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d
p
sep
Dp
fl
L
set
grad
l
Dp
fr
; 3
where p
sep
is the surface separator pressure (psi), Dp
the
frictional pressure drop in the owline (psi), Dp
fr
is the
frictional pressure drop in the tubing string (psi).
Since the available and the required pressures must be
equal at the ESP pumps discharge, the simultaneous
solution of the two formulas results in the following
expression that describes the pressure increase to be
developed by the ESP pump:
Dp
pump
p
sep
Dp
fl
L
perf
grad
l
Dp
fr
p
wf
: 4
Since the ESP industry uses head instead of pressure, the
previous equation is divided by the liquid gradient to arrive
at the necessary head of the pump:
DH
pump
L
perf
DH
fl
DH
fr
2:3 1
c
l
p
wf
p
sep
; 5
where DH