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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2006
Aristeo Rios, Iii, Houston, TX (US);
Greg Marshall, Magnolia, TX (US);
Stephen Hermes Hester, Houston, TX (US);
Adrian Vuyk, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Ken W. Winterrowd, Pearland, TX (US);
Dan Blankenship, Shoreacres, TX (US);
Aristeo Rios, III, Houston, TX (US);
Greg Marshall, Magnolia, TX (US);
Stephen Hermes Hester, Houston, TX (US);
Adrian Vuyk, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Ken W. Winterrowd, Pearland, TX (US);
Dan Blankenship, Shoreacres, TX (US);
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An anchor for a wellbore is adaptable to be operated in at least two separate and distinct ways. In one embodiment, a whipstock anchor is provided that can be operated either mechanically or hydraulically. In another embodiment, the anchor is designed to run through a restriction in a retracted position and thereafter expanded to position a wellbore tool in the wellbore. Preferably, the anchor is expandable to set in wellbores of various sizes and either cased or uncased.