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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
Advanced Frac Systems Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Henry Joe Jordan, Jr., Willis, TX (US);
Advanced Frac Systems LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A plug is provided that includes a mandrel, a sealing element, a slip and ramp assembly, a lock ring, at least one antirotation device, and a lower ball standoff. The slip and ramp assembly have linear and radial angles allowing a mandrel wall that is thin when compared to the overall diameter of the mandrel. The sealing element is configured so that when set additional pressure from the surface increases the sealing ability of the sealing element. Antirotation devices are provided to assist in mill out. Lock ring is provided to keep the slips in their set position and a further configured so that additional downward forces increase the locking ability of lock ring. A lower ball standoff is provided so that in the event of reverse flow a ball from below is prevented from lodging within the plug and is held at the lower end of the plug were standoffs are provided to allow fluid flow around the ball.