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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2004
Clayton Theriot, Sr., Houma, LA (US);
Clayton Theriot, Sr., Houma, LA (US);
Bilco Tools, Inc., Houma, LA (US);
Abstract
A toolfor suspending in a well retrieves various metal debris from the well, and includes an elongate tool bodywithin a plurality of circumferentially shaped slots. Each slot having a radially outward portion with a circumferential width less than a circumferential width of a radially inward portion. The plurality of magnetsare provided in each slot, and one or more stop ringsretain the plurality of magnets in the slots while allowing for removal of the magnets from the slots. Each of the plurality of magnetsmay be substantially enclosed within a non-ferrous carrierhaving an outer configuration for fitting within a respective of one of the plurality of slots. According to the method of invention, the magnets are postioned within the slots and are retained within the slots by the one or more stop rings, and the elongate tool body and the plurality of the magnets are suspended in a well.