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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 1998
Robert S. Beeman, Bossier City, LA (US);
Stephen P. Breaux, Bridgeport, WV (US);
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A connector for coiled tubing has been invented which has a hollow body member having a top, a bottom, and a fluid flow channel therethrough from top to bottom, coiled tubing gripping apparatus connected to the hollow body, and a movable member movably connected to the bottom of the hollow body, the movable member having a top, a bottom, a top portion within the hollow body and a bottom portion projecting down beyond the bottom of the movable body, the movable member movable with respect to the hollow body and having a fluid flow bore therethrough from top to bottom. In one aspect the movable member is movable longitudinally with respect to the hollow body and/or laterally with respect to a longitudinal axis of the hollow body. In certain aspects the connector has selectively locking apparatus for selectively drivingly locking the hollow body to the movable member.