Electric submersible pumps (ESPs) are designed to operate in wells with rapidly changing three-phase flow behavior, transitioning from gas to liquid within a matter of minutes, sometimes seconds. However, rapid changes in three-phase flow behavior can also challenge the ability to inhibit scale and corrosion efficiently and effectively with traditional injection methods.
Baker Hughes recognizes that injecting the right amount of chemicals at the right time is a critical requirement to ensure efficient, low-cost, and uninterrupted production. Join us as we discuss a new disruptive digital approach using “virtual” flow meters derived from operational inputs from your ESP to automatically calculate and adjust chemical injection rates in near real-time. These “intelligent” pumps work with your variable speed drive (VSD) to apply a constant injection rate that can be monitored and managed remotely, eliminating variances, decreasing lifting and chemical costs, extending ESP life, and reducing wellsite visits.
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Speakers
Thane Schaffer, Oilfield and Industrial Chemicals Global Service Delivery Director, Baker Hughes
Thane is a graduate of the SAIT PolyTechnic Petroleum Engineering Technology program and has spent 26 of his 28-year career in the production chemicals industry. He has held several industry roles, with his first being Field Account Manager with Baker Hughes in 1997. Thane also worked with three production chemical companies, and brought that experience back to Baker Hughes, where he led Upstream Chemicals in Canada and North America land. Thane has served as Global Service Delivery Director for Baker Hughes Oilfield and Industrial Chemicals since 2022.
Nick Styles, Product Manager, Edge Computing, Artificial Lift Services, Baker Hughes
Nick has specialized in the application of Edge computing technology to the upstream oil & gas industry since the beginning of his career in 2010, initially as a field engineer deploying ESP optimization systems in various parts of the world. Since 2018 he has been Product Manager of Edge Computing at Baker Hughes, based in Houston, where he develops new technology for field equipment and production automation.
This webinar is hosted in partnership with Baker Hughes.
