Petrozuata, Zuata Field, Venezuela

Pumptype: MW 9

The Petrozuata field is located at the Orinoco belt, operated by a joint- venture between PDVSA and the oil company Conoco Phillips. The production process has been supported by multiphase pumps since 1997, and the normal practice is to install 2 - 4 pumps in parallel. The clusters have approximately 10 to 12 wells and the viscosity of the oil is around 8 to 12 °API.