A protective pressure-resistant enclosure, or housing is provided, which
can be incorporated into a production assembly within a wellbore. A
conductor associated with the monitoring system is passed through a
bulkhead using a hermetically sealed arrangement wherein fluid cannot
pass between the conductor and the bulkhead. In a currently preferred
embodiment, the sealed arrangement includes a conductor fitting which
surrounds the conductor and forms a first fluid seal between the
conductor fitting and the bulkhead. A compression member is then affixed
to the conductor fitting. A pair of nested ferrules are disposed between
the conductor fitting and the compression member. When the conductor
fitting and the compression member are secured to one another, the
ferrules are compressed together to form an active fluid seal against the
conductor.