Patent ID: 8821137

Claim:
A modular gauge package for use with a wet-connect electric submersible pump (ESP), the modular gauge package comprising: a body; a gauge electronics assembly housed within the body; a first electrical connector on an upper end of the body, wherein the first electrical connector is configured to engage a first complementary electrical connector at the lower end of a pump motor; and a second electrical connector on a lower end of the body, wherein the second electrical connector is configured to engage a second complementary electrical connector that is coupled to a power cable at the lower end of a production conduit; wherein the first electrical connector is electrically coupled to the second electrical connector such that power supplied to the second electrical connector is passed through the modular gauge package to the first electrical connector; and wherein the modular gauge package includes at least one additional conductor which is electrically connected to the gauge electronics assembly, wherein the at least one additional conductor is configured to be connected to a corresponding power conductor of the ESP.