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Subsurface transient pressure testing apparatus and method of use thereof

US3965978A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 6, 1974
Grant dateJun 29, 1976
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Expiry dateNov 6, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B33/12
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Wireline apparatus and method for measuring pressure downhole in well tubing comprising a main plug body which seats in a seating nipple forming part of the tubing, a pressure gauge in communication with the tubing below the main plug body, and means for equalizing the tubing pressure above and below the seated main plug body so that the apparatus may be removed from the well.

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