System and Method for Remote Real-Time Surveillance and Control of Pumped Wells

A method, comprising:

• operating downhole pumping equipment in a wellbore to pump a fluid;
• sensing a plurality of different parameters related to pumping of the fluid;
• outputting data, related to the plurality of different parameters, through a network;
• analyzing the data at a remote site via a control system connected to the network;
• and
• sending control signals to the downhole pumping equipment via the network.

A system for facilitating operation of a wellsite, comprising:

• a plurality of electric submersible pumping systems deployed in a plurality of wellbores;
• a plurality of sensor devices deployed to sense pumping related parameters of each electric submersible pumping system;
• a site communications box to receive data from the plurality of sensors and to output control signals to the plurality of electric submersible pumping systems;
• a control center located at a remote location to receive data from the site communications box and to output control instructions to the site communications box;
• and
• a handheld device to receive alerts based on data sent from the site communications box regarding sub-optimal well parameters.

A method of constructing a well management system, comprising:

• establishing a sensor system at a wellsite to detect pumping-related parameters along a plurality of electric submersible pumping systems;
• surveilling the plurality of electric submersible pumping systems in real-time, via the sensor system, at a remote location from the wellsite;
• controlling operation of the plurality of electric submersible pumping systems from the remote location;
• utilizing the sensor system in determining when well-related parameters fall outside a desired range, upon which event an alert is automatically output to a remote location;
• and
• analyzing data obtained from surveillance of the plurality of electric submersible pumping systems to enable planning for optimization of electric submersible pumping system operation from the remote location.