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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2000
David L. Malone, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Christophe M. Rayssiguier, Houston, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Rosharon, TX (US);
Abstract
A connector system for protecting the transmission of signals from and/or to a tool in a high pressure environment. The system includes a connector through which a signal transmission line, such as an electrical cable or optical fiber extends. The connector is coupled to a protective tube, and includes an internal chamber in communication with the interior of the tube. A fluid, such as a liquid, is disposed within the connector and the tubing at a pressure higher than the environmental pressure. In the event of a leak at, for instance, the connector, the high pressure fluid flows outwardly rather than allowing the inflow of deleterious fluid from the environment.