Double seal for tri-lead style packer penetrators and method of installation
View Patent ↗A packer penetrator seals each of a plurality of tubes within an enclosed penetrator body having a seal against the tubes and a seal against a seal bushing enclosing each of the plurality of the tubes. The method of installing this assembly whereby a manifold bushing is fed over the tubes and seated into the packer penetrator, then the penetrator is sealed using one or more rings with a top seal by tightening down a manifold bushing nut. Each tube is then sealed by passing it through the top seal and either sealed using a ferrule and nut seal or a top-hat and nut seal. Thus, each electrical conductor in the tube is sealed, and the packer penetrator is also sealed against the elements.
1. A penetrator packer seal comprising:
one or more tubes;
a seal bushing having the one or more tubes extending at least partially therethrough;
a ferrule seal connected to the seal bushing and compressing the one or more tubes; and
a manifold bushing connected to the seal bushing, wherein the manifold bushing has the one or more tubes extending at least partially therethrough, and wherein the seal bushing provides a lipped lower edge for engaging a grooved edge of the manifold bushing.
2. The penetrator packer seal of claim 1 further comprising threads formed on an exterior end of the manifold bushing for connection to a packer.
3. The penetrator packer seal of claim 1 further comprising a second ferrule seal connected to and compressing the manifold bushing and the seal bushing.
4. The penetrator packer seal of claim 3 wherein the second ferrule seal further comprises a front ferrule seal and a rear ferrule seal.
5. The penetrator packer seal of claim 1 wherein the seal bushing and the manifold bushing are compressively sealed with a non-metallic seal.
6. A penetrator packer seal comprising:
one or more tubes;
a seal bushing having the one or more tubes extending at least partially therethrough;
a first ferrule seal connected to the seal bushing and compressing at least one of the one or more tubes;
a second ferrule seal connected to the seal bushing and compressing at least one of the one or more tubes, wherein the first ferrule seal and the second ferrule seal have different lengths;
a manifold bushing connected to the seal bushing, wherein the manifold bushing has the one or more tubes extending at least partially therethrough; and
a nut connected to the seal bushing and the manifold bushing, wherein the nut compresses the seal bushing and the manifold bushing.
7. The penetrator packer seal of claim 6 further comprising threads formed on an exterior end of the manifold bushing for connection to a packer.
8. A method for assembling a sealed packer penetrator comprising the steps of:
sliding a manifold bushing over a first tube coming from a packer or a wellhead;
threadably attaching the manifold bushing to the packer;
sliding a manifold bushing nut over a seal bushing;
sliding the seal bushing and the manifold bushing nut over the first tube;
attaching the manifold bushing nut to the manifold bushing;
sliding a first seal body onto a second tube;
threadably attaching the first seal body to the seal bushing;
sliding a first ring and a first nut onto the second tube;
sliding a second seal body onto a third tube, wherein the second seal body has a greater length than the first seal body;
threadably attaching the second seal body to the seal bushing;
sliding a second ring and a second nut onto the third tube;
sliding a third seal body onto a fourth tube;
threadably attaching the third seal body to the seal bushing; and
sliding a third ring and a third nut onto the fourth tube.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising connecting the manifold bushing to the seal bushing using a fourth ring.
10. A method for assembling a sealed packer penetrator comprising the steps of:
sliding a manifold bushing over one or more tubes;
threadably attaching the manifold bushing to a packer;
inserting a seal bushing through a manifold bushing nut;
tightening the manifold bushing nut to the bushing manifold;
inserting a top-hat seal through a top-hat nut;
sliding that top-hat seal and the top-hat nut over the one or more tubes;
seating the top-hat seal, the top-hat nut, or both onto the seal bushing with anti-torque pins; and
attaching the top-hat seal to the seal bushing using the top-hat nut.