Patent ID: 7857060

Claim:
A well system, comprising; a well having casing installed therein and a packer mounted in the casing; an artificial lift mounted to a tubing string assembly extending from a surface of the well, the artificial lift being located below the packer, the tubing string assembly comprising: an outer tubing extending to the well surface, the outer tubing having a perforated sub located below the packer and a polished bore receptacle located below the perforated sub; an inner tubing within the outer tubing, the inner tubing having a stinger that stabs into sealing engagement with the polished bore receptacle, providing a flow path for fluid pumped by the artificial lift through the inner tubing, the perforated sub providing a flow path for gas in the casing to flow up an inner annulus between the inner and outer tubing; and wherein the artificial lift is secured to the stinger and has an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the outer tubing, so that the artificial lift may be installed by lowering it on the inner tubing through the outer tubing.