Patent ID: 7770656
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: E21B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable delivery system for providing power to a downhole location in a well, the system comprising: a pump positioned in the well; a tubing string in fluid communication with the pump to receive liquid discharged from the pump; an electrical cable configured for communication with an electrical power source; a plug having at least one conductor in electrical communication with the electrical cable, the plug having a plug housing adapted to fit within the tubing string, the plug housing having a passage to permit fluid flow past the plug housing; a check valve operably associated with the passage of the plug housing to restrict fluid flow through the passage in a downhole direction and allow fluid flow through the passage in an uphole direction; and a receiver positioned at the downhole location, the receiver having a receiver housing and at least one conductor in electrical communication with the pump, the at least one conductor of the receiver adapted to electrically communicate with the at least one conductor of the plug when the receiver housing and the plug housing are engaged, the receiver housing having a passage in fluid communication with the tubing string and the pump.