1. Introduction -- 1.1 Artificial Lifting -- 1.2 Short history of ESP applications -- 1.3 Basic features of ESP installations -- 2. Review of fundamentals -- 2.1 Well inflow performance -- 2.2 Hydraulic fundamentals -- 2.3 Electrical fundamentals -- 2.4 Basics of system analysis -- 3. ESP components and their operation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The submersible pump -- 3.3 The ESP motor -- 3.4 The protector or seal section -- 3.5 The gas separator -- 3.6 The ESP cable -- 3.7 Miscellaneous downhole equipment -- 3.8 Surface equipment -- 4. Use of ESP equipment in special conditions -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Pumping viscous liquids -- 4.3 Production of gassy wells -- 4.4 Production of abrasive solids -- 4.5 High well temperatures -- 4.6 Variable frequency operation -- 5. Design of ESP installations -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Data requirements -- 5.3 Conventional design -- 5.4 Conventional design considering motor slip -- 5.5 Gassy well design -- 5.6 Design of a VSD installation -- 6. Analysis and optimization -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 NODAL analysis -- 6.3 Determination of well inflow performance -- 6.4 Power efficiency of ESP installations -- 6.5 Optimization of ESP operations -- 7. Monitoring and troubleshooting -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Monitoring of ESP operations -- 7.3 System failures -- 7.4 Troubleshooting ESP installations -- 8. Special installations.