Well tool with line and installation method
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsJames R. Blanton, Ronald W. McGregor
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Abstract
Installation of lines in well tools. A well tool for use in conjunction with a subterranean well includes connectors at opposite ends of the well tool, a line extending between the connectors; at least one threaded connection at a position between the connectors; and an anti-rotation device which permits make-up of the threaded connection without relative rotation between ends of the line. A method of installing a line in a well tool includes the steps of: making-up a threaded connection at a position between end connectors of the well tool; and preventing relative rotation between ends of the line during the threaded connection making-up step, the line extending between the connectors.
Claims16
A well tool for use in conjunction with a subterranean well, the well tool comprising:
- separate first and second members, the first and second members comprising end connectors positioned at opposite ends of the well tool;
- a line extending between the first and second members;
- at least one threaded connection which prevents unrestrained displacement of the first member relative to the second member;
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- an anti-rotation device which permits make-up of the at least one threaded connection without significant relative rotation between the first and second members.
A method of installing a line in a well tool, the method comprising the steps of:
- making-up a threaded connection which prevents unrestrained displacement of a first member of the well tool relative to a separate second member of the well tool, the first and second members comprising end connectors positioned at opposite ends of the well tool;
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- preventing significant relative rotation between the first and second members during the threaded connection making-up step, while the line extends between the first and second members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.