Lift IQ Service Prevents ESP Failure After Pipeline Event, Saving Alianza Casabe USD 307,000
Lift IQ Service Prevents ESP Failure After Pipeline Event, Saving Alianza Casabe USD 307,000
2 PagesCHALLENGE Reduce deferred production and prevent ESP failure after an unscheduled pipeline closure. SOLUTION Monitor ESP operations remotely with the Lift IQ* production life cycle management service to analyze pump performance, determine likely cause, and recommend on-site action to avoid shutdown. RESULTS Saved USD 307,000 by preventing shutdown, deferred production, workover intervention, and replacement of the main BHA components. Unscheduled pipeline closure threatens artificial lift system An unscheduled closure of a wellhead pipeline on February 28, 2017 caused a deadhead event at an Alianza Casabe well in Colombia and put the artificial lift system at risk. The pipeline closure halted surface flow and caused an increase in pressure at the Casabe 1075 wellhead while the
