Separable connector for coil tubing deployed systems
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1. A system for connecting a submergible pumping system to a deployment system and for selectively releasing the submergible pumping system from the deployment system, comprising:
- a submergible pumping system;
a coil tubing deployment system comprising;
a coil tubing; and
a power cable disposed within the coil tubing to supply power to operate the submergible pumping system; and
a connector connecting the coil tubing deployment system with the submergible pumping system, the connector having;
an upper connector assembly;
a lower connector assembly attached to the upper connector assembly; and
a separator mechanism that may be remotely actuated to separate the upper connector assembly from the lower connector assembly.
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Abstract
A connector permits separation of a submergible pumping system from its deployment system. The connector includes an upper assembly and a lower assembly that are connected by shear screws. A hydraulic separation mechanism is used to shear the shear screws and separate the upper and lower assemblies from a remote location.
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1. A system for connecting a submergible pumping system to a deployment system and for selectively releasing the submergible pumping system from the deployment system, comprising:
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a submergible pumping system;
a coil tubing deployment system comprising;
a coil tubing; and
a power cable disposed within the coil tubing to supply power to operate the submergible pumping system; and
a connector connecting the coil tubing deployment system with the submergible pumping system, the connector having;
an upper connector assembly;
a lower connector assembly attached to the upper connector assembly; and
a separator mechanism that may be remotely actuated to separate the upper connector assembly from the lower connector assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for connecting a submergible pumping system to a deployment system and for selectively releasing the submergible pumping system from the deployment system, comprising:
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a coil tubing deployment system;
a downhole completion; and
a connector connecting the coil tubing deployment system with the downhole completion, the connector having;
an upper connector assembly;
a lower connector assembly;
a shear pin connecting the upper connector assembly to the lower connector assembly; and
a separator mechanism that may be remotely actuated to separate the upper connector assembly from the lower connector assembly, wherein the separator mechanism comprises a hydraulic line disposed through the upper connector assembly and a discharge area on the lower connector for receiving pressurized hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic line. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for connecting a submergible pumping system to a deployment system and for selectively releasing the submergible pumping system from the deployment system, comprising:
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a coil tubing deployment system;
a downhole completion; and
a connector connecting the coil tubing deployment system with the downhole completion, the connector having;
an upper connector assembly;
a lower connector assembly attached to the upper connector assembly;
a plurality of motor conductors that extend through a plug, the plug being separable and having a first plug portion disposed in the upper connector assembly and a second plug portion disposed in the lower connector assembly; and
a separator mechanism that may be remotely actuated to separate the upper connector assembly from the lower connector assembly, wherein the separator mechanism comprises a hydraulic line disposed through the upper connector assembly and a discharge area on the lower connector for receiving pressurized hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic line.
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