Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) has unveiled two new innovative artificial lift systems, the Reda Agile compact wide-range electric submersible pump (ESP) system and the rodless Reda PowerEdge electric submersible progressing cavity pump (ESPCP) system.
These systems offer improved reliability and efficiency, setting a new standard in artificial lift technology.
The Reda Agile and PowerEdge systems are designed to operate over a broader range of production conditions than any other artificial lift system currently available.
They are equipped with digital services for continuous live surveillance and real-time optimisation, enhancing operational stability and enabling faster installation and production.
These technologies also contribute to lower power consumption, operating costs, and CO2 emissions.
Ernesto Cuadros, SLB’s Artificial Lift Business Line Director, highlighted the innovative designs of the new systems, which enable more efficient deployment through reduced installation time and improved proximity to the reservoir.
Schlumberger is committed to providing the most efficient technology solutions on the market, driving both customer performance and lower carbon operations.
The Reda PowerEdge ESPCP system offers a more energy-efficient rodless alternative for low-flow production rates in mature conventional and unconventional wells.
It expands the operating range of traditional PCP systems, resisting aromatics and withstanding high temperatures at different pump speeds and intake pressures, resulting in up to 55 per cent lower power consumption and related CO2 emissions.
Using a single PowerEdge ESPCP system for the remaining life of the well, instead of rod lift installation in unconventional wells, reduces workovers and production deferments.
The Reda Agile ESP system provides unparalleled operational flexibility, improving economics and efficiency while reducing overall operation costs.
Significantly shorter and lighter than other ESPs on the market, it can be installed faster and placed farther into the well, effectively extracting more resources.
With the widest operating range in the industry, it eliminates the need for frequent ESP changes as production varies.
The Agile ESP system was successfully deployed by Pertamina offshore Indonesia, where three conventional ESPs had failed, costing US$600,000 in production deferments and workover costs.
The Agile ESP system navigated the complex well, accessing the target depth unreachable by the failed ESPs, and operated continuously for over 300 days, preventing abandonment of the previously unproducible well.
