Building pump system
Lifts water from basement to all floors
ESP system
Lifts oil from reservoir to surface
Just like a building needs a basement pump to get water to the top floors, oil wells need ESP systems to lift oil from deep underground reservoirs to the surface. Both systems work on the same principle: creating pressure to overcome gravity!
Click on each component to learn how it works!
The powerhouse that drives everything
💡 Like the engine of an underwater car!
Creates pressure to lift fluids
💡 Like multiple fans blowing fluid upward!
Protects motor from wellbore fluids
💡 Like a waterproof case for electronics!
Removes gas from liquid
💡 Like removing air bubbles from a straw!
Watch the complete ESP operation sequence:
Electricity flows down the power cable from surface control panel to the ESP motor at 7562 FT depth.
ESP motor converts electrical energy to rotational motion, spinning at 3500+ RPM underwater.
Reservoir fluids enter through the gas separator, which removes gas bubbles for clean liquid flow.
Multiple pump stages (impellers) create increasing pressure, like stacking fans to blow harder.
Pressurized fluid rises through production tubing from 7562 FT to surface – overcoming gravity!
Oil reaches surface facilities for processing, while ESP continues continuous operation.
Just like building water pumps, but designed for deep wellbores (thousands of feet underground).
Motor provides power → Pump creates pressure → Fluid lifts to surface.
Can handle 150 to over 100,000 barrels per day – much more than other artificial lift methods.
When other methods can’t handle the production rate, ESP systems excel.
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