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WO2014201458A1
WO2014201458A1 PCT/US2014/042510 US2014042510W WO2014201458A1 WO 2014201458 A1 WO2014201458 A1 WO 2014201458A1 US 2014042510 W US2014042510 W US 2014042510W WO 2014201458 A1 WO2014201458 A1 WO 2014201458A1
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Alejandro CAMACHO CARDENAS
Jacques Orban
Raju Ekambaram
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Schlumberger Canada Ltd
Services Petroliers Schlumberger SA
Schlumberger Technology BV
Schlumberger Technology Corp
Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
Prad Research and Development Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/08—Sealings
    • F04D29/10—Shaft sealings
    • F04D29/12—Shaft sealings using sealing-rings
    • F04D29/126—Shaft sealings using sealing-rings especially adapted for liquid pumps
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/12—Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells
    • E21B43/121—Lifting well fluids
    • E21B43/128—Adaptation of pump systems with down-hole electric drives
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D13/00—Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D13/02—Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D13/06—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven
    • F04D13/08—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven for submerged use
    • F04D13/10—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven for submerged use adapted for use in mining bore holes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/02—Selection of particular materials
    • F04D29/026—Selection of particular materials especially adapted for liquid pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/04—Shafts or bearings, or assemblies thereof
    • F04D29/046—Bearings
    • F04D29/047—Bearings hydrostatic; hydrodynamic
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2300/00—Materials; Properties thereof
    • F05D2300/20—Oxide or non-oxide ceramics
    • F05D2300/22—Non-oxide ceramics
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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    • F05D2300/224—Carbon, e.g. graphite
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2300/00—Materials; Properties thereof
    • F05D2300/60—Properties or characteristics given to material by treatment or manufacturing
    • F05D2300/604—Amorphous
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2300/00—Materials; Properties thereof
    • F05D2300/60—Properties or characteristics given to material by treatment or manufacturing
    • F05D2300/605—Crystalline
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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  • Abrasives such as sand and particulates
  • sand and particulates are often present during oil production and result in abrasive well fluid to the detriment of the pumping equipment, valves, seals, transport pipes, and vessels that come in contact with the abrasive well fluid.
  • the solid particles whether frank or in fluid suspension, large or microscopic, create abrasive and erosive wear problems on sliding surfaces and flow passages. The extent of the wear can be mitigated somewhat by hydraulic design and material selection. Materials for constructing the equipment can be enhanced by surface layers of a distinct material that provides additional protection against wear.
  • ESP electric submersible pump
  • ESP's conventionally have used boronizing on pump stages to increase wear resistance.
  • the conventional ESP component may use a solid piece of material that has desirable wear properties (e.g., silicon carbide).
  • coatings that can improve wear resistance, such as high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) coatings, conforma clad, and so forth, but these are not used on surfaces of ESP components that are vulnerable to abrasive wear, because of the extreme conditions within an operating ESP.
  • HVOF high velocity oxy-fuel
  • the devices and systems illustrated in the figures are shown as having a multiplicity of components.
  • Various implementations of devices and systems, as described herein, may include fewer components and remain within the scope of the disclosure.
  • other implementations of devices and systems may include additional components, or various combinations of the described components, and remain within the scope of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram of an example electric submersible pump (ESP) with some surfaces in each section protected by a layer or coating of diamond.
  • ESP electric submersible pump
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram of an example centrifugal pump stage with components and surfaces protected by a layer or coating of diamond.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram of an example radial bearing of an ESP with surfaces protected by a layer or coating of diamond.
  • Fig. 4 is a diagram of example thrust pads and a runner with surfaces protected by a layer or coating of diamond.
  • Fig. 5 is a diagram of an example shaft seal with face seal surfaces protected by a layer or coating of diamond.
  • Fig. 6 is a diagram of an example shaft seal with face seal surfaces protected by a layer or coating of diamond sintered onto carbide.
  • Fig. 7 is another diagram of the example shaft seal of Fig. 6 with face seal surfaces protected by a layer or coating of diamond sintered onto carbide.
  • Fig. 8 is a diagram of an example shaft seal with face seal surfaces protected by a layer or coating of diamond sintered onto carbide, and the carbide brazed onto steel.
  • Fig. 9 is a diagram of example hydraulic clearance seals in an ESP, with surfaces of the hydraulic clearance seals protected by a layer or coating of diamond.
  • Fig. 10 is a diagram of example components and surfaces in an ESP protected by a layer or coating of diamond.
  • Fig. 1 1 is another diagram of example components and surfaces in an ESP protected by a layer or coating of diamond.
  • Fig. 12 is a diagram of an example pump intake with ports and flow surfaces protected by a layer or coating of diamond.
  • Fig. 13 is a flow diagram of an example method of protecting areas of wear in an ESP with a layer of diamond.
  • the diamond surfaces can be a layer or coating of diamond deposited or otherwise sintered, attached, or adhered directly or indirectly to an ESP component.
  • Different types of diamond layers can be used depending on the shape and function of the component to be protected.
  • a diamond coating can be an amorphous diamond layer, a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) layer, or a thermally stable polycrystalline (TSP) diamond layer.
  • PCD polycrystalline diamond
  • TSP thermally stable polycrystalline
  • An example system uses ESP components that have one or more surfaces consisting of diamond, or at least partially coated or layered with diamond.
  • a small ESP component may be composed entirely of diamond composite. Surfaces of relatively large components may be given a layer or coating of diamond instead.
  • coating will be used representatively to include diamond coatings, diamond layers, diamond matrices with binders, diamond tiles, and diamond layers backed with metallic support, such as a tungsten carbide (WC) backing support.
  • WC tungsten carbide
  • diamond is used herein in its usual sense and according to usual meaning, that is, carbon atoms in a (face-centered cubic) crystal lattice ubiquitously known as diamond. Within the diamond crystal system, however, slightly different variations of diamond may exist.
  • lonsdaleite diamond may be utilized herein, which is also called hexagonal diamond in reference to the distinctive crystal structure.
  • Lonsdaleite diamond is an allotrope of carbon with a hexagonal lattice, with a hardness that is theoretically superior to that of cubic diamond (up to 58% harder than cubic diamond).
  • the diamond "pieces" within a diamond layer or diamond coating may be of nano-size, nanostructured, a nanocomposite, or microscopic (or even larger) in size: that is, may be “nanocrystalline” or “microcrystalline” diamond.
  • the diamond may be composited with other hard materials, such as carbides, cubic boron nitride (CBN), wurtzite boron nitride (WBN), and so forth.
  • a diamond coating on the surface of an ESP component reduces the amount of wear experienced during equipment operation.
  • the example diamond elements and layers for ESP components, as described herein, are used to improve the wear resistance of many surfaces that are conventionally left unprotected.
  • an unmoving hydraulic flow surface within an ESP may be layered with diamond to prevent erosion or abrasion from well fluid containing abrasive sand.
  • moving parts and sliding surfaces, such as surfaces of bearings, shafts, and seals may also be layered with diamond to reduce friction, wear, and operating temperature.
  • Fig. 1 shows an example electric submersible pump (ESP) 100.
  • the example ESP 100 may include a variety of functional sections and components depending on the particular application or environment in which the ESP 100 is used.
  • Component sections of the example ESP 100 may include, for example, at least one pump 102, at least one motor 104, and at least one motor protector section 106 between each pump 102 and associated motor 104. Instances of these component sections may be coupled together to form repeating stages or segments of the example ESP 100, referred to as an ESP string.
  • Power is provided to the example ESP 100 via a power cable connected between a pump controller, such as a variable speed drive, and the motor 104.
  • the motor 104 drives the pump 102, which draws in production (well) fluid from the surrounding well.
  • a pump controller such as a variable speed drive
  • the motor 104 drives the pump 102, which draws in production (well) fluid from the surrounding well.
  • each pump 102 for example a centrifugal pump
  • one or more impellers rotate in relation to one or more fixed diffusers to impel the production fluid through a connector section 108 and through production tubing 1 10 to a desired collection destination on the ground surface above.
  • the example ESP 100 is only one example of many types of electric submersible pumps or pumping systems that can benefit from the diamond surface protection features described herein. Multiple pump stages having multiple pumps 102 and multiple motors 104 can be added to the ESP lineup to make a longer string. Additionally, the production fluids may be pumped to a collection location partly through an annulus space around the ESP 100 that is also subject to abrasion and wear when the production fluid contains abrasive components. The example ESP 100 can use different types of pump stages, such as centrifugal, mixed flow, radial flow stages, and so forth.
  • Example techniques for coating or layering diamond over component parts can be performed in many ways.
  • Example processes can deposit diamond in either an amorphous form or a more crystalline layer.
  • some industry-employed processes can be used to treat ESP components that have never been conventionally coated with a diamond surface before.
  • Processes for conventional non-ESP components include a diamond-like coating (DLC) process, crystalline diamond coating, and so forth.
  • DLC diamond-like coating
  • Such conventional coating techniques are already well-known in the art, but not applied to ESP components, and are not described herein in their technical detail.
  • PCD Polycrystalline diamond
  • cutters e.g., drill-bits
  • PCD Polycrystalline diamond
  • These may be obtained by sintering a powder of small diamonds (e.g., 10 to 50 microns diamonds) and other forms of carbons in a large mono-block of PCD.
  • the operation may use pressure in the range of 1 .2 to 1 .5 million PSI and a temperature in the range of 1500 degrees Celsius.
  • the PCD element is sintered with a backing block of tungsten carbide (chemical symbol: WC) for shear strength.
  • the WC backing can be removed after the sintering process.
  • a high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) pressing process may obtain diamond blocks of large size (e.g., a nearly one inch dimension).
  • polycrystalline diamond cutters employed on drill bits are obtained by this process.
  • a belt press By using a belt press, a WC plate covered with several hundred microns of PCD material can be obtained (such plate can have a width or diameter in the range of two inches).
  • a lower-strength block of diamond can be obtained by a thermally stable polycrystalline (TSP) process in which the completed structure is closer to that of ceramic, with a high concentration of large diamond particles.
  • TSP diamond elements are primarily used on the gauge pad of drill-bits.
  • Polycrystalline diamond may consist of numerous small grains, which are easily seen by the naked eye through strong light absorption and scattering. Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) is often described by the average size (or grain size) of the crystals that make it up. Grain sizes range from nanometers to hundreds of micrometers, usually referred to as “nanocrystalline” and “microcrystalline” diamond, respectively.
  • Tungsten carbide as a backing material, is approximately two times stiffer than steel, with a Young's modulus of approximately 550 GPa and is much denser than steel or titanium.
  • Tungsten carbide is like corundum (a-AI2O3) or sapphire/ruby in hardness and can only be polished and finished with abrasives of superior hardness such as cubic boron nitride and diamond.
  • the example diamond elements and layers for ESP components, as described herein, are used to improve the wear resistance of many surfaces that are conventionally left unprotected.
  • FIG. 2 shows an example centrifugal pump stage 200 of an ESP 100.
  • the centrifugal pump stage 200 has stationary diffuser parts 202 and rotating impeller parts 204.
  • a diamond surface may be applied at numerous places in the example centrifugal pump stage 200.
  • unmoving hydraulic flow surfaces 206 & 208 which are part of the stationary diffuser 202 within the centrifugal pump stage 200, may be layered with diamond to prevent erosion or abrasion from abrasive well fluid containing sand and particulates.
  • the stage impellers 204 and diffusers 202 are subjected to abrasion from high velocity fluid flow containing particulates.
  • An example ESP 100 may have a partial or a total diamond layering on all wet surfaces of each diffuser 202 and impeller 204.
  • a diamond surface may also be used on sliding surfaces of a central shaft 210 and on bearing surfaces 212 that support the central shaft 210.
  • a diamond surface may be used on both sides of a thrust bearing or thrust washer interface 214 to reduce friction, wear, and operating temperature of the thrust washer interface 214.
  • the thrust washer bears the axial counter-load of the fluid thrust generated by the centrifugal pump stage 200.
  • the thrust washer itself may be attached to the stationary diffuser 202 or to the rotating impeller 204, depending on implementation.
  • the thrust washer interface 214 can be made up of a diamond surface on the stationary surface and a second diamond surface on the running surface of the thrust washer interface 214. Diamond surfaces may also be applied to each side of a hydraulic clearance seal 216 to prevent wear (more in Fig. 9).
  • the illustrated locations for using a diamond surface in an example ESP 100 and centrifugal pump stage 200 are only examples. Many more surfaces in a pump stage or ESP 100 can be protected by incorporating diamond surfaces to reduce friction, wear, and operating temperature.
  • an example diamond component (whether solid diamond composite or a diamond-coated component) can be located in many places in an example ESP 100.
  • the example ESP 100 includes locations and surfaces that are strategically coated with diamond to reduce abrasive wear and increase the life of the component or equipment.
  • a common failure mechanism in radial bearings of ESPs 100 is due to wear. Abrasives in the well fluid environment can induce accelerated abrasive wear on the sliding surfaces of the bearings. In addition, friction and heat can reduce the ability of the fluid medium to lubricate the bearings.
  • a bearing bushing 300 may be coated with a diamond layer on the surface that faces a bearing sleeve 302, attached to a pump shaft 304. These two surfaces move with respect to each other, and only the diamond surfaces wear on each other. Since diamond is one of the hardest substances known, the lifespan of the bearing is greatly increased as the durability of the interface between the sliding surfaces of the bearing is greatly increased.
  • the two parts of a journal bearing for example, can be made of solid PCD materials.
  • the radial bearing(s) can also be constructed of PCD or TSP diamond tiles attached to a metallic support, such as tungsten carbide (WC). This example scheme can be applied to most or all radial bearings inside an example ESP 100, including radial bearings in the pump 102, pump fluid intake, gas handler, gas separator, protector 106, shaft seal modules, motor 104, and so forth.
  • a diamond surface may be used on both sides of a thrust bearing or thrust washer interface 214 to reduce friction, wear, and operating temperature of the thrust washer interface 214.
  • pump load is often transferred to different types of axial thrust bearings.
  • the axial load on the pump impeller may reverse, thereby bringing the upthrust pads 404 into play when the direction of rotation of the impeller reverses, or when there is inherent pressure in a reservoir that pushes fluid into a pump intake.
  • Heavy-load thrust bearings 402 are usually of the hydro-dynamic type with tilting pads, while low-load versions may be non-tilting. In both varieties, wear can be an issue especially when the lubricity between the sliding surfaces is lost. Having a diamond layer on the surfaces of the sliding parts reduces wear, friction and heat.
  • the diamond layer can be applied on the running surfaces of the downthrust 402 and upthrust pads 404, as well as on the surfaces of the bearing runner 406. Depending on the size of the sliding parts, these parts can be fabricated from solid PCD or TSP diamond materials supported by tungsten carbide (WC) backing.
  • the thrust bearing 402 can also be fabricated by multiple flat PCD (over WC) elements sliding onto other similar elements. Such a bearing can operate in abrasive well-fluid.
  • shaft seals feature a rotating face 502 and a static face 504 that slide against each other, not necessarily to bear a load, but to achieve a hydraulic seal.
  • the faces of the sliding surfaces 502 & 504 are often precision-lapped to achieve the best possible seal. These surfaces can be subject to sand particles in the lubricating environment that add to the sliding wear.
  • the use of diamond layers on ESP shaft seals can greatly improve their sealing capacity in terms of reduced wear, friction and temperature.
  • the face-seals 502 & 504 can be made of PCD or TSP diamond material.
  • each entire face seal can be made of PDC material.
  • the face seal 502 or 504 can be made of a plate, such as PCD over tungsten carbide (WC) cut into a ring shape for the seal.
  • WC tungsten carbide
  • Fig. 6 shows an example shaft seal 600 that uses a face seal 602.
  • the shaft seal 600 has face seal components that are made, at least in part, from a carbide, such as silicon carbide. These face seal surfaces are coated with diamond.
  • Fig. 7 shows an implementation of the example face seal 602 in Fig. 6.
  • the sliding surfaces of the face seal 602 are replaced or layered with a diamond surface.
  • diamond surfaces 702 and 704 are sintered directly to a carbide surface of the face seal components, or, the face seal components themselves may be solid carbide, to which the diamond layer is sintered.
  • Fig. 8 shows another example implementation of the example face seal 602 in Fig. 6.
  • the diamond layers 802 & 804 are sintered to respective carbide pieces or supports 806 & 808, and then these are brazed in turn onto the steel material of the face seal components 810 & 812.
  • FIG. 9 shows a pump interior in which various hydraulic seals (or clearance seals) 902 & 904 & 906 between impellers and diffuser parts achieve fluid routing while controlling the amount of leak that goes through non-productive paths.
  • these hydraulic seals 902 & 904 & 906 are created by having sliding surfaces with very small clearances between the rotating impeller and the stationary diffuser.
  • the pumped fluid together with accompanying abrasive particles can create unwanted wear in the seal surface.
  • a diamond layer can be applied to these seal surfaces during manufacture to reduce wear.
  • each ESP impeller slides against its own thrust support.
  • the impeller thrust support can also act as a seal.
  • Using a PCD disk is beneficial for such design because the PCD disk can operate in well fluid, where the PCD disk material provides wear resistance and low friction-torque.
  • FIG. 10 and Fig. 1 1 there are other internal components inside a pump section 102 of an ESP 100 that are subjected to produced fluid flow and that can wear over time.
  • these components that can be at least partly covered with a protective diamond surface are spaces and cavities in the pump, shafts 1002, pump heads 1 102, pump bases 1004, flange areas 1006, bearing supports 1008 & 1 104, flow directors 1010 & 1 106, spacers 1012 & 1 108 & 1 1 10, and so forth.
  • the pump intake 1200 (or gas separator, handler) is subjected to internal flow similar to that of the pump 102 but, in addition, the intake 1200 can also have localized high-velocity flow on the inlet ports 1202. Diamond coatings throughout the inlet locations, on both the interior and exterior of the intake 1200, for example on the inlet ports 1202 and on the interior and exterior of the screen 1204, are beneficial to reduce wear of these components.
  • Fig. 13 shows a representative process 1300 for protecting ESP components.
  • the example process 1300 is shown as individual blocks.
  • an area of wear in an electric submersible pump or other downhole equipment is determined.
  • the area of wear is coated with a layer of diamond.

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L'invention concerne des surfaces au diamant destinées à des composants de pompe électrique submersible (ESP). Une couche de diamant est déposée, collée ou frittée directement ou indirectement à des surfaces de composants sujettes à une usure, une érosion, ou une abrasion pour former au moins un revêtement partiel. Les surfaces au diamant accroissent la longévité et la fiabilité de l'ESP en réduisant le frottement, l'usure et la température de fonctionnement. Les surfaces au diamant peuvent prendre plusieurs formes, comme une couche de diamant amorphe, une couche de diamant polycristallin (PCD) ou une couche de diamant polycristallin thermiquement stable (TSP). Les surfaces au diamant peuvent être utilisées pour protéger des paliers, des rondelles de butées, des arbres, des surfaces coulissantes, des zones mouillées, des surfaces d'écoulement hydraulique dans des cavités, des orifices d'admission de fluide, des patins de poussée descendante et ascendante, des patins d'appui, des joints d'arbres, des joints sur faces, des joints hydrauliques, des joints avec jeu et d'autres surfaces sujettes à erosion ou abrasion dans l'ESP.
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