Abstract: An electrical submersible well pump assembly has an inducer and diffuser for applying a positive pressure to the first pump stage. The pump assembly includes a centrifugal pump with a housing having a well fluid inlet and a number of pump stages. Each pump stage has an impeller and a diffuser. An inducer is mounted in the housing upstream of the impeller of the first pump stage. The inducer has a helical flight that is rotatable in unison with the pump. A diffuser is positioned between the inducer and the impeller of the first stage.

Abstract: An electrical submersible pump assembly has a diluent fluid injection line to reduce viscosity of well fluid. The electrical submersible pump includes impellers for displacing well fluids, and a base member having an intake port for receiving well fluid. An inducer having a helical flight is mounted below the impellers in the base member. The submersible pump is additionally provided with injection ports, preferably radially spaced around the base member proximate the inducer through which diluent is injected for mixing with the well fluid. The diluent is pumped down to the injection ports by an injection line that runs down from the surface.