Saudi Aramco recently installation and tested the functionality of its Baker Hughes TransCoil rigless deployed electrical submersible pumping (ESP) system, which is expected to cut down on installation and replacement costs for ESPs and bring wells online faster.
The
company said the system is particularly efficient for offshore wells
because it eliminates the need for an expensive rig to replace the ESP, and
offshore wells have had limited rig availability.
“With our large ESP installation base, including many ESPs installed in our
offshore fields, the ability to rapidly deploy ESPs riglessly provides
tremendous cost reduction to our overall operations,” Nasir Al Naimi, vice
president of Petroleum Engineering and Development, said. “The TransCoil system
is particularly beneficial in our challenging high H2S fields, as the premium
metallurgy TransCoil can significantly extend the ESP operational life in harsh
environment wells. Collaboratively working with Baker Hughes, we have developed
a solution that meets our immediate challenges and enables our long-term vision
of one day ESP change-out.”
Saudi Aramco noted that constant innovation is key in ESP technologies because
of the time-consuming rig installation required.
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