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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Geodynamics, Inc., Millsap, TX (US);
Inventors:
John T. Hardesty, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Philip M. Snider, Tomball, TX (US);
David S. Wesson, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
GEODYNAMICS, INC., Millsap, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/129 (2006.01); E21B 33/128 (2006.01); E21B 34/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 33/128 (2013.01); E21B 33/1293 (2013.01); E21B 34/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite plug for sealing a well includes a mandrel having an internal bore, the mandrel having a first end and a second end, opposite to the first end, and the bore extending from the first end to the second end; plural elements distributed along the mandrel in a given order and configured to seal the well; and a bypass mechanism, different from the bore, built into the composite plug and configured to allow a controlled leak of a fluid from the well, past the composite plug.