Abstract: A motor cooler for an electrical submersible pump (ESP). The ESP is typically deployed within casing and defines an annular space between the ESP and the casing. The ESP includes a pump having an intake, a motor cooler pump having an output port, a seal section below the motor cooler pump, and a motor located below a well inlet. Fluid is directed downwardly from the motor cooler pump output port to cool the motor. In one example, a shroud directs fluid received from the motor cooler pump output port downwardly past the motor and back up an outside of the shroud. In another example, longitudinal ribs direct flow in an annular space between the ESP and the casing. Fluid from the motor cooler pump output port is directed downwardly between adjacent ribs over a surface of the motor and then back up between another pair of ribs.

Abstract: Pressurized lubricant is used for stabilizing shaft bearings in an electrical submersible pump motor. A lubricant pump is located within the motor housing. The lubricant pump has a set of impellers attached to a lower end of the shaft and rotating with the shaft, the impellers being located in the flow path of the lubricant. A diffuser is located upstream of and adjacent each impeller. The impellers increase the radial velocity of the lubricant, and this velocity is converted into a pressure head at the impeller outlet. The lubricant flows through the first diffuser, through the first impeller, through the second diffuser, and then flows through the second impeller and out into a reservoir. The shaft has an axial flow passage with an outlet at each bearing. The outlet has at least three ports arranged symmetrically around the shaft for discharging lubricant into a clearance between the shaft and bearing to create a fluid film.

Abstract: An electrical submersible pump cable having an integral capacitor. The electrical submersible pump cable has a primary conductor with an insulator surrounding the primary conductor. A coaxial conductive layer surrounds the insulator, wherein the insulator serves as a dielectric between the primary conductor and the coaxial conductive layer. An outer insulating sleeve is provided on an outer surface of the coaxial conductive layer. An inner cable armor surrounds the insulating sleeve, wherein the outer insulating sleeve provides electrical isolation between adjacent wires. An outer cable armor surrounds the inner cable armor. The coaxial conductive layer and primary conductor enables the coupling of data information onto or off of the cable.

Abstract: An electrical submersible pump cable having an integral capacitor. The electrical submersible pump cable has a primary conductor with an insulator surrounding the primary conductor. A coaxial conductive layer surrounds the insulator, wherein the insulator serves as a dielectric between the primary conductor and the coaxial conductive layer. An outer insulating sleeve is provided on an outer surface of the coaxial conductive layer. An inner cable armor surrounds the insulating sleeve, wherein the outer insulating sleeve provides electrical isolation between adjacent wires. An outer cable armor surrounds the inner cable armor. The coaxial conductive layer and primary conductor enables the coupling of data information onto or off of the cable.