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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066065 | Expansion device An expansion device for a wellbore servicing tool, comprising a wedge comprising a frusto-conical wall having a tip end, the wedge being configured coaxially along a central axis, a plurality of slip segments, each slip segment comprising an inner surface having an ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7980300 | Drillable bridge plug A drillable bridge plug comprising a mandrel, a sealing element disposed around the mandrel, a plurality of backup rings adjacent the sealing element, a lower slip assembly disposed around the mandrel, an upper slip assembly disposed around the mandrel, an upper con... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7789135 | Non-metallic mandrel and element system A non-metallic element system is provided as part of a downhole tool that can effectively seal or pack-off an annulus under elevated temperatures. The element system can also resist high differential pressures without sacrificing performance or suffering mechanical ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7762322 | Swellable packer with variable quantity feed-throughs for lines A swellable packer with variable quantity feed-throughs for lines. A packer assembly for use in a subterranean well includes a generally tubular swellable seal element having an outer generally cylindrical surface, one or more cavities extending longitudinally throu... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7730940 | Split body swelling packer A swelling packer system uses modules that can be joined together and mounted over a tubular using a vertical split that can be drawn closed with a tapered pin in overlapping loops. The pins are circumferentially spaced apart as between adjacent modules. End rings c... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7665516 | Permanent anchoring device An anchoring device to secure a packer assembly within a casing, including a frangible ring having a plurality of grips on an outer circumference, wherein a first end of the frangible ring includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots, and an expansion ring... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7431078 | Using pipe shrinkage upon expansion to actuate a downhole tool A downhole tool with a mandrel that is expanded downhole is further actuated due to relative longitudinal movement between the mandrel and a member that accommodates radial expansion without undergoing as much shrinkage as the expanded mandrel or any shrinkage at al... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424909 | Drillable bridge plug A drillable bridge plug comprising a mandrel, a sealing element disposed around the mandrel, a plurality of backup rings adjacent the sealing element, a lower slip assembly disposed around the mandrel, an upper slip assembly disposed around the mandrel, an upper con... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7392852 | Zonal isolation using elastic memory foam A method and apparatus for forming an elastic memory foam into an expansion element with an outer diameter larger than a borehole, heating the expansion element to its transition temperature and compressing it to a smaller run-in diameter, cooling the compressed exp... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360590 | Energized thermoplastic sealing element and method of use A packer element for use in forming a fluid pressure barrier within a wellbore. The packer element uses a thermoplastic component to accomplish the seal against the interior diameter of a surrounding tubular and an energizing component that is preferably formed of e... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347274 | Annular barrier tool The present invention provides for an annular barrier tool to block or restrict the flow of well fluids in the annular region of a well. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322410 | Controllable production well packer An apparatus and method for operating an electrically powered device in a packer using the piping structure of the well as an electrical conductor for providing power and/or communications. The electrically powered device may comprise an electrically controllable va... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316271 | Deformable member A deformable member can be used in a well tool for use in downhole oil/gas wells. In one embodiment, a deformable member is described which is deformable between undeformed and deformed positions, and comprises a generally hollow cylindrical body defining a wall. Th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7290603 | Downhole plug Downhole plug, especially designed for closing an annular conduit in an oil or gas well, under high pressure and temperature. It has two radially expandable ring elements 13, 15, which are arranged on a carrying cylindrical element 32, between two mutu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7259688 | Wireless reservoir production control A reservoir production control system includes a plurality of wells for producing a reservoir linked to a central computer over a downhole communication network and a surface communication network. Both the downhole and the surface communication networks are wireles... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243732 | Zonal isolation using elastic memory foam A method and apparatus for forming an elastic memory foam into an expansion element with an outer diameter larger than a borehole, heating the expansion element to its transition temperature and compressing it to a smaller run-in diameter, cooling the compressed exp... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243731 | Apparatus for radially expanding tubular members including a segmented expansion cone An apparatus for radially expanding tubular members including a segmented expansion cone. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237613 | Underbalanced marine drilling riser A riser assembly for offshore drilling has an inner conduit suspended within an outer riser. A seal assembly seals an annular space between the inner conduit and the riser at the lower end of the inner conduit. The seal assembly has a pressure area that is independe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234533 | Well packer having an energized sealing element and associated method The present invention provides for a seal assembly that maintains a seal under various conditions by providing a source of stored energy that can be used to insure contact forces are maintained. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234522 | Apparatus and method for drilling a wellbore with casing and cementing the casing in the wellbore A float system for use in cementing a casing in a wellbore. The wellbore is drilled with a drill bit attached to the casing. The drill bit is removed after the wellbore is drilled. The float system is lowered into the casing after the drill bit is removed. The float... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228896 | Ribbed sealing element and method of use A device for sealing and anchoring within a tubular member. The device comprises a top swage member disposed within the tubular member, with the top swage member having a longitudinal center of axis. Also included is a first sealing member disposed about the top swa... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220067 | Cable splice protector The present invention provides a protector assembly and process for protecting a downhole connection of a line (e.g., fiber optic or electrical) from the wellbore environment. Inside the housing that provides protection from the wellbore environment is a subassembly... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216700 | Torsional resistant slip mechanism and method A well bore tool with a torsional resistant slip mechanism for resisting axial and torsional forces comprising a mandrel, a plurality of slips disposed about the circumference of the mandrel. The slips include a plurality of inserts oriented to resist axial forces a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213656 | Apparatus and method for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive An apparatus and method for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive and is, more particularly but not exclusively, intended for facilitating the connection of a section or stand of casing to a string of casing. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210533 | Disposable downhole tool with segmented compression element and method A disposable downhole tool includes an elongated body and a compression element. The compression element is disposed about the elongated body. The compression element includes at least one preconfigured division at disposal of the disposable downhole tool. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7178589 | Thru tubing tool and method A downhole tool is disclosed that functions as an expandable anchoring tool, capable of passing through a restricted wellbore diameter while in a collapsed position and thereafter translating to an expanded position for grippingly engaging a larger wellbore diameter... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178602 | Method and device related to a retrievable well plug A retrievable well plug has a through shaft (12) with link connections (62, 64) and a packer element (66). By pushing the link connections (62, 64) and the packer element towards each other, the link connections (62, 64) and the pa... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7170424 | Oil well casting electrical power pick-off points A power supply apparatus is provided for supplying power and communications within a first piping structure. An external power transfer device is positioned around the first piping structure and is magnetically coupled to an internal power transfer device. The inter... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165622 | Packer with metal sealing element A packer, and operation of the same, which forms elastomeric seals and non-elastomeric seals. The packer may be constructed from a non-elastomeric tubular core having a frustoconical shaped inner diameter. The outer diameter of the core may be substantially smooth a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163066 | Gravity valve for a downhole tool A gravity valve for a downhole tool for use in a subterranean well and a method of use thereof. The gravity valve is adapted to control the flow of a dowuhole fluid through the downhole tool. The gravity valve typically includes a plunger and a seat. The plunger may... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140430 | Expander for expanding a tubular element An expander for radially expanding a tubular element, comprising an expander body connectable to an elongate member for moving the expander in axial direction through the tubular element, the expander body having a first body portion and a second body portion axiall... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140428 | Expander for expanding a tubular element A duplex expansion apparatus for expanding a wellbore tubular to two different diameters from an initial diameter is provided. The duplex expansion apparatus includes: a first diameter expansion cone that is, in a relaxed state, of a diameter less than the internal ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131498 | Expander for expanding a tubular element A method is provided for providing a casing in a wellbore including placing a casing within the wellbore wherein the casing has a smaller outside diameter than a final inside diameter of the casing, placing an expandable mandrel within the casing, the expandable man... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128145 | High expansion sealing device with leak path closures A high expansion packer or bridge plug is described. It features an external portion of a soft material that flows into spiral exterior leak paths formed when the sealing element is subjected to longitudinal compression. Preferably, the sealing element is an elastom... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124816 | Liquid separation device A device for keeping liquids separate in a pipe, especially for use in a petroleum well, where the device comprises a diaphragm, which in its operative position and through use of pretensioned slats is stretched across the cross section of the pipe, and where each o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124831 | Resin impregnated continuous fiber plug with non-metallic element system A non-metallic element system is provided which can effectively seal or pack-off an annulus under elevated temperatures. The element system can also resist high differential pressures without sacrificing performance or suffering mechanical degradation, and is consid... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117941 | Variable diameter expansion tool and expansion methods The present inventions relate to improved apparatus and methods for radially expanding tubulars, such as tubing, casing and sand-control screen assemblies in a subterranean oil or gas well, and more specifically, to a variable diameter expansion tool for expanding d... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117940 | Expander for expanding a tubular element An apparatus and method for expanding a wellbore tubular such as a casing is provided. The apparatus includes: an expandable casing; a drill string extending to within the drillstring; an expansion cone suspended from the drillstring, the expansion cone having an ex... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114561 | Wireless communication using well casing A petroleum well having a borehole extending into a formation is provided. A piping structure is positioned within the borehole, and an induction choke is positioned around the piping structure downhole. A communication system is provided along the piping structure ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7093664 | One-time use composite tool formed of fibers and a biodegradable resin The present invention is directed to disposable composite downhole tool formed of a resin-coated fiber. The fiber is formed of a degradable polymer, such as a poly(lactide) or polyanhydride. The resin is formed of the same degradable polymer as the fiber. It chemica... | 08/22/2006 |
