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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Carmichael, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Paul Howlett, Aberdeen, GB;
Assignee:
Specialised Petroleum Services Limited, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 3/3127 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 3/3127 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method is disclosed for setting inflatable packers in a well bore which includes the transporting of settable fluid from the surface with a work string or liner as it is run in the well. The invention therefore negates the requirement of having to pump cement or the like to precise locations down hole to the vicinity of the packers to be set.