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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:
Nov. 15, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2019
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Rajesh Parameshwaraiah, Houston, TX (US);

Lonnie Carl Helms, Humble, TX (US);

Min Mark Yuan, Katy, TX (US);

Handoko Tirto Santoso, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/14 (2006.01); E21B 34/06 (2006.01); E21B 34/08 (2006.01); F16K 15/00 (2006.01); E21B 34/10 (2006.01); E21B 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/14 (2013.01); E21B 2200/05 (2020.05);
Abstract

A buoyancy assist tool and a fluid barrier in a casing string define a buoyancy chamber therebetween. The buoyancy assist tool has a housing connected in the casing string with a retaining sleeve detachably connected in the housing. The retaining sleeve is movable from a first to a second position in the housing. A flapper disk is positioned in the housing and covers an upper end of the retaining sleeve in the first position of the retaining sleeve. In the second position of the retaining sleeve the flapper disk is in a retracted position out of the flow path through the housing.


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