Patent ID: 11933123
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 15:
16. A method of anchoring a progressive cavity pump in a wellbore comprising a production tubing, the method comprising:
coupling a placement tool to a wellbore completion assembly, the wellbore completion assembly comprising:
a progressive cavity pump configured to be disposed in a wellbore;
an anchor coupled to a downhole end of the progressive cavity pump, the anchor configured to couple the progressive cavity pump to a production tubing positioned in the wellbore, the anchor comprising:
a body coupled to the progressive cavity pump;
a mechanical lock receiving assembly positioned on a first external surface of the body, the mechanical lock receiving assembly configured to couple the body to the production tubing; and
a seal positioned about the body, the seal configured to engage the production tubing; and

an electrical submersible pump motor mechanically coupled to the progressive cavity pump by a drive shaft;

disposing, by the placement tool, the wellbore completion assembly in a production tubing positioned in the wellbore;
positioning, by the placement tool, the wellbore completion assembly at a downhole end of the production tubing, the downhole end farther from a surface of the Earth than an uphole end;
engaging, by the placement tool, the mechanical lock receiving assembly to the production tubing; and
engaging, by the placement tool, the seal to the production tubing.