US 12,134,947 B1
Wet mate carrier for radial deployment of downhole wet mate connector
Tyson H. Eiman, Frisco, TX (US); and Ben C. McGregor, Frisco, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/375,594.
Int. Cl. E21B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 33/038 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/0385 (2013.01) [E21B 17/028 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a first sub-assembly comprising a first wet mate connector, a deflection profile, and a first surface; and
a second sub-assembly comprising (i) a wet mate carrier comprising a second wet mate connector and located on an outer surface of the second sub-assembly, (ii) a deflection actuator, the deflection actuator displaceable by the deflection profile to cause the wet mate carrier to deflect outward to cause the second wet mate connector to couple with the first wet mate connector, and (iii) a first guiding profile located on a second surface of the second sub-assembly, the second sub-assembly being positionable in the first surface of the first sub-assembly such that a second guiding profile of the first sub-assembly is traversable by the first guiding profile to cause the second wet mate connector to align with the first wet mate connector.