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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2019
Applicant:
The Wellboss Company, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
David Hughes, Houston, TX (US);
Evan Lloyd Davies, Houston, TX (US);
Luis Miguel Avila, Pearland, TX (US);
Assignee:
The WellBoss Company, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/129 (2006.01); F16K 15/04 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2013.01); F16K 15/04 (2013.01); E21B 33/1293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A downhole tool having a mandrel, a first slip, a second slip, a lower sleeve, and a tethered ball assembly. The mandrel includes a proximate end; a distal end; a bore having a ball seat associated therewith; and an outer surface. The first slip is disposed around the mandrel. The second slip is disposed around the mandrel. The lower sleeve is proximate to the first slip, and engaged with the outer surface at the distal end. The tethered ball assembly includes a ball; a drag; and at least one tether coupled between the ball and the drag.