Submersible pump line protector

An apparatus for protecting a line which is strapped to a string of well tubing, the tubing having a plurality of projections protruding from an outer diameter of the tubing, the apparatus comprising in combination:

• a channel member having upper and lower ends, a base and two spaced apart sidewalls extending therefrom, defining a receptacle for receiving the line;
• an aperture located in a central portion of the base between the upper and lower ends and configured for receiving an outer edge portion of one of the projections;
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• securing means for securing the upper and lower ends of the channel member to the tubing with the base in contact with the tubing, with the outer edge portion of the projection located in the aperture, and with the line located in the receptacle ;
• and wherein at least some of the projections comprise threaded coupling which secure sections of tubing together;
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• wherein at least some of the projections comprise adapters mounted to the sections of tubing and axially spaced between two of the couplings.

In a well having a string of tubing having a longitudinal axis and made up of sections that secure together, the string of tubing having a plurality of projections protruding outward from an outer diameter of the tubing, a line strapped to the tubing and connected to a submersible pump located on a lower end of the tubing, an apparatus for protecting the line where it passes alongside each of the projections, comprising in combination:

• a channel member having upper and lower ends, a base and two spaced apart sidewalls having inner edges joined to the base and outer edges diverging outward from the base relative to the longitudinal axis, defining a radially outward facing open receptacle for receiving the line;
• an aperture located in a central portion of the base between the upper and lower ends and configured for receiving an outer edge portion of the projection;
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• upper and lower straps securing the channel member to the tubing, one of the straps adjacent each end of the channel member, encircling the tubing and extending over the outer edges of the sidewalls and in contact with an outer side of the line with the base in direct contact with the tubing, with the outer edge portion of the projection located in the aperture, and with the line located in the receptacle.

In a well having a string of tubing having a longitudinal axis and made up of sections that secure together, the string of tubing having a plurality of projections protruding outward from an outer diameter of the tubing, a line strapped to the tubing and connected to a submersible pump located on a lower end of the tubing, an apparatus for projecting the line where it passes alongside each of the projections, comprising in combination:

• a channel member having upper and lower ends, a base and two spaced apart sidewalls diverging outward from the base relative to the longitudinal axis, defining a receptacle for receiving the line;
• an aperture located in a central portion of the base between the upper and lower ends and configured for receiving an outer edge portion of the projection;
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• upper and lower straps securing the channel member to the tubing, one adjacent each end of the channel member, encircling the tubing with the base in contact with the tubing, with the outer edge portion of the projection located in the aperture, and with the line located in the receptacle;
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• wherein at least some of the projections comprise threaded couplings which secure sections of tubing together;
• and wherein at least some of the projections comprise adapters mounted to the sections of tubing and axially spaced between two of the couplings.

In a well having a string of tubing having a longitudinal axis and made up of sections that secure together by threaded couplings, each section of tubing having an upset area adjacent the coupling, the well having a power line strapped to the tubing for supplying power to a submersible pump located on a lower end of the tubing, an apparatus for protecting the line where it passes alongside each of the couplings, comprising in combination:

• a channel member having upper and lower ends, a flat base and two spaced apart sidewalls diverging outward from the base relative to the longitudinal axis, defining a receptacle which receives the line;
• the base having an upper portion, a central portion, and a lower portion, the upper and lower portions being offset relative to the central portion in a radial inward direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the tubing, with the upper and lower portions of the base in contact with section of the tubing above and below the upset areas, respectively;
• an aperture located in the central portion of the base, the aperture having a longitudinal length slightly greater than the longitudinal length of the coupling and receiving an outer edge portion of the coupling;
• a recess formed in each sidewall adjacent to the upper end and adjacent to the lower end;
• a lip located on a central portion of each sidewall, the lips extending over the base toward each other;
• upper and lower straps securing the channel member to the tubing, one extending in one of the recesses adjacent each end of the channel member, encircling the tubing and retaining the line in the receptacle;
• a pair of upper tabs on the upper portion of the base, extending inward from the upper portion of the base into contact with the tubing;
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• a pair of lower tabs on the lower portion of the base, extending inward from the lower portion of the base into contact with the tubing.

An apparatus for protecting a line which is strapped to a string of well tubing having a longitudinal axis, the tubing having a plurality of sections secured together by threaded couplings, the apparatus comprising in combination:

• at least one adapter, the adapter being elongated and having upper and lower end sections separated by an intermediate section, the intermediate section having an outer edge portion;
• strap means for strapping the adapter to one side of one section of the tubing in a midsection of the section of tubing axially between the couplings and with the outer edge portion of the intermediate section protruding outward relative to the longitudinal axis;
• at least one midsection channel member, each midsection channel member having upper and lower ends, an axial length greater than an axial length of the adapter, a base and two spaced apart sidewalls extending therefrom, defining a receptacle for receiving the line;
• an aperture located in a central portion of the base of the midsection channel member between the upper and lower ends and configured for receiving the outer edge portion of the adapter;
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• securing means for securing the upper and lower ends of the midsection channel member to the tubing over the adapter with the base in contact with the tubing, with the outer edge portion of the adapter located in the aperture, and with the line located in the receptacle.