API 11S3 : 1999 : R2013

RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP INSTALLATIONS

American Petroleum Institute

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1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 TRANSPORTATION, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT
   3.1 Cables
   3.2 Pumps, Motors, Sealing Sections, and Gas Separators
   3.3 Surface and Miscellaneous Equipment
   3.4 Storage
4 GENERAL SURFACE INSTALLATION
   4.1 General
   4.2 Primary Service Transformers
   4.3 Motor Control Panels, Vents, and Junction Boxes
   4.4 Surface Wiring
   4.5 Wellheads
5 INSTALLATION AND PULLING EQUIPMENT
   5.1 Well-Servicing Rigs
   5.2 Tubing Spiders
   5.3 Back-up Tongs
   5.4 Cable Spoolers or Reels
   5.5 Downhole Pump Cable Protection
   5.6 Cable Sheave
6 RUNNING EQUIPMENT INTO THE WELL
   6.1 Equipment Check
   6.2 Casing Check
   6.3 Preparation of Wellhead for Running Equipment
   6.4 Lifting Equipment into Running Position
   6.5 Cable Splicing
   6.6 Cable Banding
   6.7 Check Valves and Bleeder or Drain Valves
   6.8 Running Practices
   6.9 Pump Setting Depth
   6.10 Wellhead Completion
7 START-UP PROCEDURE
   7.1 Pre-Start-up Procedure
   7.2 Equipment Start-up
8 PULLING EQUIPMENT OUT OF WELLS
   8.1 Historical Data
   8.2 Pulling Equipment
   8.3 Band Removal
   8.4 Spooling Cable
   8.5 Shipping Equipment
9 FIELD EVALUATION OF USED EQUIPMENT
   9.1 On-Site Observations and Inspections
10 ASSESSMENT OF USED EQUIPMENT
   10.1 Downhole Pump Cables
   10.2 Pumps
   10.3 Motors
   10.4 Seal Chambers
   10.5 Motor Lead Extensions/Potheads
   10.6 Electrical Feed Through Assemblies
   10.7 Reusing Equipment