ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,163, issued on April 15, was assigned to ACCESSESP UK Ltd. (Great Yarmouth, Great Britain).
"Method and apparatus for testing of the downhole connector electrical system during installation" was invented by Dwayne Leismer (Houston), Andras Bencze (Morden, Great Britain) and Rogelio Cantu (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are methods and devices for testing downhole connector electrical systems and cable integrity during installation of a permanent completion, including a customized retrievable plug arm assembly connectable to the completion during RIH, the tool mimicking a retrievable ESP, but without motor, and can be...