Patent ID: 9476791
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: F16L,G01M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A field testable instrument housing connection for field testing of multiple parallel seal connections between outer ( 210 ) and inner ( 370 ) concentric tubes, the inner tubes carrying electrical or optical conductors to be connected to sealed instruments, the field testable instrument housing connection comprising: a. a hermetically sealed metal instrument housing ( b. a modified reducing union ( c. a concentric inner tube ( d. an integral instrument housing assembly ( e. an outer concentric tube surrounding said concentric inner tube passing from uphole to downhole but terminating inside an uphole portion of the modified reducing union that lies outside of the integral instrument housing assembly ( f. a metal seal ( g. wherein said mating seal geometry of said metal instrument housing mates with said metal seal ( h. an uphole test seal element ( i. the test port (