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Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 15, 2013
Applicant:

GE Oil & Gas Esp, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK (US);

Inventors:

Michael Franklin Hughes, Oklahoma City, OK (US);

Jeremy Daniel Van Dam, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Vaibhav Bahadur, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Aboel Hassan Muhammed, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Assignee:

GE Oil & Gas ESP, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 43/30 (2006.01); E21B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/128 (2013.01); E21B 43/122 (2013.01); E21B 43/305 (2013.01); E21B 2023/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

A distributed artificial lift system is configured for use in a wellbore that includes a vertical section and at least one lateral section connected to the vertical section. The distributed artificial lift system includes a first remote assembly positioned within the first lateral section. The first remote assembly includes an equipment deployment vehicle and cargo selected from the group consisting of electric remote pumping units, tubing, tubing connectors, tubing adaptors, sensor packages, gas separators, perforating tools, injection pumps and other downhole components. The first remote assembly is optionally self-propelled and remotely-controlled.


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