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US 5,957,209 AGranted
Latch and release tool connector and method
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsJohn D. Burleson, Joseph A. Henke
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AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsJohn D. Burleson, Joseph A. Henke
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A tool connector is provided for downhole use in oil and gas fields. The tool connector includes a stinger and a stinger receptacle. The stinger is adapted to be stabbed into the stinger receptacle. A loaded engaging member movable between a running position before the stinger is stabbed into the stinger receptacle and a latched position when the stinger is stabbed into the stinger receptacle to latch the stinger and the stinger receptacle together. A release member retains the loaded engaging member in the running position. When the stinger is stabbed into the stinger receptacle and a set force is applied to the stinger and stinger receptacle, the release member releases the loaded engaging member to move to the latched position and latch the stinger and the stinger receptacle together. According to a second aspect of the invention, the tool connector is releasable, further including a releasable stop member to stop the engaging member in the latched position. When the stop member is released, the engaging member moves to a released position such that the stinger and stinger receptacle are separable. According to a third aspect of the invention having particular application to perforating gun sections, a tool connector is provided with an internal explosive transfer system for transferring the detonation signal from one perforating gun, through the perforating gun connector, and to the next perforating gun. In addition, a method of connecting a first tool section to a second tool section is provided.
A method of releasable connection of first and second tool sections in an assembly for insertion in to a well and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a first and second tool sections together in an assembly for insertion in to a well and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a first and second tool sections together in an assembly for insertion in to a well and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of first and second tool sections together in an assembly for insertion in to a well and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a first and second tool sections together in an assembly for insertion in to a well and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well having a blow out preventer and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well having a blow out preventer and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well having a blow out preventer and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well having a blow out preventer and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well having a blow out preventer and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well having a blow out preventer and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well having a blow out preventer and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of releasable connection of a stinger on a first tool section to a stinger receptacle on a second tool section to form an assembly for insertion in to a well having a blow out preventer and thereafter disassembly and removal from the well, the method comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for releasably connecting a first tool section to a second tool section to form an assembly for use in to a well and for disassembly by use of a seal ram, comprising:
An apparatus for releasably connecting a first tool section to a second tool section to form an assembly for use in to a well, comprising
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