Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for a well employing the use of an activation ball
- Patent Title (中): 用于使用活化球的井的方法和装置
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Application No.: US14193822Application Date: 2014-02-28
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Publication No.: US09404330B2Publication Date: 2016-08-02
- Inventor: Tracy Speer , Piro Shkurti , John Chrysostom Wolf
- Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Agent Jeffery R. Peterson
- Main IPC: E21B34/14
- IPC: E21B34/14 ; E21B47/06 ; E21B47/13 ; E21B23/04

Abstract:
A system includes a tubular string and a hollow ball. The tubular string is adapted to be deployed downhole in a well and includes a seat. An activation ball adapted to be deployed in the well to lodge in the seat. The ball includes an outer shell that forms a spherical surface. The outer shell forms an enclosed volume therein, and the outer shell is formed from a metallic material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140174728A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A WELL EMPLOYING THE USE OF AN ACTIVATION BALL Public/Granted day:2014-06-26
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