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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130092398 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SHIFTING TOOLS AND PROVIDING WELLBORE ISOLATION A system for performing a downhole operation including a tubular string having a locking profile non-movably located therewith. At least one member is movably mounted with the string and includes an engagement profile. A tool is runnable with the string and has at least... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130025884 | LOW STRESS TRACTION SYSTEM A technique enables anchoring of a tool in a wellbore. The technique provides traction against a well component without creating high stress concentrations that weaken the well component. An anchoring device comprises anchoring members that are selectively movable to an... | 01/31/2013 |
| 20120267121 | Limit collar A limit collar includes a limit component coupled to a surface of a wellbore tubular; and an interface component engaging the limit component. The interface component may include an extension, and wherein at least one surface of the extension is coupled to the limit com... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120186804 | Tapered Dog Configuration to Share Stress in a Housing of a Subterranean Tool A plurality of rows of locking dogs are provided with housing flexibility between rows to allow them to share a shear loading while leaving enough structural integrity in the housing to define the windows through which the dogs emerge. The dogs can also have extensions ... | 07/26/2012 |
| 20120152526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANCHORING AN EXPANDABLE TUBULAR TO A BOREHOLE WALL The present invention provides a system for anchoring an expandable tubular to a borehole wall. The system comprises a support member having a first end fixed relative to the outside of the tubular and a second end comprising a ramping surface. An anchor member has a fi... | 06/21/2012 |
| 20120090832 | Downhole Actuator An actuator for connecting to and displacing of a component in a well tubular is disclosed. The actuator includes a tool shaft provided with a radial direction spring-loaded gripping device which are complementary fitting in the component.... | 04/19/2012 |
| 20120012306 | RETRIEVABLE SLIP MECHANISM FOR DOWNHOLE TOOL A downhole tool slip mechanism including a cone, cage, and slip disposed on a mandrel. The cone and cage can be move in relation to one another, and the come may be locked into place during run-in and retrieval downhole. The cage contains slip slots contains a spring re... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110259609 | EXPANDING A TUBULAR ELEMENT IN A WELLBORE A method is provided of radially expanding a tubular element (56) in a well-bore using an expander located in the tubular element, the expander (40) comprising an expansion member (48) and a plurality of segments (50) spaced in circumferentia... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110253386 | ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANCHORING A TOOL WITH A POSITIONAL BIAS An anchor system including a housing having a radial opening therein. A piston disposed within the housing and translatable therein. A slip in operable communication with the piston such that translation of the piston axially of the housing causes movement of the slip r... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110220346 | Downhole Actuator An actuator for connecting to and displacing of a component in a well tubular is disclosed. The actuator includes a tool shaft provided with a radial direction spring-loaded gripping device which are complementary fitting in the component.... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110011578 | Expansion System for Expandable Tubulars Methods and apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming an expandable tubular member using a lower expansion cone and an upper expandable cone. The apparatus includes an expandable tubular, a support member releasably secured to the expandable tubular, an... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100276159 | Non-Damaging Slips and Drillable Bridge Plug A non-damaging slip assembly includes slips having grit on a smooth surface, the slips preferably made from a ductile material, such that the slips do not cause damage to the wall of a tubular when the slips are set. The slips fail under tensile force during setting. Th... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100101779 | MULTIPLE-BLOCK DOWNHOLE ANCHORS AND ANCHOR ASSEMBLIES Multiple-block downhole anchors and anchor assemblies are provided. A downhole anchor assembly for a tubing string includes an anchor block, a drag block, a biasing arrangement, and a mandrel to be coupled to the tubing string. The anchor block moves, with rotation of t... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100044055 | Well Tool Latching System A system for securing well tools, such as gas lift valves, into a latching profile within a wellbore. A gas lift valve is provided having a latching arrangement wherein an apertured back-up ring is used to provide stability for the locking lugs throughout the process of... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100044029 | ACTIVE CONTROL AND/OR MONITORING OF EXPANDABLE TUBULAR DEVICES An expandable swage including a swage body, at least one swage segment in operable communication with the swage body, and a position indicator in operable communication with the at least one swage segment; the position indicator capable of providing information related ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090321067 | RELEASING SLIPS FOR OIL WELL TOOL Releasing slips for use with a downhole tool, a tool for deploying downhole in a well utilizing the releasing slips and a well in which a downhole tool is deployed utilizing the releasing slips of the invention is described herein. The tool has a plurality of slips for ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090236101 | Force Monitoring Tractor A downhole tractor assembly that is configured for open-hole applications. The assembly includes a force monitoring mechanism to help monitor and control forces imparted through a drive mechanism of the tractor in real time. As such, damage to open-hole formations due t... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090159269 | Self-Anchoring Device with Force Amplification A downhole tool is provided that includes a grip assembly for contacting a well formation. The grip assembly includes a gripper body; and a centralizer that is attached to and radially expandable with respect to the gripper body and that has a geometry which is lockable... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090126926 | Torque anchor The invention describes a torque anchor for use with progressive cavity pumps (PC Pumps) for preventing rotation of the PC Pumps and any related tool string and tubing within a wellbore. The torque anchor includes at least one fixed rigid slip and one pivotable slip tha... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090071659 | Anchoring System for Use in a Wellbore A technique enables anchoring of a tool in a wellbore. The technique utilizes one or more arms pivotably mounted to a structure for movement between a radially inward position and radially outward position that anchors the tool to a surrounding wall. A wedge component i... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090071660 | Low Stress Traction System A technique enables anchoring of a tool in a wellbore. The technique provides traction against a well component without creating high stress concentrations that weaken the well component. An anchoring device comprises anchoring members that are selectively movable to an... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090038808 | TANGENTIALLY-LOADED HIGH-LOAD RETRIEVABLE SLIP SYSTEM A slip system includes a set of drive slips having wickers thereon, substantially all of which being truncated in cross-section; a set of gripping slips operatively interengagable with the set of drive slips; a drive slip end ring in operable communication with the set ... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090014173 | WELL BORE ANCHORS A formation engaging member for use in an open hole anchor (10) is described. The formation engaging member has at least one first open hole surface engaging element (20) for penetrating a surface of an open hole, and at least one second open hole surface ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080164017 | BOTTOM HOLE COMPLETION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERMITTENT PLUNGER A bottom hole assembly for an intermittent lift plunger system includes a retrievable downhole anchor which may be set and reset in one downhole trip, a retrievable packing device, and a plunger stop.... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080093091 | Method And Device For Preventing Pipeskidding A method and device for preventing a pipe string (5) clampingly arranged in a slips (2) from slipping out of the slips (2) in the event of the pipe string (5) slipping in the slips (2), wherein a pipe clamp (22) is clamped, pref... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20070012440 | Activating mechanism for hydraulically operable downhole tool An activating mechanism for a hydraulically operable downhole tool provided in a drill string, in which the mechanism is incorporated in the drill string and has a tubular housing, a pressure piston mounted for linear reciprocating movement in the housing between first ... | 01/18/2007 |
