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Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020

Filed:

May. 16, 2016
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Todd Anthony Stair, Spring, TX (US);

Gary Joe Makowiecki, Spring, TX (US);

Carlos Alejandro Valdez, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/126 (2006.01); E21B 37/10 (2006.01); E21B 33/16 (2006.01); E21B 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/126 (2013.01); E21B 33/16 (2013.01); E21B 33/14 (2013.01); E21B 37/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A wiper dart includes one or more wiper elements disposed about a mandrel, each wiper element comprising a wiper cup that extends radially outward and rearwardly relative to the mandrel, and a nose assembly coupled to the mandrel. A drive element is disposed about the mandrel and includes a shoe and a cup coupled to the shoe. The cup extends radially outward and rearwardly from the shoe and exhibits a maximum diameter less than or equal to a maximum diameter of the one or more wiper elements, and the shoe provides at least one of axial and radial support to the cup.


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