Patent ID: 6116338
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B01D,E21B,F04D

Abstract:
A device for inducing flow of high viscosity crude oil into a centrifugal pump that is located down-hole in an oil well comprising:a hollow housing with a base on one end and a head on an opposite end, said hollow housing provided with only two openings therein, one of the two openings being provided at the base and the other of the two openings being provided at the head, said base securing to an upper end of a gas separator and said head securing to a lower end of a centrifugal pump so that fluid exiting the gas separator flows through one of the openings to enter into said hollow housing and flows through the other of the openings before entering said pump, andpressure maintaining means provided within said hollow housing for placing fluid flowing through the hollow housing under pressure before the fluid enters the centrifugal pump.