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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2013
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Roddie R. Smith, Katy, TX (US);
Paul L. Smith, Katy, TX (US);
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a hydraulic communication device that is used in a wellbore for fluid communication during a wellbore operation. In one aspect, a hydraulic communication device is provided. The hydraulic communication device includes a body having a central passageway and a bore formed in a wall of the body. The bore is in fluid communication with the central passageway, and the bore is configured to receive an end of a control line. The hydraulic communication device further includes a plug assembly disposed in the bore formed in the wall of the body. The plug assembly is movable from a first position in which fluid communication through the bore is blocked and a second position in which fluid communication through the bore is unblocked.