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US5620048A
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Oil-well installation fitted with a bottom-well electric pump
Assignee: Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine Production SA
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Filing: 1995-09-29
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Granted: 1997-04-15
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Expires: 2015-09-29
Abstract
Abstract Oil-well installation extending from the surface (14) to an oil-bearing rock stratum (16) comprising a tubing (20), arranged in the well and forming a flow channel to the surface for hydrocarbons originating from the oil-bearing rock stratum, a casing (18) delimiting the wall of the well, and a seal (24) arranged at the well bottom between the tubing (20) and the casing (18) so as to form a chamber (26) isolated from the hydrocarbons, the installation furthermore comprising, in the well, a pump (30, 48) and an electric motor (34, 46) which is intended to actuate the pump. According to the invention, the stator (40, 52) of the electric motor (34, 46) is arranged outside the tubing (20) and isolated thereby from the hydrocarbons flowing inside the tubing.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Louis Beauquin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 15:38
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/12; E21B43/121; E21B43/128; F; F04; F04B; F04B47/00; F04B47/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
Oil-well installation extending from the surface to an oil-bearing rock stratum comprising a tubing arranged in the well and forming a flow channel to the surface for hydrocarbons originating from the oil-bearing rock stratum, a casing delimiting the wall of the well, a seal arranged at the well bottom between the tubing and the casing so as to form a chamber isolated from the hydrocarbons, a pump and an electric motor which actuates the pump in the well, said electric motor comprising an electrical portion including a stator and a cable supplying electrical power from the surface and a mechanical portion including a mobile part which is movable under the effect of the magnetic field generated by the stator, wherein the stator and the cable of the electric motor are arranged in the chamber isolated from the hydrocarbons and wherein the chamber contains a dielectric substance in the form of a liquid or gel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
Oil-well installation extending from the surface to an oil-bearing rock stratum comprising a tubing arranged in the well and forming a flow channel to the surface for hydrocarbons originating from the oil-bearing rock stratum, a casing delimiting the wall of the well, a seal arranged at the well bottom between the tubing and the casing so as to form a chamber isolated from the hydrocarbons, a pump and an electric motor which actuates the pump in the well, said electric motor comprising an electrical portion including a stator and a cable supplying electrical power from the surface and a mechanical portion including a mobile part which is movable under the effect of the magnetic field generated by the stator, wherein the stator and the cable of the electric motor are arranged in the chamber isolated from the hydrocarbons and wherein the chamber contains a dielectric substance in the form of a liquid or gel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
Installation according to claim 1, wherein the tubing is formed of non-magnetic material over at least the length where the tubing passes through the electric motor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
Installation according to claim 1 wherein the electric motor is of the linear type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
Installation according to claim 1 wherein the electric motor is of the rotary type.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
Installation according to claim 1 wherein the pump is arranged upstream of the electric motor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
Installation according to claim 1 wherein the mobile part of the electric motor includes a coupling head intended to allow the said mobile part and the pump to be raised back to the surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
Installation according to claim 1, wherein the motor is cooled by the extracted effluent which passes through the mechanical portion between the mobile part and the stator.
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