Patent ID: 9587439
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A device for galvanically connecting at least one electrical data and/or supply line to drill pipe electrical sockets of a wired drill pipe, wherein the wired drill pipe is not in an active drilling operation, the device comprising: electrical sockets galvanically connecting to at least one electrical data and/or supply line, the electrical data and/or supply line being housed in a data cable housing sleeve external to the wired drill pipe, and contacting with electrical sockets of the wired drill pipe during trip-in or trip-out; a collet blocking plug configured to be axially insertable into and removable from a receiver end of the drill pipe; and at least one collet configured to be axially displaceable from the collet blocking plug between a locking position and a release position, wherein, in the locking position, the collet is configured to be interlocked with the drill pipe, and wherein, in the release position, the collet is released from the drill pipe.