Method and apparatus for a packer assembly
US8186446B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B33/124
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus for setting a packer assembly having an upper packer and a lower packer in a wellbore in a single trip into a wellbore is provided. The packer assembly is configured to be retrieved from the wellbore using a retrieval tool in a single trip into the wellbore. The retrieval tool is configured to be released from the packer assembly while in the wellbore during a retrieval process in the event that the packer assembly will not release from the wellbore or is otherwise prevented from removal from the wellbore.
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