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

Claim 16:
17. A method of lifting fluid by an electrical submersible pump (ESP) assembly in a wellbore, comprising:
positioning a first ESP component above the wellbore, wherein the first ESP component comprises a first drive shaft;
positioning a second ESP component above the first ESP component, wherein the second ESP component comprises a second drive shaft;
passing a tie rod that is attached at one end of the tie rod to one of the first drive shaft or the second drive shaft through a coupling shell;
coupling an end of the tie rod opposite to the attached end of the tie rod to one of the second drive shaft or the first drive shaft;
coupling the first drive shaft by the coupling shell to the second drive shaft;
coupling the first ESP component to the second ESP component;
running the ESP assembly comprising the first ESP component and the second ESP component into the wellbore;
delivering electric power to the ESP assembly; and
lifting fluid by the ESP assembly up a production tubing coupled to the ESP assembly in the wellbore.