Design and Performance Analysis of an Oil Pump Powered by Solar for a Remote Site in Nigeria

Oil companies typically abandon stripper wells with production rates below 15 barrels per day because the and maintenance cost exceed pumping rate. spillage is primary cause of low rates; an example such failure Oloibiri oil well in Nigeria. During peak operation, flow rate was 5,100 1960 abandoned due to declining The site has 18 drilled wells, only 17 can be classified as well. Because Nigeria high solar irradiance insolation, a proper PV system sizing for solar-powered pump that should lift from depth 3800 metres at evaluated two different running times. In way, will used solve ongoing issue by curbing these rendering low-cost system. This paper evaluates performance completes design. It compares design PVsyst HOMER sizing.