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ESP Failure (Electrical)

Motor failure

Downhole electrical Cable failure

VSD failure

Overloading Motor Underloading Motor

High specific gravity of the well fluid

Rectifier section failure

DC control section failure

Inverter section failure

Protector failure

Broken or damaged mechanical seals leak well fluids first into the Vibrations transmitted from a Pump operates in excessive up- or downthrust mode Insufficient cooling of the motor Gas locked Tubing leak

High current

Mechanical damage (crushing, cutting, etc.) during running or pulling Operations Corrosion of cable outside surface

Low motor voltage Short circuit in motor Insulation failure of motor Underload protection set incorrectly or malfunction Surface valve closed or plugged Pump running backwards

Insulation deterioration due to high temperature Effect of wellbore gases High THD values of the voltage (VHD)

Pump failures

Labyrinth-type protectors may fail in deviated (more than 30 degrees from the vertical) Fluid velocity around the motor is less

High THD of the current (VSD)

Motor is set below the perforati ons

THD : Total harmonic distortion : defined as the ratio of the sums of the the total harmonic amplitudes and the fundamental amplitude in a cycle. The harmonics affecting the power sources are produced by VSDs rectifier.

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