Internal release connector and method
View Patent ↗A tubing connection release system. The system includes, a male connector having a profile at one end thereof and receptive to a tubular at the other end thereof, a female connector receptive to a tubular at one end thereof and receptive to the male connector at the other end thereof. The system further includes, a sleeve disposed radially inwardly of the female connector, and a collet having at least one deflectable collet finger disposed radially inwardly of the sleeve. The collet is biased to a position within the female connector whereat the at least one collet finger is supported against radially outward deflection. The collet is further movable by the push-in connector against the bias to a position where the at least one collet finger is radially outwardly unsupported such that the profiled end of the male connector is movable into engagement with the at least one collet finger.
1. A tubing connection release system, comprising:
a male connector having a profile at one end thereof and receptive to a tubular at the other end thereof;
a female connector receptive to a tubular at one end thereof and receptive to the male connector at the other end thereof;
a sleeve disposed radially inwardly of the female connector; and
a collet having at least one deflectable collet finger disposed radially inwardly of the sleeve, the collet being biased to a position within the female connector whereat the at least one collet finger is supported against radially outward deflection, the collet being movable by the male connector against the bias to a position where the at least one collet finger is radially outwardly unsupported such that the profiled end of the male connector is movable into engagement with the at least one collet finger.
2. The tubing connection release system of claim 1 , wherein the collet has a plurality of fingers.
3. The tubing connection release system of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve further includes a recess allowing the at least one collet finger to deflect radially outwardly when the recess is located at the at least one collet finger.
4. The tubing connection release system of claim 3 , wherein the sleeve is movable with respect to the female connector such that when in a first position the at least one collet finger is supported and in a second position the recess is located at the at least one collet finger, such that the recess allows the at least one collet finger to deflect thereby rendering disengagable the male connector from the female connector.
5. The tubing connection release system of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one no-go, the no-go being axially coupled to and radially slidable relative to the sleeve such that movement of the no-go moves the sleeve axially from a first position to a second position.
6. The tubing connection release system of claim 5 , wherein the female connector has a recess to relieve the no-go when axially positioned complementarily to the recess thereby allowing the no-go to expand radially outwardly into the recess.
7. The tubing connection release system of claim 6 , wherein the sleeve is movable by a collet of a release tool engagable with the no-go to thereby move the sleeve from the first position to the second position.
8. The tubing connection release system of claim 7 , wherein the collet of the release tool is disengagable from the no-go when the no-go expands into the recess.