System and method for real-time monitoring and failure prediction of electrical submersible pumps
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1. A method of monitoring an electrical submersible pump disposed downhole in a subterranean wellbore including:
- storing a plurality of first measurement values in a management system that comprises at least one computer, each first measurement value associated with one of a plurality of operating parameters of the electrical submersible pump, said plurality of first measurement values obtained during downhole operation of the electrical submersible pump over time;
the management system being at least partially connected with the electrical submersible pump remotely by way of a data communications network;
obtaining a plurality of user-supplied stable operating values corresponding to said plurality of operating parameters and inputting the user-supplier stable operation parameters to the management system;
generating a failure prediction value with the management system by calculating a percentage change of the respective first measurement values and the corresponding user-supplied stable operating values, the failure prediction value representing likelihood of failure of the electrical submersible pump; and
storing said failure prediction value in the management system for subsequent output and monitoring of the electrical submersible pump.
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The present application relates to a system and method for real-time monitoring and failure prediction of electrical submersible pumps. The design includes generating a failure prediction value with a management system by calculating a percentage change of the respective first measurement values and the corresponding user-supplied stable operating values, the failure prediction value representing likelihood of failure of the electrical submersible pump.
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1. A method of monitoring an electrical submersible pump disposed downhole in a subterranean wellbore including:
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storing a plurality of first measurement values in a management system that comprises at least one computer, each first measurement value associated with one of a plurality of operating parameters of the electrical submersible pump, said plurality of first measurement values obtained during downhole operation of the electrical submersible pump over time; the management system being at least partially connected with the electrical submersible pump remotely by way of a data communications network; obtaining a plurality of user-supplied stable operating values corresponding to said plurality of operating parameters and inputting the user-supplier stable operation parameters to the management system; generating a failure prediction value with the management system by calculating a percentage change of the respective first measurement values and the corresponding user-supplied stable operating values, the failure prediction value representing likelihood of failure of the electrical submersible pump; and storing said failure prediction value in the management system for subsequent output and monitoring of the electrical submersible pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for monitoring an electrical submersible pump disposed downhole in a subterranean wellbore including:
- data logging means for storing a plurality of first measurement values, each first measurement value associated with one of a plurality of operating parameters of the electrical submersible pump, said plurality of first measurement values obtained during downhole operation of the electrical submersible pump over time;
failure prediction means includingi) means for obtaining a plurality of user-supplied stable operating values corresponding to said plurality of operating parameters; ii) means for generating a failure prediction value by calculating a percentage change of respective first measurement values and the corresponding user-supplied stable operating values, the failure prediction value representing likelihood of failure of the electrical submersible pump; and iii) data storage for storing said failure prediction value for subsequent output and monitoring of the electrical submersible pump. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- data logging means for storing a plurality of first measurement values, each first measurement value associated with one of a plurality of operating parameters of the electrical submersible pump, said plurality of first measurement values obtained during downhole operation of the electrical submersible pump over time;
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