Connector assembly for an expandable slotted pipe
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorWilhelmus Christianus Maria Lohbeck
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Abstract
A connector assembly for interconnecting sections of an expandable slotted tubing string is provided. The assembly includes a male part and a female part; each formed integrally with the ends of a respective tubing section. Each part is slotted and adapted to co-axially engage the other part to permit expansion of the coupled parts in a corresponding manner to the tubing sting. The male and female parts are interconnected by one series of circumferentially spaced mechanical fasteners.
Claims4
A connector assembly for interconnecting sections of an expandable slotted tubing string, the assembly comprising a male part and a female part formed integrally with the ends of respective tubing sections, each part being slotted and being adapted to co-axially engage the other part to permit expansion after the parts are engaged in a corresponding manner to the tubing string, wherein the male and female parts are interconnectable by one series of circumferentially spaced mechanical fasteners, wherein the male part is formed by an end of one of the interconnected tubing sections of which the outer surface has been machined away over a selected distance and the female part is formed by an end of the other of the interconnected tubing sections of which the inner surface has been machined away over a similar distance.
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