First well test in Upper Egypt

Using ESP.

Cairo

Komombo

Centurion First Oil in Upper Egypt:

The Baraka field represents a focus for the first time
on the upper Egypt oil opportunities by Centurion
Petroleum
Centurion was new in the application of electrical
submersible pumps (ESPs) in general and in high
wax and paraffinic content wells in specific to
ensure that the ESP application in the designated
well test will sucseed.
Schlumberger provided all the technical support
requested to finalize the well test through the
Artificial Lift team.
The Baraka field is located in Komombo 1000 km
south of Cairo and 55 km north of Aswan.
The drilled well profile was as shown in the figure .

o GOR
100 SFC/STB
o WC
0%
o Oil Specific Gravity
37.6 API
o Reservoir Temperature 186 F
o Productivity Index
0.3 STB/D/PSI
o Static BHP
3676 PSI
o Flow Rate
500 BPD
The basic plan was to perform a DST on 4 zones :
- DST # 1
- 8494 8512 (18)
- 8518 8525 ( 7)
- DST # 2
- 7750 7766 ( 16)
- 7986 7791 ( 5)
- 8010 8015 ( 5)
- 8090 8095 ( 5)
- 8142 8145 ( 3)
- 8158 8162 ( 4)
- DST # 3
- 4234 4254 ( 20)
- DST # 4
- 3840 3857 (17)
- 3894 3918 (24)

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ESP Design Parameters:

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ESP Completion Diagram for the 4 zone:

ESP Design:

The deep TWO zones were found to be dry and

the third zone was producing 100 % water .
- The 4th and final zone test was the most
valuable and have the potential of
producing around 100 BPD with WC 5 -10%.
- The ESP system has proved to be an
effective test method to lift the high wax /
high asphaltine content oil.
- The use of a down hole multisensor and
variable speed drive during the test have
provided the required flexability to maintain
for the ESP operation by keeping altering
the operating frequency according to the
dynamic fluid level during the test inspite of
the uncertainety of the design data and the
changing conditions.

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umberger Private

Conclusions:

The down hole ESP system designed for

this well test had the following chracteristic:
- Bolt On Discharge Head , 400 series , Carbon
Steel.
- Pump 400 series, D725N Type , 199 Stage ,
Carbon Steel.
- Bolt On Intake , 400 series , Carbon Steel.
- Adapter 400 / 540 series , Carbon Steel.
- Protector , 540 series , LSBSB HL , Carbon
Steel.
- Motor , 540 series , 83 HP , 1927 Volt , 27
Amp @ 50 Hz.
- Multisensor , XT1 ,Type 1
- Power cable , Size # 4 , Reda Black .
To select the proper equipment ,it was
necessary to take into consideration certain
additional parameters , including the horse
power required by the pump and the motor
cooling characteristics for all cases studed.
The Surface equipment selected for this well
test had the following characteristic:
- Variable Speed Sign Wave Drive , 158 KVA @
50 Hz , NEMA 3 , 241 Amp , 6/12 Pulse.
- Step-Up Power Transfoemer ,210 KVA @ 60
Hz, 480 Volt Primary , 1100 / 3811 Volt
Secondary.
- Junction Box , 5 KVolt , NEMA 3.