Patent ID: 6513597
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
A method of installing a pump in a water well, comprising:(a) providing a hose and wire combination, including; (i) a hose adapted to bear water and having an exterior; (ii) a flexible material extending longitudinally along said exterior of said hose; and (iii) a plurality of wires extending longitudinally along said flexible material while being maintained in proximity to said hose by said flexible material and being electrically insulated from one another, wherein said plurality of wires is maintained in pressing engagement with said hose along a major portion of said hose by said flexible material; (b) removing a terminal portion of said wires from said flexible material; (c) electrically connecting said plurality of wires to said pump; (d) operatively connecting said hose to said pump; and (e) lowering said pump connected to said hose and wire combination into said well, thereby permitting said flexible material to protect said plurality of wires during said lowering of said pump.