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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2004
Applicants:
Brian W. Cho, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Rodney J. Wetzel, Katy, TX (US);
Rashmi Bhavsar, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brian W. Cho, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Rodney J. Wetzel, Katy, TX (US);
Rashmi Bhavsar, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21D 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique includes deploying a spring downhole, energizing the spring and using the energized spring to form an annular barrier in the well. The spring may be energized prior to being run downhole or after being run downhole, depending on the particular embodiment of the invention.