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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2020
Dril-quip, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Frank D. Kalb, Cypress, TX (US);
Justin D. Gorhum, Houston, TX (US);
Dril-Quip, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for real-time monitoring of well conditions and actuation of downhole equipment are provided. A subsea wellhead system comprises a tubing hanger landed in a wellhead, wherein the tubing hanger comprises a first fiber optic cable; a tree landed on the tubing hanger, wherein the tree comprises a second fiber optic cable; a transducer disposed at a downhole location, wherein the first fiber optic cable is communicatively coupled to the transducer and extends between the transducer and the seal sub; and a seal sub, wherein the seal sub is landed in the tubing hanger, wherein the seal sub comprises: a fiber optic communications line that is communicatively coupled to the first fiber optic cable and the second fiber optic cable; wherein the seal sub and the tubing hanger form an electrical connection regardless of an orientation of the tubing hanger relative to the tree.