How can I define the impact of Electric Submersible Pumps (ESPs) on well performance and facility throughput?

PetroVR allows you to model the impact of installation of ESPs on well performance (albeit in a simplified manner) as well tracking the electrical power requirement

To model the effect of ESPs schedule an "ESP Installation" job and select the wells with ESPs in the ESP Installation Tab.

The Electrical Power consumption is output in the ESP Excel report.

Well Performance (decline curve) Definition

1. If a well produce on natural flow for a period before an ESP is installed by an "ESP Installation" job. The ESP option is designed to cater to this situation. Since the well will produce for a period on natural flow the Well Performance curve should represent the natural flow decline (i.e. the production decline without an ESP). In this case, you should enter a "Reserve Increase" value in the Drilling Resource - ESP Tab. At the point in time when an ESP is installed, the well performance curve is then re-normalized to include the Reserve Increase amount. This will, depending on the shape of the well performance curve also affect the well production rate at the gas lift installation point. The "Reserve Increase" should be defined so that the resulting re-normalized curve represents the production curve for the well when the ESP is installed and is running optimally. It is important to note that we assume sufficient electrical power is available to run the ESP's at specified conditions.
2. If the ESP is installed by an "Install ESP" event prior to production start. The method described above can be used in this case as well. However, since the well will never produce on natural flow the inputs can be simplified. To simplify the input, the Well Performance curve should in this case represent the production curve under the assumption that an ESP is installed and running optimally in the well. The "Reserve Increase" value in the ESP Installation Tab should be left at zero.