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US 12,612,915 B2Granted
Intakes and gas separators for downhole pumps, and related apparatuses and methods
OwnerDavid Dyckinventor
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Abstract
Intake and gas separators for a downhole rotary pump define a fluid flowpath and comprise two or more intake stages arranged in parallel, and two or more of the intake stages each have one or more impellers and one or more inlet holes.
Claims44
A multi-stage intake of a downhole rotary pump comprising:
- a housing, which defines a fluid flowpath;
- two or more intake stages arranged axially relative to one another within the housing, and structured to intake fluid from a wellbore in parallel, with each of the two or more of intake stages having:
- one or more impellers;
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- an inlet hole that is oriented to permit fluid from the wellbore to enter into the fluid flowpath.
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