Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Use of segmented ball seat and rotational locking collet for frac ball counter
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Application No.: US14560002Application Date: 2014-12-04
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Publication No.: US09777553B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Zachary S. Silva
- Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Mossman, Kumar & Tyler, PC
- Main IPC: E21B34/14
- IPC: E21B34/14 ; E21B34/16 ; E21B34/00

Abstract:
An apparatus for performing a wellbore operation with a plug includes a plug seat assembly that has a plug seat having a plurality of seat segments, at least one seat segment having a plug seat rack, and each plug seat segment having an inner surface contacting the plug. The plug seat assembly also has a collet having a collet rack and a locking ratchet, the collet rack incrementally radially disengaging from the plug seat rack during relative rotation between the collet and the plug seat, and a mandrel having a mandrel rack complementary to the locking ratchet. The plug seat assembly is positioned in a wellbore and a plug radially displaces the at least one plug seat segment of the plug seat assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160160600A1 USE OF SEGMENTED BALL SEAT AND ROTATIONAL LOCKING COLLET FOR FRAC BALL COUNTER Public/Granted day:2016-06-09
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