Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Vianney Rubio

Andrew J Parry

Apparatus and methods for decreasing pressure of drilling fluid within a region between an impeller and a housing of a power generation module (PGM). The apparatus comprises a shaft extending from and rotatable relative to the housing; The impeller is coupled with the shaft external to the housing and includes a group of blades that rotate the impeller as the drilling fluid flows past the PGM. The impeller further includes another group of blades that decrease the pressure of the drilling fluid within the region between the impeller and the housing when the impeller is rotating.

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Sugar Land, TX, United States of America

Vianney Rubio