Dresser Industries, Inc.

Donald E Ritchie

Norman W Read

Robert Kenneth Buckner

Lee M Lustig

A unitary assembly (10); is disclosed for isolating a leak in a side pocket mandrel (12) between the tubing annulus (16) about a tubing string (14) and the interior (20) of the tubing string. The unitary assembly includes an upper packer (22), and a lower packer (24) interconnected by a tailpipe (26). The upper packer (22) is preferably set by a wireline tool and the lower packer is preferably set hydraulically. This eliminates the need for a drilling or workover rig to be setup over the well when patching a leak.

Wireline hydraulic isolation packer system

A hydraulically actuated running and setting tool includes a stationary setting tool mandrel that is connected to the packer by releaseable collets. Variable volume chambers are provided in the tool that are arranged so that no downward movement of the components relative to the space in the well bore below the packer is necessary. Setting is accomplished by hydraulic pressure and testing of the packer can occur prior to release of the setting tool from the packer. Release of the setting tool from the packer occurs by pulling upwardly on the setting tool with equalization of the pressure above and below the packer or applying additional hydraulic pressure as in setting until sufficient force is developed to part a shear member.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Donald E Ritchie