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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Stephane Briquet, Yokohama, JP;
Steve Ervin, Woodruff, SC (US);
Kevin William Hayes, Missouri City, TX (US);
Christopher S. Del Campo, Houston, TX (US);
Joe Nahas, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Stephane Briquet, Yokohama, JP;
Steve Ervin, Woodruff, SC (US);
Kevin William Hayes, Missouri City, TX (US);
Christopher S. Del Campo, Houston, TX (US);
Joe Nahas, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A field joint for connecting a plurality of downhole tool modules is disclosed. The modules include a housing and an electrical line. A bulkhead is coupled to a first module that includes a first conduit aperture for receiving an electrical connector assembly. The first electrical connector assembly is releasably coupled to the exterior portion of the first module and includes a first connector having a first end adapted for electrical coupling to an electrical line. A connector block is coupled to the second module that includes a second conduit aperture positioned to substantially face the first conduit aperture when the first and second modules are joined. A second electrical connector is disposed in the second conduit aperture and is electrically coupled to an electrical line such that an electrical contact is established with a second end of the first connector when the first and second modules are joined.