Patent ID: 8479551

Claim:
A method of forming a control line protector suitable for protecting a control line at an exterior surface of a protruding joint in a downhole tubing string, comprising: loading a metal sheet into a press die tool; stamping the metal sheet with the press die tool in a single stamping stroke to form the control line protector as a single unitary piece, including: stamping the metal sheet in the single stamping stroke to form an integral guard section for completely covering a surface of the control line from an inside diameter of a well; stamping the metal sheet in the single stamping stroke to form a first end piece and a second end piece both integrally attached to the guard section to securingly engage a shape of the tubing string; stamping the metal sheet in the single stamping stroke to form a contour profile in the integral guard section and the first and second end pieces, the contour profile matching a degree of protrusion of the joint; and securing the control line protector to the tubing string over the control line at the joint.