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US 8,893,789 B2Granted
Shunt tube connection assembly and method
AssigneeHalliburtion Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsGregory Scott Cunningham, Brandon Thomas Least, Stephen Michael Greci, Jean Marc Lopez, Jan Veit
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Abstract
A shunt tube assembly comprises a shunt tube and a jumper tube comprising a first end. The shunt tube comprises a non-round cross section, and the first end of the jumper tube is coupled to the shunt tube at a coupling. The first end of the jumper tube comprises a substantially round cross section at the coupling.
Claims19
A shunt tube assembly comprising:
- a shunt tube, wherein the shunt tube comprises a non-round cross section along its length, and wherein the shunt tube comprises a substantially round cross section at a first end of the shunt tube;
- a jumper tube comprising a first end, wherein the first end of the jumper tube is coupled to the first end of the shunt tube at a coupling, wherein the first end of the jumper tube comprises a substantially round cross section at the coupling;
- a first wellbore tubular;
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- a second wellbore tubular coupled to the first wellbore tubular at a wellbore tubular coupling, wherein the shunt tube is coupled to the first wellbore tubular, and wherein the jumper tube extends along the first wellbore tubular and the second wellbore tubular adjacent to the wellbore tubular coupling.
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A shunt tube assembly comprising:
- a shunt tube comprising a first cross-sectional shape at a first end of the shunt tube;
- a jumper tube comprising a second cross-sectional shape at a first end of the jumper tube, wherein the jumper tube comprises a third cross-sectional shape along its length, wherein the second cross-sectional shape and the third cross-section shape are different, and wherein the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape are different;
- a coupling member comprising a first end and a second end of the coupling member, wherein the coupling member is configured to provide a sealing engagement between the first end of the coupling member and the first end of the shunt tube, and wherein the coupling member is configured to provide a sealing engagement between the second end of the coupling member and the first end of the jumper tube;
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- a wellbore tubular coupling, wherein the jumper tube extends along and adjacent to the wellbore tubular coupling and wherein the jumper tube extends along the first wellbore tubular and the second wellbore tubular adjacent to the wellbore tubular coupling.
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A method of forming a shunt tube coupling comprising:
- coupling a first wellbore tubular to a second wellbore tubular to form a wellbore tubular coupling, wherein a shunt tube is coupled to the first wellbore tubular;
- aligning a first end of a jumper tube with the shunt tube, wherein the shunt tube comprises a non-round cross section along its length;
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- coupling the first end of the jumper tube to the shunt tube at a coupling, wherein the first end of the jumper tube comprises a substantially round cross section at the coupling, and wherein the jumper tube extends along and adjacent to the wellbore tubular coupling, and,
- wherein the jumper tube comprises a non-round cross section along its length, and wherein the non-round cross-section of the jumper tube comprises a rectangular, oval, kidney shaped, trapezoidal, or squared cross section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.