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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Expro North Sea Limited, Dyce, GB;
Inventor:
Samuel Keith Taylor, Eastleigh, GB;
Assignee:
Expro North Sea Limited, Dyce, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/125 (2012.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/125 (2020.05); E21B 33/1208 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for contacting an open hole surface are provided. The apparatus includes an expandable portion surrounded by a contact portion configured to contact an open hole surface. The method includes expanding an expandable portion surrounded by a contact portion to create contact between the contact portion and an open hole surface.