US 11,939,822 B2
Control line protector assembly
Ken Erik Steine, Hafrsfjord (NO); Morten Klausen, Mosterøy (NO); Espen Sørbø, Randaberg (NO); and Lasse Hetland, Stavanger (NO)
Assigned to Ace Well Technologies AS, Randaberg (NO)
Appl. No. 17/636,287
Filed by Ace Well Technologies AS, Randaberg (NO)
PCT Filed Aug. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/073240
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 17, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/032796, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1911883 (GB), filed on Aug. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0298871 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. E21B 17/10 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 17/1035 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control line protector system comprising:
a control line connector that joins sections of control lines together in a control line; and
a control line protector for protecting one or more downhole control lines running alongside a pipe, comprising:
a body with one or more channels, wherein a channel of the one or more channels receives the control line, and wherein the body surrounds the pipe along an entire length of the body;
wherein the channel comprises a wider portion that receives the control line connector and a narrower portion that receives the control line; and
an attachment assembly coupled to the body for attachment to an outer surface of the pipe, wherein the attachment assembly comprises:
an inner collar comprising a tubular portion and a plurality of gripping arms extending axially away from the tubular portion and arranged to deflect radially inwards; and
an outer sleeve adapted to slide at least partially over the inner collar;
wherein when the inner collar and the outer sleeve are arranged axially around the pipe and pressed together each of the plurality of gripping arms is deflected radially inwards by the outer sleeve to grip the pipe and thereby secure the body to the outer surface of the pipe.