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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7861773 | Retrievable bridge plug Retrievable bridge plug used in oil and gas wells comprises a setting and anchoring mechanism, a locking and releasing mechanism and a sealing and anti-adhering mechanism. The bridge plug in which a self-lock mechanism is placed can be lowered through an coiled tubi... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7600565 | Downhole trigger apparatus Disclosed herein is a downhole triggering tool. The tool includes a tool-engaging portion movable from a first position to a second position under the action of an external force, and a release mechanism for selectively permitting movement of the tool-engaging porti... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7597139 | Downhole trigger apparatus A downhole triggering tool includes a tool-engaging portion movable from a first position to a second position under the action of an external force, and a release mechanism for selectively permitting movement of the tool-engaging portion from the first position to ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7552766 | 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... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7426964 | Release mechanism for downhole tool A release mechanism for a downhole tool is actuated by radial movement of a locking member. The locking member provided as much as full circumferential support in the locked position and once released can be prevented from re-gripping the previously connected elemen... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7360594 | Drilling with casing latch A latch assembly, and methods of using the latch assembly, for use with a bottom hole assembly (BHA) and a tubular, are provided. In one embodiment, the latch assembly is disposable within the tubular, configured to be rotationally and axially coupled to the tubular... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353878 | Apparatus and method for wellbore isolation An apparatus for isolating a selected leg of a wellbore from the remainder of the wellbore includes a packer positionable in the selected leg of the wellbore, a tube extending through the packer from an uphole side of the packer to a downhole side of the packer to p... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347273 | Bottom hold 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. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341111 | Expandable bridge plug and setting assembly Bridge plug and setting assembly may be used in a well with a tubular therein to control flow through the tubular. A plurality of fluid powered units 16, 24 are suspended in a well from a work string 14 for exerting a driving force. A plug member 50... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325620 | Recoverable, reinforced and vibration-damping plug used for cased wells This invention refers to a recoverable, reinforced and vibration-damping plug for cased wells, said wells being for oil, water, gas or any other similar fluid; said plug may be used for conventional casing perforation, high penetration casing perforation and casing ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7287597 | Device for improving oil and gas recovery in wells A device for improving recovery of hydrocarbons through a well is provided. The device creates, regulates and maintains a calculated bottomhole pressure at a desired level and creating above the device a two-phase gas-liquid homogenous flow for efficient lifting of ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281546 | Thread protection system with weather barrier A method and system are shown for protecting the threaded ends of tubular goods such as oil field tubulars from physical damage and corrosion due to environmental factors. A thread protector is formed of a polymeric body having cylindrical wall portions which engage... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278492 | Expandable liner hanger system and method A liner hanger assembly seals with casing 22 and supports a liner 90 within a well. The tubular liner hanger body 50 and a tubular expander 40 may be positioned downhole at a desired depth on a running tool. An actuator assembly 12, 24... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255172 | Hydrodynamic, down-hole anchor A method of removably anchoring well tubing in a well bore may include selecting a well having a bore diameter and an anchor positioned therein. The anchor may have a housing defining an anchor diameter and extension members extending therefrom toward the bore diame... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7231983 | Split locking ring for wellhead components The present invention is directed to a split locking ring for wellhead components. In one illustrative embodiment, the device comprises a first internally threaded wellhead component, a second wellhead component, at least a portion of which is positioned within an o... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231970 | Non-rotational casing hanger and seal assembly running tool A non-rotational casing hanger and seal assembly running tool for use in oil and gas drilling operations has a mandrel and a tool body that is carried by the mandrel. The tool body supports a plurality of latching segments for releasably connecting the tool body to ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210534 | Lock for a downhole tool with a reset feature The lock allows two members in a downhole tool to be temporarily held together. In an application where mandrel movement is dictated by pressure cycling in combination with a J-slot mechanism, such as in a downhole valve, the mandrel is releaseably retained to an ad... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204305 | System and method for installing a liner in a borehole A system and a method for installing a liner conduit in a borehole. The system includes a packer assembly, a running tool or a packer assembly and a running tool. The method uses a packer assembly and a running tool for installing a liner conduit in a borehole. The ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198110 | Two slip retrievable packer for extreme duty A packer includes one dual, or double acting, slip and a single acting slip positioned on a mandrel on opposite sides of a packing element and a setting cylinder. The single acting slip is designed to resist forces acting on the mandrel in one direction. Setting for... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191829 | Gripper assembly for downhole tools A gripper assembly for anchoring a tool within a downhole passage and for possibly assisting movement of the tool within the passage. The gripper assembly includes an elongated mandrel and flexible toes that can be radially displaced to grip onto the surface of the ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182142 | Downhole apparatus Apparatus (10) for facilitating coupling and cementing of downhole tubulars (12, 28) comprises a tubing section (12, 10) for use in lining a bore. The tubing section has upper and lower ends and defines a tubing wall having cement outlets (20... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172029 | Bi-directionally boosting and internal pressure trapping packing element system The present invention is a packer for sealing an annular region in a wellbore. The packer includes a packing element which is held through bidirectional forces. The packer first comprises an inner mandrel. Disposed around the inner mandrel are three tubulars: (1) a ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172027 | Expanding tubing A method of expanding tubing downhole comprises providing a section of expandable tubing of a first diameter, and axially compressing the tubing to induce buckling, such that the buckled portion describes a larger second diameter. The resulting diametric expansion m... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168497 | Downhole sealing A method of providing a downhole seal, such as a packer, in a drilled bore between inner tubing and outer tubing comprises: providing an intermediate tubing section defining a seal arrangement for engaging with the inner tubing; and radially plastically deforming th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168606 | Method of mitigating inner diameter reduction of welded joints Aspects of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for connecting two tubulars using a welding process with reduced inner diameter flash. The method includes connecting an end of a first expandable tubular to an end of a second expandable tubular using a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165620 | Wellhead completion system having a horizontal control penetrator and method of using same A well completion system includes a completion device defining a bore therein attached to a wellhead and a tool, disposed within the bore, comprising an operational element and a control receptacle in communication with the operational element. The system further in... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163057 | Completion apparatus and methods for use in hydrocarbon wells The present invention provides a cement shoe assembly for use on a string of tubulars in a well. In one aspect of the invention, the cement shoe assembly includes a housing having a lower portion with an enlarged inside diameter and a drillable cement shoe disposed ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7114574 | By-pass valve mechanism and method of use hereof A by-pass valve mechanism for a well treatment tool having at least one flow sensitive element, permitting by-pass of well fluid past the flow sensitive element of the well treatment tool during conveyance of the well treatment tool to treatment depth within a well.... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114573 | Hydraulic setting tool for liner hanger Embodiments of the present invention relates to hydraulically actuated tools, which may be used to actuate a liner hanger assembly. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a hydraulic setting tool for use in wellbore operations. The setting tool includes a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104322 | Open hole anchor and associated method The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for anchoring an expandable tubular within a wellbore prior to expanding the length of the expandable tubular into contact with the wellbore. An expandable system comprises the expandable tubular and a deployme... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090024 | Tubing anchor A method of anchoring tubing in a bore comprising: providing tubing having a section with outer surface portions defining a tubing profile, and configured to describe an outer diameter less than a first diameter. The tubing is located within a bore having an interna... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086481 | Wellbore isolation apparatus, and method for tripping pipe during underbalanced drilling The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for isolating a wellbore condition such as formation pressure during a wellbore operation. The invention has particular application in connection with underbalanced drilling. In one arrangement, a formation is... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082991 | Slip spring with heel notch In order to prevent premature separation of the slip and slip spring and to simplify production of the slip casing, a self-centering spring engageable with a packer tool slip is modified according to the present invention. A groove located at a lower center of the s... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073583 | Method and apparatus for expanding tubing downhole Aspects of the invention relate to apparatus and methods for remedial and repair operations downhole. Certain embodiments of apparatus include a lightweight expandable member (22) that can be radially expanded to increased its inner and outer diameters using ... | 07/11/2006 |
