Patent ID: 11873702
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 9:
10. A method of assembling an electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly, comprising:
positioning a first ESP component above a wellbore, wherein the first ESP component comprises a first flange and a first drive shaft;
positioning a second ESP component above the wellbore, wherein the second ESP component comprises a second flange for attaching the second ESP component to the first flange of the first ESP component and a second drive shaft;
coupling a tethering assembly at a first end to an end of the first drive shaft proximate to the first flange, wherein the tethering assembly defines a limit to the axial motion that can occur between the first ESP component and the second ESP component before the tethering assembly stops the axial motion, and where the tethering assembly is configured to support the weight of one of the first ESP component or of the second ESP component;
passing the tethering assembly through a coupling shell;
coupling a second end of the tethering assembly to an end of the second drive shaft proximate to the second flange, wherein the tethering assembly is coupled slidingly to the first drive shaft or to the second drive shaft;
coupling the first drive shaft to the second drive shaft by the coupling shell; and
coupling the first flange of the first ESP component to the second flange of the second ESP component.