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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2007
Piro Shkurti, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Lap T. Tran, Houston, TX (US);
William M. Roberts, Tomball, TX (US);
George J. Melenyzer, Cypress, TX (US);
Piro Shkurti, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Lap T. Tran, Houston, TX (US);
William M. Roberts, Tomball, TX (US);
George J. Melenyzer, Cypress, TX (US);
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A downhole tool for isolating zones in a well includes a mandrel, a sealing element disposed around the mandrel, an upper cone disposed around the mandrel proximate an upper end of the sealing element, an upper slip assembly disposed around the mandrel adjacent a sloped surface of the upper cone, a lower cone disposed around the mandrel proximate a lower end of the sealing element, a lower slip assembly disposed around the mandrel adjacent a sloped surface of the lower cone, and two element end rings. The two element end rings include a first element end ring disposed adjacent the upper end of the sealing element and a second element end ring disposed adjacent the lower end of the sealing element. The downhole tool includes two element barrier assemblies; each assembly disposed adjacent one of the two element end rings.