Patent ID: 9371713
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for monitoring physical parameters in an oil and/or gas well, the apparatus being connected to a wellhead of the oil and/or gas well, the apparatus comprising a flange assembly configured with a through bore and end termination, in which through bore a sensor and associated electronics are arranged, wherein the sensor, including a first electronic circuitry, is connected to a second electronic circuitry via transmission devices that are passed through a pressure-tight element arranged in the through bore, wherein the pressure-tight element includes a metallic disc, the transmission device being electrical conductors passed through bores in the metallic disc, and wherein a glass, sapphire or a ceramic material surrounds each conductor and fluidly seals the space between each conductor and the corresponding bore in the metallic disc.