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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2016
Applicant:
GE Oil & Gas Esp, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Inventors:
Alan Howell, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Charles Collins, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Aaron Noakes, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Assignee:
GE Oil & Gas ESP, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2006.01); F16J 15/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/46 (2013.01); E21B 43/128 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular seal section for use within a downhole pumping system includes an upper fluid compensation section, a lower fluid compensation section and a guide body connected between the upper fluid compensation section and lower fluid compensation section. The guide body includes a configuration selection mechanism that can be externally manipulated to selectively place the upper fluid compensation section in either a series or parallel configuration with the lower fluid compensation section.