Apparatus, system and method for live well artificial lift completion
A method of live well artificial lift completion includes hanging an umbilical on a wellhead of a live well, the umbilical fluidly coupling a production pump to a well surface and electrically coupling an electric motor to a surface power source, the electric motor powering the production pump. The umbilical includes coiled tubing surrounded by a jacket. The umbilical also includes power cables extruded inside the jacket to form a smooth jacket outer surface. The method also includes creating a pressure seal inside the umbilical during deployment of the umbilical into the live well, the pressure seal inside the umbilical created using a blowout plug positioned to block a discharge of the production pump. The method further includes forming an annular pressure seal during deployment of the production pump to obtain well control, the annular pressure seal formed using an annular bag coupled to the wellhead.
1. A method of live well artificial lift completion comprising:
hanging an umbilical on a wellhead of a live well, the umbilical fluidly coupling a production pump to a well surface and electrically coupling an electric motor to a surface power source, the electric motor powering the production pump, the umbilical comprising:
coiled tubing surrounded by a jacket; and
power cables extruded inside the jacket to form a smooth jacket outer surface;
creating a pressure seal inside the umbilical during deployment of the umbilical into the live well, the pressure seal inside the umbilical created using a blowout plug positioned to block a discharge of the production pump; and
forming an annular pressure seal during deployment of the production pump to obtain well control, the annular pressure seal formed using an annular bag coupled to the wellhead.
2. The method of live well artificial lift completion of claim 1 , wherein the smooth jacket outer surface of the umbilical allows formation of the annular pressure seal between the umbilical and well casing.
3. The method of live well artificial lift completion of claim 1 , further comprising:
attaching a discharge adapter body between the umbilical and the discharge of the production pump, the discharge adapter body:
fluidly coupling an inner diameter of the coiled tubing to the production pump discharge; and
electrically coupling the electric motor to the power cables.
4. The method of live well artificial lift completion of claim 3 , further comprising:
lowering the production pump to operating depth within the live well, the production pump hanging below the umbilical;
over-pressuring the blowout plug to unblock the discharge of the production pump; and
operating the production pump to lift fluid upwards through the pump discharge, through the adapter discharge body, and through the inside of the coiled tubing to a surface of the live well.
5. The method of live well artificial lift completion of claim 1 , further comprising powering the electric motor using the power cables inside the umbilical.
6. The method of live well artificial lift completion of claim 1 , wherein hanging the umbilical on the wellhead comprises threading an umbilical hanger to a tubing hanger and landing the umbilical hanger and the tubing hanger on a tubing head spool.