Patent ID: 8408295

Claim:
A method for testing connectors for a well for a fluid leak rate of less than 1×10 −6 cm 3 , the method comprising: a. using a test part connector and a control component connector to test the test part connector and the control component connector simultaneously; wherein each connector comprises: i. a connector body having a thru-bore comprising a first connector end and a second connector end and a connector body axis; ii. a ferrule disposed on the first connector end of the connector body, wherein the ferrule is adapted for forming a primary seal between an outer diameter of the connector body and a profile in a mandrel; iii. at least a first sealing groove formed on the outer diameter of the connector body; iv. at least one first sealing means disposed in the at least one first sealing groove; v. at least one test conduit formed in the connector body and disconnected from the thru-bore; vi. at least one test port disposed in the connector body for receiving a test fluid and introducing the test fluid to one of the at least one test conduit; and vii. a test plug insertable in each test port upon completion of testing, wherein each test plug forms a secondary seal between the connector body and the mandrel; b. testing the control component connector using the test fluid with a first test pressure in a range from 5000 psi to 20,000 psi; c. simultaneously with testing the control component connector, testing the test part connector with the test fluid with a second test pressure in a range from 5000 psi to 20,000 psi using a test part pressure transducer on the test part connector forming a test response; d. obtaining a control component response at the same time as the test response using a control component pressure transducer on the control component connector; e. recording to a data storage, the test response and the control response; and f. comparing the test response and the control response and presenting the compared responses as compared results within 5 minutes of pumping the test fluid to the connectors under pressure.