and increased workover costs resulting from prematurely failing conventional ESPs.
Results
The integrated lift solution engineered by SLB—comprising an extended-life pump, gas-handling and sand control technologies, and real-time surveillance—increased ESP run life more than fivefold and improved well uptime by 16 percentage points despite the gassy well conditions.
