The technology, developed in participation with Saudi Aramco, features an inverted ESP system with the motor connected directly to a new, proprietary power cable configuration, which the Houston-based service company says improves overall system reliability by eliminating the traditional ESP power cable-to-motor connection.

The fully retrievable TransCoil system does not have an in-well “wet connection”, which requires a rig to pull and replace if the wet connection fails, Baker Hughes says.

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