Beatrice field: Electrical submersible pump and reservoir performance 1981 - 1983

Conference · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6736732

Kilvington, L J; Gallivan, J D

The Beatrice field is unique in the development of North Sea oilfields in that production relies exclusively on artificial lift using electrical submersible pumps (ESP's). Production started in September 1981 from 3 wells and oil is now produced from 12 wells each equipped with an ESP. Pressure maintenance is provided by 5 peripheral water injectors. Wells are completed in two groups of reservoir zones, the Upper and Lower zones. The pump/packer combination is set deep, close to the pay. Two facilities for reservoir monitoring have been incorporated in the completion design, a permanent pressure and temperature gauge with continuous surface readout and a wireline adaptor tool with bypass tubing to facilitate production logging.

• Research Organization: Britoil Plc.
• OSTI ID: 6736732
• Report Number(s): CONF-8309190-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE11881
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
42 ENGINEERING
423000 -- Engineering-- Marine Engineering-- (1980-)
ARTIFICIAL LIFTS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
ENHANCED RECOVERY
EQUIPMENT
FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS
FLUID INJECTION
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NORTH SEA
OIL FIELDS
OIL WELLS
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PRESSURE DEPENDENCE
PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
PRESSURIZING
PRODUCTION LOGGING
PUMPS
RECOVERY
RESOURCES
SEAS
SERVICE LIFE
SURFACE WATERS
SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
WATERFLOODING
WELL COMPLETION
WELL LOGGING
WELL LOGGING EQUIPMENT
WELLS