US 12,444,878 B2
Method and apparatus for creating downhole electrical connections
Euan Martin Murdoch, Aberdeenshire (GB); Pranay Asthana, Dhahran (SA); and Rae Younger, Aberdeenshire (GB)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on May 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/321,408.
Prior Publication US 2024/0396259 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/523 (2006.01); H01R 43/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/523 (2013.01) [E21B 17/028 (2013.01); H01R 43/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for downhole electrical connection, comprising:
a heater adapted to convert electric energy to thermal energy to liquefy a piece of electronically conductive material;
a first electrical circuitry connected to the heater and a power source;
a first assembly in which a first connector is disposed; and
a second assembly in which a second connector is disposed,
wherein the apparatus is configured to:
deploy the first assembly and the second assembly in a tubing in a wellbore;
mechanically mate the first connector and the second connector;
control the electric energy provided from the first electrical circuitry to the heater;
electrically connect the first connector and the second connector by soldering the first connector and the second connector with the piece of electronically conductive material; and
electrically disconnect the heater from the first electrical circuitry after the soldering.