Non-penetration connection of downhole device to tubing encased conductor

A method of inductively coupling a downhole device to a tubing encased conductor (TEC), the method comprising:

• arranging a receiver relative to a TEC to expose a coupling conductor of the receiver to a magnetic field formed external to the TEC, wherein the coupling conductor is disposed within an elongated housing of the receiver and extends along a longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the receiver is arranged with its housing physically proximate or touching an outer surface of the TEC so that the coupling conductor is in close proximity to a core conductor housed within the TEC and the coupling conductor is oriented and formed for at least a majority of the coupling conductor to extend parallel to the core conductor and to at least partially surround the TEC, wherein a current is excited in the coupling conductor in response to the coupling conductor being exposed to the magnetic field, and wherein the coupling conductor comprises at least one coil comprising a magnetic axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the TEC.