Patent ID: 7377313

Claim:
A submersible pump gas separator for a well pump, the separator having a housing with an inlet for receiving well fluid, a liquid outlet for delivering heavier components of the well fluid to a first destination, a gas outlet for discharging lighter components of the well fluid to a second destination, a rotatable shaft extending through the housing, a separating section in the housing for separating the heavier components into an area radially outward from the lighter components relative to the shaft, and a crossover for delivering the heavier components to the liquid outlet and the lighter components to the gas outlet, the crossover comprising: a hub section that engages the shaft for rotating the crossover therewith; a helical liquid passage having an inlet in fluid communication with the separating section for receiving the heavier components and an outlet in fluid communication with the liquid outlet of the housing; and a gas passage having an inlet in fluid communication with the separating section for receiving the lighter components and an outlet in fluid communication with the gas outlet of the housing.