Electrical submersible pump transport device and method thereof
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsXunlez Alexis Nunez, Mengyu Zhou, Songjing Ren, Hans Sjerps
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Abstract
A method of testing an electrical submersible pump (ESP) component may include placing an ESP component in a transport assembly at a first location for transport to a second location. The ESP component may be tested or maintained while the ESP component remains in the transport assembly, before being deployed at a wellsite. The ESP components can be prepared in the transport assembly to be lifted (including placement of lifting clamps) to run in hole. In various embodiment, the transport assembly may comprise the ESP component and a transport basket configured for stacking multiple transport assemblies.
Claims20
An electrical submersible pump (ESP) transport assembly, comprising:
- at least one ESP component;
- a transport basket comprising:
- a tray having a bottom, two end walls, and two lengthwise side walls;
- multiple clamps positioned along a length of the tray, wherein the multiple clamps are configured to secure the at least one ESP component in the transport basket;
- a plurality of upper braces connected to the two lengthwise side walls of the tray;
- and
- at least two lift supports connected to an underside of the bottom of the tray,
- wherein the transport assembly is configured to be stacked on a second transport assembly, wherein the at least two lift supports of the transport assembly connect to upper braces of the second transport assembly.
An electrical submersible pump (ESP) transport assembly, comprising:
- at least one ESP component;
- a transport basket comprising:
- a tray having a bottom, two end walls, and two lengthwise side walls, wherein the bottom of the tray further comprises a drain hole and a drain plug;
- multiple clamps positioned along a length of the tray, wherein the multiple clamps are configured to secure the at least one ESP component in the transport basket;
- a plurality of upper braces connected to the two lengthwise side walls of the tray;
- at least two lift supports connected to an underside of the bottom of the tray;
- a rotatable support at a first end of the transport basket, wherein the drain hole is located at a second end of the transport basket opposite the first end, wherein the rotatable support can be lowered into an extended position in order to elevate the first end of the ESP transport assembly, such that the first end is elevated relative to the second end;
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- at least one angled support connected to an underside of the bottom of the tray at the second end.
An electrical submersible pump (ESP) transport assembly, comprising:
- a first ESP component and a second ESP component;
- a first transport basket comprising:
- a tray having a bottom, two end walls, and two lengthwise side walls;
- multiple clamps positioned along a length of the tray, wherein the multiple clamps are configured to secure the at least one ESP component in the transport basket;
- a plurality of upper braces connected to the two lengthwise side walls of the tray;
- and
- at least two lift supports connected to an underside of the bottom of the tray;
- and
- a second transport basket comprising:
- a tray having a bottom, two end walls, and two lengthwise side walls;
- multiple clamps positioned along a length of the tray, wherein the multiple clamps are configured to secure the at least one ESP component in the transport basket;
- a plurality of upper braces connected to the two lengthwise side walls of the tray;
- and
- at least two lift supports connected to an underside of the bottom of the tray,
- wherein the first ESP component is supported by the first transport basket,
- wherein the second ESP component is supported by the second transport basket;
- wherein the first transport assembly is stacked on the second transport assembly, and
- wherein the at least two lift supports of the first transport assembly connect to the upper braces of the second transport assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.