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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2024
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
David Bishop, Cypress, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A retaining ring, including a body, a first end extending from the body, and a second end extending from the body, the second end engageable with the first end and releasable from the first end at a threshold energy input. A collet release configuration including a collet having a shoulder thereon, a ring disposed radially adjacent the collet, a sleeve actuable by movement of the collet only with the ring unreleased. A method for actuating a tool, including deflecting a collet, loading a ring, with the collet against a structure of the tool, actuating the tool with the ring, releasing the ring, and deflecting the collet. A borehole system, including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and a retaining ring, disposed within or as a part of the string.