Artificial Lift Systems Market - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Forecast 2020
Artificial
lift systems are used to increase the pressure of the reservoir when
the bottomhole pressure is not sufficient enough to push the crude oil
or natural gas to the surface of the well. Artificial lift systems can
also be used to generate flow from a well, which does not have any flow.
They are also used to increase the flow from a well to produce fluids
at a higher rate. Majority of the oil wells require artificial lift
systems at one point or other in the entire life of the reservoir. Large
number of gas wells has benefitted from artificial lift systems to
separate the liquids from the formation, so that gas can easily flow at a
higher rate. Approximately 10% of the total oil and gas wells in the
world posses the natural reservoir drive to bring crude oil to the
surface, while the rest depend on artificial lift systems. Artificial
lift systems are also employed in wells which have sufficient pressure
in the beginning, but with the passage of time, the pressure in the well
decreases, thereby generating demand for artificial lift systems.
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Artificial
lift systems are broadly segmented into two types: pump systems and gas
systems. Pump systems consist of electrical submersible pump, sucker
rod pump or rod lift and progressive cavity pump. Gas systems include
gas lift and plunger lift. Electrical submersible pump is one of the
oldest types of artificial lift systems and is used for deepwater,
subsea, offshore and onshore wells. The selection of artificial lift
systems depends on numerous parameters such as geographic location,
production flexibility, operating cost and capital cost. It also depends
on operating practices, economic considerations, and site-specific
conditions.
Presently,
electrical submersible pumps are widely used artificial lift systems
for producing wells owing to their high extraction rate and low
operational costs. These pumps can be easily operated by field workers
due to their simpler design. Electrical submersible pumps have the
potential to lift large volumes of crude oil. They are easily available
in different sizes, and presence of scale and sludge formation does not
hamper its work performance, hence high operational efficiency can be
maintained. They can work efficiently in wells with crooked or deviated
holes.
Rod
lift or sucker rod pump is the oldest type of artificial lift system
utilized for the extraction of crude oil. They have the potential to
lift heavy viscous crude oil at high temperatures, thereby incurring low
operational expenditures. The applications of rod lift include multiple
completions, down-hole pressure wells and lifting of heavy viscous oil.
With
the increase in number of offshore reserves, demand for gas lifts is
expected to increase at a significant rate. Low operational cost, longer
life span and high efficiency and are some of the key drivers that
boost the demand for gas lifts in the artificial lift systems market.
North
America is projected to be the region with the highest potential for
the artificial lift systems market by 2020. With the advent of shale gas
discoveries, demand for artificial lift systems is projected to rise at
a substantial rate in the near future in North America. Countries in
North America such as the U.S. and Canada have large reserves of shale
gas that present enormous opportunities for the artificial lift systems
market. Plunger lifts are commonly used artificial lift systems for
horizontal shale wells. Plunger lifts utilize the well’s own energy,
pressure or gas to lift the accumulated fluids from wellbore to
wellheads.
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Baker
Hughes, Inc., Borets Company LLC, Dover Artificial Lift, Flotek
Industries, Inc., Halliburton Company, Kudu Industries, Inc., National
Oilwell Varco, Inc., Schlumberger Limited, Superior Energy Services,
Inc., and Weatherford International Ltd. are likely to dominate the
artificial lift systems market in the coming future.
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