Patent ID: 8550175

Claim:
A system for use in a well, comprising: a multi-stage completion having: a first stage in the form of an intelligent completion stage, the first stage being deployed in a wellbore and having at least one first stage hydraulic control line coupled to a plurality of flow control valves separated by packers along a plurality of well zones and at least one first stage electrical control line coupled to a plurality of monitoring systems to monitor parameters related to production of a well fluid; a second stage having an electric submersible pumping assembly, at least one second stage hydraulic control line, and at least one second stage electrical control line; and a wet connect system by which the at least one second stage hydraulic control line and the at least one second stage electrical control line are automatically connected to the at least one first stage hydraulic control line and the at least one first stage electrical control line, respectively, when the second stage is moved downhole into engagement with the first stage, wherein the plurality of flow control valves and the plurality of monitoring systems in the first stage are used in combination with the electric submersible pumping assembly in the second stage based upon the parameters monitored in the first stage to optimize recovery of a fluid from the well by controlling the plurality of flow control valves via fluid flow through the at least one first stage hydraulic control line.