Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Disintegrating packer slip/seal
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Application No.: US14306636Application Date: 2014-06-17
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Publication No.: US09719319B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: James C. Doane
- Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agent Steve Rosenblatt
- Main IPC: E21B33/129
- IPC: E21B33/129 ; E21B23/01

Abstract:
An annularly shaped structure serves as a support and seal when pushed out on a ramp. A continuous seal in a groove is used on one or two sides to enhance sealing. A separate annular structure for sealing can be disposed adjacent to the shape having alternating longitudinal slots so that each structure is targeted to a different purpose. The structures disintegrate when made of a disintegrating material such as for example a controlled electrolytic material (CEM) so that removal of the barrier can occur after a treating operation such as fracturing where many such barriers are deployed. The slots have enlarged holes at their ends to reduce stress concentration that can lead to cracking.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150361758A1 Disintegrating Packer Slip/Seal Public/Granted day:2015-12-17
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