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Wireline connector including an electromagnet and a metal

  • US 9,695,646 B2
  • Filed: 03/01/2013
  • Issued: 07/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wireline coupler that connects a first data wireline to a second data wireline comprising:

  • a first housing that is attached to the first data wireline, wherein the first housing comprises an electromagnet, and the first data wireline is permanently or removably attached to a first pipe section of a tubing string;

    a second housing that is attached to the second data wireline, wherein the second housing comprises a metal, and the second data wireline is permanently or removably attached to a second pipe section of the tubing string;

    wherein the electromagnet forms a magnetic field when electrical data flows in the first wireline, and wherein the magnetic field attracts the metal of the second housing and causes the first housing to physically connect with the second housing, such that the first data wireline is operationally connected with the second data wireline.

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