| US 7,510,003 B2 | ||
| Downhole connection system | ||
| John R. Meijer, Sugar Land, Tex. (US); Raghuram Kamath, Pearland, Tex. (US); Jason K. Jonas, Missouri City, Tex. (US); Robert S. Neves, Houston, Tex. (US); and David L. Verzwyvelt, West Columbia, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/460,828. | ||
| Application 11/460828 is a division of application No. 11/383865, filed on May 17, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/595273, filed on Jun. 20, 2005. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/683119, filed on May 21, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0260803 A1, Nov. 23, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. E21B 17/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 166—242.7 [166/242.6; 175/320] | 23 Claims |
| 1. A wellbore system, comprising:
a lower assembly that can be positioned in a wellbore, the lower assembly having at least one lower control line connector;
an upper assembly engageable with the lower assembly at a downhole location, the upper assembly having at least one upper
control line connector;
a soft landing mechanism positioned to cushion the engagement of the at least one upper control line connector with the at
least one lower control line connector when the upper assembly is landed in the lower assembly; and
wherein the at least one upper control line connector is rotatively aligned with the at least one lower control line connector
prior to the engagement.
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