History of ESP's:
The first ESP was developed in 1916 by Armais
Arutunoff in the country of Ukraine. Armais realized
the complexity of generating such a high horse power
with such a small diameter motor. He was able to
study the laws of electricity and came up with a
design. Before they had completed testing, a fire
broke out in the factory where they were developing
the pump at. As the blaze spread through the night,
one of Armais's engineers hooked up the unit in a
horizontal position and sprayed massive amounts of
water, which put the fire out. The ESP instantly
became a success and was used for oil wells,
dewatering mines, and ships, and used throughout
Russia and Germany. Armais came to America in 1923
with the intention to sell his idea to
American backers. Everyone he approached turned him
down saying that it was impossible under the laws of
electronics. Eventually, the vice president and
general manager of Phillips Petroleum heard of
Armais invention and saw the potential for it within
the petroleum indusrty. After negotiations, he
constructed the first ESP and installed it in an oil
well in the El Dorado field near Burns Kansas. The
ESP was an instant success and caused a rapid change
in the petroleum industry.
