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Recommended Practice for Electrical Submersible Pump InstallationsAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 11S3SECOND EDITION,MARCH 1999REAFFIRMED,OCTOBER 2013Recommended Practice for Electrical Submersible Pump InstallationsUpstream SegmentAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 11S3SECOND EDITION,MARCH 1999REAFFIRMED,OCTOBER 2013SPECIAL NOTES API publications necessarily address problems of a general nature.With respect to partic-ular circumstances,local,state,and federal laws and regulations should be reviewed.API is not undertaking to meet the duties of employers,manufacturers,or suppliers to warn and properly train and equip their employees,and others exposed,concerning health and safety risks and precautions,nor undertaking their obligations under local,state,or fed-eral laws.Information concerning safety and health risks and proper precautions with respect to par-ticular materials and conditions should be obtained from the employer,the manufacturer or supplier of that material,or the material safety data sheet.Nothing contained in any API publication is to be construed as granting any right,by implication or otherwise,for the manufacture,sale,or use of any method,apparatus,or prod-uct covered by letters patent.Neither should anything contained in the publication be con-strued as insuring anyone against liability for infringement of letters patent.Generally,API standards are reviewed and revised,reamed,or withdrawn at least every five years.Sometimes a one-time extension of up to two years will be added to this review cycle.This publication will no longer be in effect five years after its publication date as an operative API standard or,where an extension has been granted,upon republication.Status of the publication can be ascertained from the API Upstream Segment telephone(202)682-80001.A catalog of API publications and materials is published annually and updated quar-terly by API,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.This document was produced under API standardization procedures that ensure appropri-ate notification and participation in the developmental process and is designated as an API standard.Questions concerning the interpretation of the content of this standard or com-ments and questions concerning the procedures under which this standard was developed should be directed in writing to the director of the Upstream Segment,American Petroleum Institute,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.Requests for permission to repro-duce or translate all or any part of the material published herein should also be addressed to the director.API standards are published to facilitate the broad availability of proven,sound engineer-ing and operating practices.These standards are not intended to obviate the need for apply-ing sound engineering judgment regarding when and where these standards should be utilized.The formulation and publication of API standards is not intended in any way to inhibit anyone from using any other practices.Any manufacturer marking equipment or materials in conformance with the marking requirements of an API standard is solely responsible for complying with all the applicable requirements of that standard.API does not represent,warrant,or guarantee that such prod-ucts do in fact conform to the applicable API standard.All rights reserved.No part o f this work may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without prior written permission from the publisher:Contact the Publishel;API Publishing Services,1220 L Street,N.I T,Washington,D.C.20005.Copyright O 1999 American Petroleum Institute FOREWORD This recommended practice is under the jurisdiction of the American Petroleum Institute(API)Subcommittee on Field Operating Equipment.This document presents recommended practices for the storage,transportation,handling,installation,start-up and pulling of electrical submersible pumps and auxiliary equipment.This document includes usage of the verbs shall and should,whichever is the more appli-cable to the function.For the purpose of this document:Shall indicates the recommended practice is considered a minimum requirement that has universal applicability to the specific activity.Should indicates a recommended practice:(a)for which alternative practices may be equally safe andor effective;or,(b)which may be impractical under some circumstances or applications.API publications may be used by anyone desiring to do so.Every effort has been made by the Institute to assure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained in them.The Institute,however,makes no representation,warranty,or guarantee in connection with this publication and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from its use or for the violation of any federal,state,or municipal regulation with which this publication may conict.Suggested revisions are invited and should be submitted to the director of the Upstream Segment,American