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Dissolvable grip or seal arrangement

US5709269A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 1995
Grant dateJan 20, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 6, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B33/1212
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to an releasable grip arrangement providing an impermeable barrier in an annular space between an inside tube and an outside tube of an oil well and is made of a material which may be dissolved by a suitable solvent and includes a seal member and a locking member 3, a sleeve which comprises holes which can be blocked during normal use but can be opened to permit the entrance of a solvent.

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