Patent ID: 11965396
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
an electric submersible pump assembly configured to transport a fluid in a casing string of a well to a surface location comprising:
a pump configured to receive the fluid through a pump intake and vent the fluid through a pump discharge when activated; and
a shaft extending downhole from and fixed to the pump; and

a control valve assembly comprising:
a propeller shaft axially movable along a central axis of the system;
a propeller attached to the propeller shaft, configured to push the propeller shaft downhole when the pump of the electric submersible pump assembly is active;
a shaft coupler connecting the propeller shaft and the shaft of the electric submersible pump assembly;
a stinger having a conduit for the fluid to flow from the casing string to the pump intake, the stinger comprising:
an entrance configured to receive the fluid; and
an exit configured to vent the fluid to the pump intake of the electric submersible pump assembly;

a flow tube connected to the propeller shaft, the flow tube comprising ports creating fluid communication between the flow tube and the stinger when the ports and the entrance of the stinger are aligned; and
a spring configured to slide the propeller shaft when the pump of the electric submersible pump assembly is inactive.