Gooseneck connector system

A connector system comprising:

• a first conduit having a lower coupling and a first alignment feature;
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• a frame configured to be coupled to an oilfield tubular, and configured to receive the first conduit and a second conduit, wherein the frame comprises a second alignment feature configured to mate with the first alignment feature such that the lower coupling is aligned with the second conduit, and wherein the first alignment feature is configured to slide vertically with respect to the second alignment feature such that the lower coupling is brought into engagement with the second conduit while the first and second alignment features are mated together,
• wherein the first alignment feature comprises a key extending laterally from the first conduit, and wherein the second alignment feature comprises a groove defined in the frame and configured to receive the key, and
• wherein the key and the groove form a dovetail connection that prevents lateral displacement of the first conduit from the frame unless the first conduit is moved vertically such that the key is pulled up out of the groove.

A method for connecting together a first conduit and a second conduit, comprising:

• connecting the second conduit to a frame;
• connecting the frame to an oilfield tubular;
• moving the first conduit laterally to a position that is vertically above the second conduit supported in the frame;
• lowering the first conduit toward the second conduit, wherein lowering the first conduit comprises mating a first alignment feature of the first conduit with a second alignment feature of the second conduit, wherein the mated first and second alignment features maintain coaxial alignment between the first and second conduits while lowering the first conduit toward the second conduit;
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• locking a position of the first conduit, after lowering the second conduit, by moving a locking member to a closed position, so as to prevent the first conduit from displacement relative to the second conduit, without forming a threaded connection between the first and second conduits,
• wherein moving the first conduit laterally comprises receiving the first conduit into an opening formed in an upper bracket of the frame, and wherein the second conduit is secured in a lower bracket that is vertically offset from the upper bracket,
• the method further comprising directing a vertically-extending portion of the first conduit into the opening using one or more alignment plates extending laterally outward of the upper bracket.