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Pump down cement retaining device

US7861781B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2008
Grant dateJan 4, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B33/16
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A wall casing cement plug assembly includes a receptacle with an axial passage. The receptacle is pumped to a lower end of the casing string and locked in place. The receptacle has a casing seal that engages the string of casing and a retainer mechanism on its exterior that engages a profile in the string of casing. Cement is pumped through the receptacle by rupturing a blocking device in the axial passage of the receptacle. A wiper plug is pumped down the string casing. The wiper plug has a prong on its lower end that stabs into the axial passage of the receptacle. A latch located in the lower portion of the receptacle locks the wiper plug to the body.

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