1. Historical Review of Artificial Lift in EgyptBy
M. Ghareeb
(Lufkin Middle East)
I. F. Zahran
(Egyptian Petroleum corporation)

2. outline
The history and the future application of the artificial lift system in the Egyptian oil fields.
The main operating problems.
The actions taken to overcome or improve these problems.
Special emphasis is given to the artificial lift systems in the marginal fields.

3. EGYPT Oil / Condensate & Gas PRODUCTION
SAFFRON
SIMIAN
SETTI
SCARAB
HAPY
ROSETTA
N. BALTIM
EL TEMSAH
NW. QARA
BALTIM
WAKAR&KERSH
SETH
MATRUH.
N. ABU QIR
ABU MADI
PORT FOUAD
ABU QIR
EL WASTANI
TAO
MANGO
OBAYIED
W. ABU QIR
THEKAH
EMRY
RAS KANAYES
ALEX.
W. ABU MADI
KAMOSE
FALAK
DORR
AMAN
TAREK
EL HAMRA.
KHILALA
W. TUT
TUT
UM BARKA
M. NE
KANAYES
E. DELTA
MELEIHA
DISUQ
Salam
YADMA
QANTARRA
HOURS
LOUTS
RAZZAK
TANTA
S. UMBARKA
KHALDA
M. SE
N. ALAMEIN
ALAMEIN
KARNA
ISMAILIA
HAYAT
ZAHRA
BARDY
E. RAZZAK
SAFIR
YASSER
AGHAR
CAIRO
BED-15
N. ABU GHARADIG
NE. ABU GHARADIG
S. DABAA
BED-4
WD-19
ABU GHARADIG
BED-2
BED-3
WD-33
QARUN
DARAG
SUDR
SITRA – 1&3
BED-1
WD-33/1
W. QARUN
MATARMA
SITRA – 5
ASL
GPC
ABU SENNAN
WARDA
BENI SUEF
N. OCTOBER
RAS BADRAN
RAHMI
OCTOBER
ABU RUDEIS
AMER
SIDRI
BAKR
FEIRAN
BELAYIM M.
W. GHARIB
BELAYIM L.
RAS GHARIB
GS-300
EL AYUN
JULY
UM EL YUSR
RAMADAN
KAREEM
BADRI
MORGAN
KHEIR
NESSIEM
SHUKHEIR
WALI
YOUNS GS
GARA M.
AMAL
GH 376
E. ZEIT
SIDKI
SHOAB ALI
GAZWARINA
HILAL
ZEIT BAY
BAHAR-NE
RAS EL ESH
ASHRAFI
RAS EL BAHAR
GEMSA
GEMSA-SE
TAWILA
GEISUM
E. MALLAHA
OIL FIELDS
FELEFEL
RABEH
WADI SAHL
GAS FIELDS
HURGHADA
HAREED
EGYPT Oil / Condensate & Gas PRODUCTION

4. Oil and Gas Wells
89 %
11 %

5. Artificial Lift Systems

6. History of The Artificial Lift System

7. Selection of Artificial Lift
Production rate
Experience
Capital Cost
Availability
Well Completion

8. Common Artificial Lift Completion
Single Zone completion
Commingle completions
Selective completion

9. Pump Problems Resulted from:
Pumped off
Gas Interference
Solids (sand, debris)
Corrosion
Scale

10. Beam Pumping System Low production wells Shallow wells
Low gas oil ratio wells
Medium production wells from medium depth
Western desert
1000 BFPD from depth 6500 ft ( N-nada field)
700 BFPD from 7000 ft (Sheiba field)
1600 BFPD from 3500 ft ( Faras field)

11. Sucker Rod Completion

12. Average Static Reservoir Pressure

13. Failure History of Sucker Rod Pumping Components

14. Average Run Life for a Sucker Rod Pumping System (W.D)

15. Electrical Submersible Pumping System (ESP)
Offshore
High volume wells
Water production wells
Medium to Low volume wells
( BFPD)

16. Average Run Life for an ESP in a High Water cut field (Active Water Drive Reservoir)

17. Average Running Life For ESP “W.D”

18. Ras Fanar Field Location Map
ESP component failures

19. Ras Fanar ESP Failure Frequency

20. Average Total System Efficiency for the Different Artificial Lift Systems for WD Area (end of 2000)

21. Average Total System Efficiency for the Different Artificial Lift Systems for WD Area (end of 2004)

22. Average Total System Efficiency for the Different Artificial Lift Systems for ED Area (end of 2000)

23. MARGINAL FIELDS
LESS THAN
5 MILLION BBLS
OIL RESERVE

24. CASE HISTORIES
1- ZARIF FIELD
2- RAS EL HEKMA FIELD

25. ZARIF FIELD WESTERN DESERT 55 Km From Meleiha Field
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
RED SEA
WESTERN DESERT
55 Km From Meleiha Field
6 Oil Producing Wells
1 Water Source Well
1 Water Injector Well
2500 Bopd
30 % Water Cut

26. Zarif Field: Reservoir Pressure Performance

27. Zarif Field: Jet Pumping System
power fluid to wells
Main manifold
Vessel
Triplex unit

28. Zarif Field: Water Injection System
GENERATOR
TRANSFORMER
SWITCH BOARD
CHEMICAL INJ. UNIT
WELL Z-9 (ESP)
WELL Z-6
SOURCE
INJECTOR

29. Zarif Field: History of the Lifting Cost
Jet pumping
Beam pumping

30. RAS EL- HEKMA FIELD 70 Km From Meleiha Field 1 Oil Producing Well
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
RED SEA
WESTERN DESERT
70 Km From Meleiha Field
1 Oil Producing Well
250 Bopd
16 % Water Cut

31. WELL COMPLETION 3 1/2" Tubing 7" Casing Setting nipple S.S.D Packer
Landing nipple
Perforated joint
Setting nipple
7" Casing
3 1/2" Tubing

32. SR SPECIFICATION Surface unit type Mark-II Surface unit size PPRL, Ibs
912 D
PPRL, Ibs
29681
MPRL, Ibs
9320
Motor HP 72
Rod size 87
Max. rod stress, PSI
31425
Min. rod stress, PSI
4227
Rod loading %
61.5
Tubing size , in
3 1/2
down hole pump size
2.0
Down hole pump type
RHWC
Pumping depth , ft
7500
Dynamic fluid level
6500
production rate ,BOPD
200
Bs&w , % 16

33. Ras El Hekma: Production System
TO MELEIHA - EL HAMRA PIPE LINE
500 BBLS
TANK
500 BBLS
TANK
DEMULSIFIER INJ.

34. Conclusion and Recommendations
One of the real challenges facing the oil industry in Egypt is to keep up production and maximize reserves in mature oil fields.
The application of proper artificial lift systems is key to improving productivity of the mature and marginal fields .

35. Conclusion and Recommendations
Artificial lift system for marginal fields must be operationally flexible
Profitability in development of marginal oil fields can be improved by the sharing and / or renting of facilities .

36. Conclusion and Recommendations
For solution drive and low productivity reservoirs , the Sucker rod system proved to be the most suitable lifting system.
The original field development plan should address all known constraints and consider future changes to the lift method .

37. Conclusion and Recommendations
Managing the artificial lift requires continuous production performance monitoring , technology transfer and training for company personnel .
For active water drive reservoirs , all the artificial lift systems work efficiently .
The choice of a suitable type of AL depends on the required production rate and field location.

38. Historical Review of Artificial Lift in EgyptBy
M. Ghareeb
(Lufkin Middle East)
I. F. Zahran
(Egyptian Petroleum corporation)