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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:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Klaas J Zwart, Cults, Aberdeen AB1 9NX, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166382 ; 166215 ; 166123 ;
Abstract
A downhole running system for use in setting a downhole tool in a bore includes a running tool comprising: radially extending members for holding the tool at a desired location in a bore and being selectively configurable, in a first configuration, to permit running the tool in through a restriction in a bore and, in a second configuration, to prevent passage of the tool through a restriction and to engage the wall of a bore to permit manipulation of the tool against a fixed point in the bore; an arrangement for releasably mounting a downhole tool on the running tool; and an arrangement for setting the downhole tool.