Method for testing connectors

A method for testing connectors for a well for a fluid leak rate of less than 1×10−6 cm3, the method comprising:

• a. using a test part connector and a control component connector to test the test part connector and the control component connector simultaneously;
• wherein each connector comprises:
• i. a connector body having a thru-bore comprising a first connector end and a second connector end and a connector body axis;
• ii. a ferrule disposed on the first connector end of the connector body, wherein the ferrule is adapted for forming a primary seal between an outer diameter of the connector body and a profile in a mandrel;
• iii. at least a first sealing groove formed on the outer diameter of the connector body;
• iv. at least one first sealing means disposed in the at least one first sealing groove;
• v. at least one test conduit formed in the connector body and disconnected from the thru-bore;
• vi. at least one test port disposed in the connector body for receiving a test fluid and introducing the test fluid to one of the at least one test conduit;
• and
• vii. a test plug insertable in each test port upon completion of testing, wherein each test plug forms a secondary seal between the connector body and the mandrel;
• b. testing the control component connector using the test fluid with a first test pressure in a range from 5000 psi to 20,000 psi;
• c. simultaneously with testing the control component connector, testing the test part connector with the test fluid with a second test pressure in a range from 5000 psi to 20,000 psi using a test part pressure transducer on the test part connector forming a test response;
• d. obtaining a control component response at the same time as the test response using a control component pressure transducer on the control component connector;
• e. recording to a data storage, the test response and the control response;
• and
• f. comparing the test response and the control response and presenting the compared responses as compared results within 5 minutes of pumping the test fluid to the connectors under pressure.