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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Innovex Downhole Solutions, Inc., The Woodlands, TX (US);
Nick Tonti, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Justin Kellner, Adkins, TX (US);
Carl Martin, The Woodlands, TX (US);
INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A downhole tool includes an expandable sleeve having an outer surface. The expandable sleeve is configured to expand radially outwards without fracturing apart. The tool also includes a plurality of button inserts positioned at least partially in the expandable sleeve and extending outward past the outer surface by a first distance, so as to engage a surrounding tubular when the expandable sleeve is expanded. The tool further includes a first band of grit material on the outer surface, adjacent to at least one row of the plurality of button inserts. The first band of grit material extends outward from the outer surface by at least the first distance, to shield the plurality of button inserts during run-in of the downhole tool.