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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2016
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/128 (2006.01); F16J 15/06 (2006.01); F16L 25/14 (2006.01); E21B 43/04 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/061 (2013.01); E21B 23/06 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 33/128 (2013.01); E21B 43/045 (2013.01); F16L 25/14 (2013.01); E21B 43/04 (2013.01);
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.


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