ProductionWave™ - Baker Hughes

ProductionWave
ProductionWave
FLEXible Production Solution
for UNCONVENTIONAL OIL WELLS
Rod lift systems have their place.
But ESP systems can deliver the same
benefits—with better economics
and fewer HSE risks.

FLEXible Solution for Unconventional Oil Wells
ProductionWave FLEXible Solution for Unconvetional Oil Wells: Products and Services Map
CHARACTERISTIC CHALLENGE THE SOLUTION BAKER HUGHES OFFERING
• Wide flow range
• Keeping production online at
every flow range in dynamic
producing conditions
• Choose ESP systems that work in ranges from
50 BPD to 3500 BPD
• Centrilift FLEX series pumps
Choose a service provider that
lets you get the most out of
your well or asset.
Choose Baker Hughes.
• Reliability
• Maximizing uptime and well
drawdown in high-gas
environments
• Separate the gas from the liquid before it enters the pump
with high-efficiency gas separators
• Deploy pumps that provide the lowest drawdown possible
in the well
• Run pumps that allow continuous system operation in
extreme gas conditions, and create a homogeneous
fluid to reduce underload shutdowns
• Engineer unique hydraulics for better gas and
solids handling
• Prevent gas from entering the pump when the system is
landed in the horizontal
• GM Performance series rotary and vortex
gas separators and multiseparator systems
• GI “gas insurance” charge pumps
• MVP multiphase gas-handling pumps
• FLEX series pumps
• Gas Avoider series of intakes
• Use real-time monitoring to alert you to unfavorable
system operating conditions and software to
maximize well uptime
• Electrospeed Advantage variable-speed drive
Baker Hughes has the only combination
that performs reliably and helps you produce
more economically and effectively in
unconventional oil wells.
• Minimizing damage from
abrasives
• Standing up to harsh conditions
• Use coatings that prohibit abrasive wear in the pump
• Deploy sand screens that resist plugging and erosion
to ensure a long productive life
• Select pump designs that mitigate abrasive wear
and tear
• Choose ESP systems that withstand harsh environments of
thermal cycling
• ARMOR pump coatings
• EXCLUDER2000 screen
• FLEX series pumps
• FLEX pumps
• MVP pumps
• GM Performance series gas separator
• Electrospeed Advantage VSD
• Efficiency
• Staying as close to the best
efficiency point as possible
• Deploy onsite real-time monitoring and control
• Electrospeed Advantage variable-speed
drive with MaxStart and MaxPoint software
• Production
optimization
• Producing at targeted levels • Use a field management solution • Vision optimization service
• Flow assurance • Keeping the well flowing • Treat your wells with chemicals that inhibit scale, paraffin,
corrosion, and asphaltenes
• SULFIX scavenger treatment, wax
dispersants, scale inhibitors
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Integrating ESP systems with talented people
and flexible commercial models impacts your
economics at even greater levels.
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Using rod lift systems in
unconventional oil wells is
a little too conventional
ESP systems are an unconventional
approach with stronger benefits
Rod lift systems have their place. In conventional brownfield and stripper wells with
low flow rates, they’ve been the standard for many years. They’re considered to be a long-term
lift solution, and the equipment is familiar, proven, and typically readily available.
But if you’re using rod lift systems to manage unconventional oil wells with flow ranges between
50 and 4000 barrels of fluid per day, you’re missing an opportunity to improve your economics.
Improve Economics
ESP systems can be set deeper in a well, placing the pumping system closer to the producing zone,
and they operate reliably in low-flow ranges—as low as 50 barrels of fluid per day—allowing
you to dramatically improve your return on investment. These systems also are
deviation tolerant, which eliminates the costly workovers often required due to the tubing wear.
And ESP systems can reliably handle high levels of gas and abrasives in the fluid,
increasing drawdown in applications with natural gas entrained in the fluid. New equipment design features
also improve ESP system efficiency, driving down power costs to rates competitive with those of rod lift.
In addition to the economic benefits, ESP system installation is less intrusive and requires a smaller, less
unsightly surface footprint. ESP systems also eliminate potential emissions from the wellhead,
and pose fewer HSE risks.
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Did you know…because rod lift systems aren’t designed to yield
high production rates from deep setting depths and have performance
issues in highly deviated wells, they often have reliability issues.
NO
LIMITS
Baker Hughes ESP systems specifically designed for unconventional
oil wells can operate from 50 to 4000 barrels of fluid per day and
have no setting-depth limitations.

The ProductionWave solution
can lead to greater production levels
Produce more economically
with fewer HSE risks
Breakthrough ESP Systems and Associated Technologies
At the heart of the ProductionWave solution are the Baker Hughes Centrilift FLEX series pumps—ESPs that
can produce from 50 to 4000 barrels of fluid per day—integrated with best-in-class capabilities for gas and
abrasives handling, and unmatched monitoring and automation services.
Experienced People…from Innovation to the Field
Baker Hughes engineers will collaborate with you to determine the specific pumping requirements of your well and to
design the optimal system that meets your economic drivers. Real-time optimization experts extend the effectiveness
of the ESP system over the life of the field by ensuring optimal system performance that is in line with your production
expectations. And Baker Hughes experienced field service professionals deliver the most reliable ESP system.
Choose a production solution based on experience and successful execution
in the field in more than 1000 wells.
Choose the ProductionWave FLEXible production solution
for unconventional oil wells.
Commercial Models that Meet Your Business Requirements
Economic requirements vary, so the best solution offers a choice of commercial models that can range from renting
equipment, to sell/trade, to lease-to-own, to expanded warranties, to well testing. Baker Hughes can work with you
to deploy the one that’s right for you.
Baker Hughes has been the leader in new patents for ESP technology
since 1960. In the last 10 years, the company has outpaced its nearest
competitor by 47% in its number of patents.
After experiencing reliability issues with rod lift systems, a Bakken operator
increased oil production by 35%, improved uptime, and reduced workover
expenditures—all by switching to a ProductionWave solution. Featuring
the Centrilift FLEX TM 3.2 pump technology, the ESP system mitigated fluid
turbulence, preventing cycling and gas locking, and effectively handled
solids—both challenging conditions for rod lift systems.
ESP
system