Jumper Tube Locking Assembly and Method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016251913-A1
Application number	US-201615154187-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 13, 2016
Priority date	Jun 11, 2012
Publication date	Sep 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A jumper tube for use with a shunt tube assembly comprises a first tubular member configured to engage a first shunt tube, a second tubular member axially disposed within the first tubular member, and a locking member configured to prevent the second tubular member from axially displacing into the first tubular member. The second tubular member is configured to slidingly engage within the first tubular member, and the second tubular member is configured to engage a second shunt tube.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A shunt tube assembly to be mounted alongside a base pipe assembly, the shunt tube assembly comprising:
a first shunt tube having a first end; a second shunt tube having a first end; and a jumper tube assembly fluidly connecting the first shunt tube and the second shunt tube, wherein the jumper tube assembly comprises: a first tubular member engaged with the first end of the first shunt tube; a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member, wherein the second tubular member telescopically and slidingly engages within the first tubular member, and wherein the second tubular member is extended to engage with the first end of the second shunt tube; a locking member that engages the first tubular member and the second tubular member, and wherein the locking member prevents the second tubular member from telescopically and longitudinally displacing further into the first tubular member when the locking member engages both the first tubular member and the second tubular member; and wherein a distal end of the first tubular member and a distal end of the second tubular member comprises an increased diameter portion, and wherein the increased diameter portion engages the first tubular member and the second tubular member with the shunt tube assembly.

2 . The shunt tube assembly of claim 1 , further comprising at least one seal disposed between at least one of the first tubular member and the first shunt tube or the second tubular member and the second shunt tube, wherein the at least one seal is configured to form a sealing engagement between at least one of the first tubular member and the first shunt tube or the second tubular member and the second shunt tube.

3 . A jumper tube assembly for use with a shunt tube assembly comprising:
a first tubular member capable of engaging a first end of a first shunt tube; a second tubular member axially disposed within the first tubular member, wherein the second tubular member is capable of extending into engagement with a first end of a second shunt tube, wherein the second tubular member has an outer surface in contact with the inner surface of the first tubular member, and wherein the second tubular member comprises circumferential grooves disposed on the outer surface of the second tubular member; a locking member engaging the outer surface of the second tubular member, the locking member comprising circumferential grooves on an inner surface, and wherein the circumferential grooves of the second tubular member interact with the circumferential grooves of the locking member to prevent further longitudinal movement of the second tubular member into the first tubular member; and wherein the inside diameter of at least a portion of the second tubular member increases towards at least one distal end of the second tubular member as the outside diameter of the second tubular member remains substantially constant.

4 . The jumper tube assembly of claim 3 , wherein the inside diameter of at least a portion of the first tubular member increases towards at least one distal end of the first tubular member as the outside diameter of the first tubular member remain substantially constant.

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Least Brandon Thomas
• Gano John C
• Lopez Jean Marc

Classifications

• E21B17/02

  Couplings; joints {(expandable couplings or joints E21B43/106)} · CPC title

• E21B33/12

  Packers; Plugs (used for cementing E21B33/134, E21B33/16) · CPC title

• E21B43/08

  Screens or liners {(expandable screens or liners E21B43/108)} · CPC title

• E21B17/18 Primary

  Pipes provided with plural fluid passages {(E21B17/203 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• E21B43/04 Primary

  Gravelling of wells · CPC title