Halliburton Company

Scott T MacLaughlin

Kenneth D Caskey

Eric P Lubitz

A coiled tubing set inflatable packer, bridge plug and releasing tool therefor. The packer and bridge plug comprise an adapter with a mandrel slidably disposed therein. A pressure actuated piston releases a locking ball between the mandrel and adapter during an inflation cycle and allows movement of the mandrel such that the locking ball again locks the mandrel and adapter when the mandrel is moved to a sealed position wherein the inflatable packer element is sealingly closed. The inflatable packer of the present invention comprises a valve for opening a central passageway through the packer. A J-slot in the packer allows a plurality of inflation cycles to insure proper setting of the packer prior to actuation of the valve. The bridge plug of the present invention comprises a bypass passage therethrough which may be opened by upward movement of a central mandrel. A releasing tool is provided for releasing the packer or bridge plug in the well bore after setting of the packer element. A releasing plug or releasing ball is used to move a releasing mandrel and disengage locking dogs from an overshot on the releasing tool so that the releasing tool may be removed from the well bore.

Coiled tubing set inflatable packer, bridge plug and releasing tool

A plugging apparatus for a gravel packer. The apparatus includes a plug comprising an operating mandrel slidably received in an outer mandrel. A collet is positioned on the outer mandrel. Actuation of the operating mandrel allows engagement of the collet with a threaded portion in the packer for locking the collet into such engagement. The plug is positioned in the packer and actuated to a locking position by use of a setting tool which has a portion press fit on a ring spring mounted on the operating mandrel. Once the collet is in the locked position, the setting tool may be removed from the ring spring. The plug may be retrieved by a retrieving tool which has a collet which engages the ring spring. The retrieving tool is used to actuate the operating mandrel to disengage the collet from the threaded portion of the packer and then to retrieve the plug from the packer.

Plugging apparatus for a gravel packer

A well tool having reciprocating portions can be locked in a predetermined position by a latching mechanism which is responsive to externally applied pressure, as opposed to mere movement of the reciprocating elements to the predetermined position. The actuating pressure can be applied through the annulus or through a pipe string in which the tool is located.

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Royal Palm Beach, FL, United States of America

Scott T MacLaughlin