Patent ID: 8291983

Claim:
An apparatus for pumping fluids, comprising: a shroud having an enclosed interior with a well fluid inlet on a lower end; a tubular well fluid intake having an aperture in fluid communication with the interior of the shroud, the well fluid intake having a shroud hanger formed in an upper portion thereof, the shroud hanger sealingly mounted within an upper end of the shroud, the shroud hanger having an axial passage therethrough and a tubular neck protruding above the shroud, the neck having a connector flange on an upper end; a motor located below and connected to the tubular well fluid intake by a seal section, the motor and the seal section being located within the shroud, the seal section having a motor head formed in a bottom portion thereof; an electrical conductor connected to and extending from the motor head alongside the seal section and sealingly through the shroud hanger; an electrical receptacle joining the conductor and mounted to an upper side of the shroud hanger; a pump having a connector flange on a lower end that is bolted to the connector flange on the neck; and a power cable extending alongside the pump, the power cable having an end connector that couples to the receptacle.