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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2009
Applicant:
Sidney K. Smith, Conroe, TX (US);
Inventor:
Sidney K. Smith, Conroe, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A launching tool with interlock system for a downhole cement plug includes a mandrel having one or more windows therein; an interlock system disposed at the mandrel, the interlock system having a release member; one or more dogs extending from the release member through the one or more windows; a collet disposed at the mandrel and restrained by a restrainer, the restrainer releasable only after release of the interlock system and method.