Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Omar Afif

Laurie S Duthie

Faisal Alsubaie

Muhammad A Harthi

An artificial lift apparatus includes an ESP sub-assembly, shut-in valve (SIV) subassembly, and a pressure sensor, each operatively connected to a common electrical line. The ESP sub-assembly includes a pump and an ESP motor configured to receive electrical current from the common electrical line thereby drive the pump to pump fluids from the intake in an uphole direction through the production tubing string. The SIV sub-assembly includes a sliding sleeve connected to a linear actuator driven by an electric valve motor which receives electrical current from the common electrical line and drives the actuator translate the sliding sleeve to modulate fluid flow. The system is configured such that pressure data from the pressure sensor can be received at the surface via the common electrical line.

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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Omar Afif