Cnpc USA Corporation

China National Petroleum Corporation

Beijing Huamei Inc.

Matthew Patsy

Peng Cheng

Jianpeng Yue

Min Mark Yuan

Yu Liu

Damon Nettles

Anthony Tran

Huailiang Liu

Jianhui Xu

Kwami Roberts

The frac plug device is a wedge type or ramp type frac plug that can seal at a setting position in a large diameter portion of the borehole. The thickness, taper angle, and dimensions of components for passing through the narrowest portion of the borehole during deployment no longer limit the radial expansion. The frac plug device includes a core cone, a segmented cone, a slip device, a segmented cap member, and a core cap member. A simplified setting action sets the high expansion of the slip device by the core cone and the segmented cone. The segmented cone and the segmented cap member increase expansion of the slip device, and the segmented cap member and the core cap member lock the slip device around the core cone in the final expansion configuration at the maximum radial expansion for large diameter portions of the borehole.

Frac plug device for high expansion at the setting position

A ramp type frac plug device of the present invention is a simplified, short and compact frac plug device to both maintain seal to the borehole wall and prevent premature release from the borehole. The frac plug device includes a cone, an anchor assembly, a cap member, a slip device, and a sealing member. In a set configuration, the frac plug device has both the friction fit engagement of the cone and the slip device and a single direction rachet locked engagement of an anchor ring with a threaded ring portion and an anchor mandrel with an exterior threaded mandrel portion of the anchor assembly. The ratchet lock engagement between the anchor ring and the anchor mandrel prevents backward movement of the cone away from the anchor mandrel so that the cap member engaged with the anchor mandrel locks the slip device in position on the cone.

Frac plug device with an anchor mandrel assembly for a locked set configuration

A support ring prevents an elastomer seal from extruding. The support ring is expanded and supports the expanded seal, preventing the elastomer seal failing due to extrusion.

Mechanical support ring for elastomer seal

A setting adapter assembly for setting a plug is provided, it comprises a setting body, a crossover sub, a shear ring connecting the setting body and the crossover sub temporarily, a rotating dog carrier at a lower end of the setting body, a plurality of rotating dogs accommodated in the rotating dog carrier; an inner mandrel, The rotating dogs are in their vertical position to compress the plug during a process of setting the plug, and during a process of withdrawing, the rotating dogs rotate 90 degrees into their horizontal position driven by the inner mandrel to allow the setting adapter assembly pass through the plug.

Setting adapter assembly for plug

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Matthew Patsy