GB2433762B - Sealing mechanism for a subterranean well - Google Patents

Sealing mechanism for a subterranean well

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Publication number
GB2433762B
GB2433762B GB0703919A GB0703919A GB2433762B GB 2433762 B GB2433762 B GB 2433762B GB 0703919 A GB0703919 A GB 0703919A GB 0703919 A GB0703919 A GB 0703919A GB 2433762 B GB2433762 B GB 2433762B
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Prior art keywords
sealing mechanism
subterranean well
subterranean
well
sealing
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0703919A
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GB2433762A (en
GB0703919D0 (en
Inventor
Brian W Cho
Rodney J Wetzel
Rashmi Bhavsar
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Gemalto Terminals Ltd
Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
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Gemalto Terminals Ltd
Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
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Priority claimed from US10/708,973 external-priority patent/US7428928B2/en
Application filed by Gemalto Terminals Ltd, Schlumberger Holdings Ltd filed Critical Gemalto Terminals Ltd
Priority to GB0703919A priority Critical patent/GB2433762B/en
Publication of GB0703919D0 publication Critical patent/GB0703919D0/en
Publication of GB2433762A publication Critical patent/GB2433762A/en
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Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
    • E21B23/06—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for setting packers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/1208—Packers; Plugs characterised by the construction of the sealing or packing means

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Gasket Seals (AREA)
GB0703919A 2004-04-05 2005-03-31 Sealing mechanism for a subterranean well Expired - Fee Related GB2433762B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0703919A GB2433762B (en) 2004-04-05 2005-03-31 Sealing mechanism for a subterranean well

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/708,973 US7428928B2 (en) 2004-04-05 2004-04-05 Sealing spring mechanism for a subterranean well
GB0703919A GB2433762B (en) 2004-04-05 2005-03-31 Sealing mechanism for a subterranean well
GB0506448A GB2412931B (en) 2004-04-05 2005-03-31 Sealing mechanism for a subterranean well

Publications (3)

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GB0703919D0 GB0703919D0 (en) 2007-04-11
GB2433762A GB2433762A (en) 2007-07-04
GB2433762B true GB2433762B (en) 2008-07-30

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Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2460932B (en) * 2008-06-12 2011-04-06 Schlumberger Holdings Method and apparatus for modifying flow
GB2526354A (en) * 2014-05-22 2015-11-25 Meta Downhole Ltd Improved isolation barrier

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2872230A (en) * 1954-08-23 1959-02-03 Schlumberger Well Surv Corp Borehole apparatus
US4501327A (en) * 1982-07-19 1985-02-26 Philip Retz Split casing block-off for gas or water in oil drilling
WO1999010622A1 (en) * 1997-08-27 1999-03-04 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Installing a scrolled resilient sheet alongside the inner surface of a fluid conduit
US6296054B1 (en) * 1999-03-12 2001-10-02 Dale I. Kunz Steep pitch helix packer

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2872230A (en) * 1954-08-23 1959-02-03 Schlumberger Well Surv Corp Borehole apparatus
US4501327A (en) * 1982-07-19 1985-02-26 Philip Retz Split casing block-off for gas or water in oil drilling
WO1999010622A1 (en) * 1997-08-27 1999-03-04 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Installing a scrolled resilient sheet alongside the inner surface of a fluid conduit
US6296054B1 (en) * 1999-03-12 2001-10-02 Dale I. Kunz Steep pitch helix packer

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GB0703919D0 (en) 2007-04-11

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Effective date: 20120331