Method and apparatus for measuring operating parameters of a submergible pumping system
US6092598A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/06
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sensor assembly is used with a submergible pumping system within a wellbore. The sensor assembly is an integral part of the string of submergible components that form the submergible pumping system. One embodiment of the sensor assembly utilizes a sensor for detecting the axial downthrust load acting on the shaft of a submergible pump. The downthrust load can be used to determine, for instance, flow rate through the submergible pump.
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