Wetmate connection system and method
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsChristopher CASSIDY, Christopher SHEN
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring and control in downhole well applications are provided. The system and methodology may be combined with a variety of completions or other types of well equipment deployed downhole to enable electrical, fiber optic, hydraulic, and/or control lines communication with downhole components. For example, the completion may be in the form of a two-stage completion having a lower completion and an upper completion which enable the desired communication when joined.
Claims20
A downhole completion system comprising:
- a lower completion comprising a receptacle and two or more of a lower fiber optic wetmate connector, a first component of an inductive coupler pair, a lower hydraulic wetmate connector, and a lower control line connector;
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- an upper completion comprising a stinger and two or more of an upper fiber optic wetmate connector, a second component of an inductive coupler pair, an upper hydraulic wetmate connector, and an upper control line connector, the stinger configured to engage the receptacle, the upper fiber optic wetmate connector configured to couple to the lower fiber optic wetmate connector, and the first component of the inductive coupler pair configured to inductively couple to the second component of the inductive coupler pair.
A method comprising:
- engaging an upper completion with a lower completion, and establishing three or more of electrical, fiber optic, hydraulic, and control line communication between the upper and lower completions during engaging of the upper completion with the lower completion.
A downhole completion system comprising:
- a lower completion comprising a receptacle, a lower fiber optic wetmate connector, a first component of an inductive coupler pair, and a lower hydraulic wetmate connector, and
- an upper completion comprising a stinger, an upper fiber optic wetmate connector, a second component of the inductive coupler pair, and an upper hydraulic wetmate connector, the stinger being configured to engage the receptacle, the upper fiber optic wetmate connector being configured to couple to the lower fiber optic wetmate connector, the second component of the inductive coupler pair being configured to align with the first component of the inductive coupler pair, and the upper hydraulic wetmate connector being configured to couple to the lower hydraulic wetmate connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.