with a submersible pump, you would have 3 phase power (a total of 4
lines overhead, three hot and one ground) a set of three transformers,
a control pannel and a 1 1/2" to 2" armored steel cable (extension
cord) running from the control pannel to the wellhead.

the cable is banded to the outside of the tubing.   usually, the
limiting factor for a submersible pump is the size cable that can be
run in the well. in other words the amount of electrical energy ,
horsepower, that can be delivered to the motor.

On Oct 23, 10:30 am, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OK we have a lot of wells in the Parshall field that are producing for
> as long as several months on their own pressure, and EOG has all but
> quit installing mechanical horse- or duck-head pumps on wells drilled
> this year. They use submersibles instead, whigh require much more
> electricity but can better keep up with the productive wells.
>
> I know that a crane similar to a fracing crane is used when the
> submersible pump is being installed, and I have seen a pump being
> installed, but I am unclear as to what to look for to indicate that
> the well is on a submersible and no longer pumping under its own
> pressure once the submersible is installed.  Can anyone help me here
> so that I can quickly determine if a well is pumping under its own
> pressure versus running off a submersible? I suppose a big electric
> line is one clue. I Hear Mountrail-Williams coop is having a heck of a
> time trying to get the electric needed to these wells.
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