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Forward

This recommended practice, under the jurisdiction of the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee of the IEEE Industry Applications Society, may be used by anyone desiring to do so and is presented as minimum criteria for construction of this class of submersible cable. It is not intended to restrict innovation or to limit development of improvements in cable design. Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein. However, the committee makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee in connection with the publication of this recommended practice and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from its use, for any conflict, or for the infringement of any patent resulting from the use of this recommended practice.

Notice to users

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Participants

The following is a list of participants in the Downhole Working Group of the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee.

Marcus O. Durham, Chair

Thomson H. Wallace, Secretary

David Anderson

Gordon Baker

Lester Gagan

Robert Lannom

Howard Oswald

John Patterson

Rodney Story

The following members of the individual balloting committee voted on this recommended practice. Balloters may have voted for approval, disapproval, or abstention.

When the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved this recommended practice on 23 September 2004, it had the following membership:

Don Wright, Chair

Steve M. Mills, Vice Chair

Judith Gorman, Secretary

*Member Emeritus

Also included are the following nonvoting IEEE-SA Standards Board liaisons:

Satish K. Aggarwal, NRC Representative

Richard DeBlasio, DOE Representative

Alan Cookson, NIST Representative

Michael D. Fisher

IEEE Standards Project Editor

Scope

Procedures and test voltage values for acceptance and maintenance testing of ESP cable systems are presented. This procedure applies to cable systems rated 3 kV and 5 kV (phase to phase).