Patent · US Expired

Well packer

US5327962A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 6, 1992
Grant dateJul 12, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 6, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B33/1277
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An inflatable well packer includes several annular layers of material, consisting of a series of oriented fibers encapsulated in an elastomeric resin, the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the well packer each carry a protective layer of material effective to protect the elastomeric resin, each protective layer 9, 11 is deposited on the well packer in a folded configuration, such that unfolding of the layers enables inflation of the well packer.

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