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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Weatherford U.k. Limited, Leicestershire, GB;
Santiago Galvez Porta, Peterhead, GB;
Stephen Reid, Leicestershire, GB;
Philip CG Egleton, Newmachar, GB;
WEATHERFORD U.K. LIMITED, , GB;
Abstract
A downhole slip apparatus that includes a radially extendable slip assembly. The radially extendable slip assembly including a primary slip arrangement and a secondary slip arrangement. The downhole slip apparatus is arranged such that during a first phase of operation the primary and secondary slip arrangements are radially extendable simultaneously from a retracted configuration towards and/or into a first extended configuration. The downhole slip apparatus is also arranged such that during a subsequent second phase of operation the secondary slip arrangement is radially extendable relative to the primary slip arrangement towards and/or into a second extended configuration.