ESP Power Cable Design Alternative Sponsor: Baker Hughes Liaison: David Livingston Advisor: Dr. Yingtao Liu
Group Members: Richard Brinkley, Joel Jimenez Cortez, Garrett Miller, Anson Kunjappy and Neil Watson.
Epoxy Material Testing
Objective Research a new material and/or design that will replace lead in ESP power cables with a light weight, cost effective, robust, HS&E friendly alternative.
EPON 862 was used to create standard dog bone test specimens. Tensile and fatigue testing were conducted at varying temperatures to record the epoxy’s physical and mechanical properties.
Requirements List Researched Topics • Soft Metals – Low chemical resistance and high costs • Corrosive Resistant Alloys – Unique environment resistance but high costs • Material Coatings – Reduced lifespan, high costs, and limited flexibility • Copper Alloy Conductors – Reduced conductivity vs larger cable design • Epoxy – Satisfies mechanical and chemical property requirements and cost desires.
The requirements list seen on the left was created with our sponsor liaisons from Baker Hughes to establish a list of wants and demands in order to analyze all of the possible alternatives. Special thanks to: Dr. Liu, Dr. Sondergeld, Mark Olima, Jingyu Wang, David Livingston and Shawn Gunter.
Water absorption and gas permeability tests were conducted to determine the epoxy’s resistance to fluid penetration.
Conclusion Baker Hughes will conserve time and money by not having to look into the options that we have eliminated. Furthermore our requirements check list provides BHI an efficient way to analyze future methods and materials.