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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
David S. Bishop, Houston, TX (US);
Marc N. Samuelson, Houston, TX (US);
Christian F. Bayne, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jason A. Allen, Houston, TX (US);
Robert S. O'brien, Katy, TX (US);
Michael S. Manera, Tomball, TX (US);
David S. Bishop, Houston, TX (US);
Marc N. Samuelson, Houston, TX (US);
Christian F. Bayne, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jason A. Allen, Houston, TX (US);
Robert S. O'Brien, Katy, TX (US);
Michael S. Manera, Tomball, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An inverted seal including a disintegrable body, one or more inside dimension seals disposed in the body. A method for removing an inverted seal from a downhole environment including exposing the body of the inverted seal to a condition to which it is responsive, disintegrating a portion of the body. A method for deploying a conventional seal after an inverted seal in a borehole including positioning an inverted seal in a downhole location, utilizing the inverted seal for its intended purpose, removing at least a portion of a body of the inverted seal, running a conventional seal further downhole of the location of the inverted seal.