ESP DST

Well Testing with

Artificial Lift
 Comparison of AL DSTs
PCP (Top Drive) Jet Pump ESP
Range 3 to 3500 BPD 0 to 9000 BPD 50 to 50,000
Depth < 6000Ft 10,000 Ft >10,000 Ft
Temperature < 250F < 400F
Sand / Solid Good Good Good for short run
Good for short run (will over heat if run
Gas dry) Good Need ASH or Gas Separator
Viscous fluid Good Good Above API 12 is acceptable
Chemicals Poor, elastomer stator will be damaged Good Good
Aromatics Poor, elastomer stator will be damaged Good Good
Good for DST (none-permanent
H2S Poor, elastomer stator will be damaged Good installation)
Good for DST (none-permanent
CO2 Poor, elastomer stator will be damaged Good installation)
Intallation time Long, two trips for tubing and rods Short Medium
Direct control, can not use choke, need Direct control by using Choke or Variable
Flowrate @ surface surface Variable Speed Drive Indirect control, difficult to measure. Speed Drive
Downhole pump monitoring Possible (check latest on CTS gauges) No Good, real time data to surface
Reservoir data monitoring Possible (check latest on CTS gauges) No Good, real time data to surface
Annulas pressure control Good Good Good
Downhole sampling No No Yes
Only after separation, downhole fluid
Surface sampling Yes mixed with injected power fluid. Yes
Yes, has to inject power fluid from the
Contamination of downhole fluid No surface No
No, has to inject power fluid from the
Well cleanup Yes surface Yes
Oil leak at surface Yes No No
Access to reservoir No (Yes with Y-tool and BD-PCP) No Yes, by using Y-tools.
Acid and fraction job without
pulling out string No No Yes, with limitation
Combine with TCP No No Yes
Surface pumping units Not required Yes Not required
Surface electricity supply Yes No Yes
Well control Very difficult Yes Yes, by using ESP packer.
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BOP Can and Fluted Hanger Assembly