US 11,990,705 B2
Wet-mate connector assembly with a dielectric grease retainer and a stiffening material in a wellbore
Xiaoguang Allan Zhong, Singapore (SG); Marco Antonio dos Santos Fernandes, Macae (BR); and Shengjun Yin, Frisco, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/564,412.
Prior Publication US 2023/0208075 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/523 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/5219 (2013.01) [E21B 17/0285 (2020.05); H01R 43/005 (2013.01); H01R 13/523 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a wet-mate connector assembly positionable downhole in a wellbore, the wet-mate connector assembly comprising:
a male portion;
a female portion configurable to receive the male portion to form an electrical connection with the male portion; and
a dielectric grease retainer positionable proximate the male portion and the female portion for retaining dielectric grease extruded from a contact chamber when the female portion receives the male portion, the contact chamber being defined by an outer diameter of the male portion and an inner diameter of the female portion,
wherein the male portion and the female portion comprise a stiffening material and an insulating material.