METHODS OF COUPLING A DOWNHOLE CONTROL LINE CONNECTOR

摘要

Methods of coupling a control line including axially aligning a first connector with a second connector, the first connector having a first housing and a pin connector, and the second connector having a second housing and a box connector. And angularly rotating one or both of the first and second connectors with respect to each other and thereby angularly aligning a pin mating face provided on the pin connector with a box mating face provided on the box connector, mating the pin connector to the box connector by further angularly rotating one or both of the first and second connectors. And communicably coupling one or more first communication media in the pin connector with one or more second communication media in the box connector.

主权项

1. A method of coupling a control line, comprising:
axially aligning a first connector with a second connector, the first connector having a first housing and a pin connector at least partially disposed within the first housing, and the second connector having a second housing and a box connector at least partially disposed within the second housing; angularly rotating one or both of the first and second connectors with respect to each other and thereby angularly aligning a pin mating face provided on the pin connector with a box mating face provided on the box connector, wherein the pin mating face faces tangentially with respect to the first housing, and wherein the box mating face faces tangentially with respect to the second housing; and mating the pin connector to the box connector by further angularly rotating one or both of the first and second connectors with respect to each other and thereby communicably coupling one or more first communication media in the pin connector with one or more second communication media in the box connector; wherein the one or more first communication media extends within the first housing and to the pin connector from a first control line length operatively coupled to the first housing, and wherein the one or more second communication media extends within the second housing and to the box connector from a second control line length operatively coupled to the second housing.