Patent ID: 8082998
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a connection speed of downhole connectors in a subterranean well comprising: positioning a first assembly in the well, the first assembly including an inner surface, a first downhole connector and a first communication medium; engaging the first assembly with a second assembly, the second assembly including a second downhole connector and a second communication medium, the second assembly having an outer portion including a collet and an inner portion including a lock; initially coupling the outer and inner portions of the second assembly together with the lock; radially inwardly compressing the collet assembly with the inner surface of the first assembly to release the lock; axially shifting the outer portion of the second assembly relative to the inner portion of the second assembly; and operatively connecting the first and second downhole connectors to each other, thereby enabling communication between the first and second communication media.