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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric E Andersen, Ponca City, OK (US);
Larry K Moran, Ponca City, OK (US);
Richard M Hodge, Ponca City, OK (US);
Nobuo Morita, Ponca City, OK (US);
Assignee:
Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166278 ; 166 51 ; 166 55 ; 166100 ; 166321 ; 166383 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a single trip system for placing perforating apparatus and sand control equipment in a wellbore. This system includes a casing string equipped with extendible pistons and a pumpable activator plug for extending the pistons. Additionally, this system utilizes a single gravel-pack and completion tool string. Further, this system includes a means for opening the extendible pistons to fluid flow.