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Well packers and slip assemblies for use therewith

US4393929A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 1981
Grant dateJul 19, 1983
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B33/1295
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

There is disclosed an hydraulically set well packer wherein sleeves carried about a tubular member which is connected as part of a tubing string are adapted to be moved from axially extended to axially retracted position in order to expand packing and slip elements carried about one of the sleeves into engagement with the well bore in which the string is disposed. The packer also includes means which forms an atmospheric chamber including a piston on one of the sleeves, and a means for locking the sleeves in retracted position is disposed within such chamber. The slip assembly carried by the packer includes upper and lower bowls and upper and lower sets of interconnected slips which are carried by the bowls for sliding thereover between radially contracted and expanded positions in response to movement of the slip bowls toward and away from one another as the sleeves move between extended and retracted positions.

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