Patent ID: 11939822
Assignee: ACE WELL TECHNOLOGIES AS
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
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.