Patent ID: 8002028

Claim:
A hydraulic connector to provide a fluid tight connection between a fluid supply and a downhole tubular, the connector comprising: an engagement assembly configured to extend and retract a seal assembly disposed at a distal end of the hydraulic connector into and from a proximal end of the downhole tubular; a valve assembly operable between an open position and a closed position; and a threaded portion provided on a body of the hydraulic connector, the threaded portion configured to threadably engage a threaded section of the downhole tubular; wherein the valve assembly is configured to allow the fluids to communicate between the fluid supply and the downhole tubular through the seal assembly when in the open position, wherein the valve assembly is configured to prevent fluid communication between the fluid supply and the downhole tubular when closed position, wherein an extendable portion of the seal assembly extends through the threaded portion, wherein at least one seal of the seal assembly is detachable from the extendable portion, and wherein the extendable portion is retractable within the threaded portion, so that the extendable portion is not exposed beyond the end of the threaded portion.