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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2011
Applicants:

Donald E. Mosing, Lafayette, LA (US);

David L. Sipos, Youngsville, LA (US);

Burney J. Latiolais, Jr., Lafayette, LA (US);

Samuel P. Hawkins, Iii, Lafayette, LA (US);

Keith T. Lutgring, Lafayette, LA (US);

Inventors:

Donald E. Mosing, Lafayette, LA (US);

David L. Sipos, Youngsville, LA (US);

Burney J. Latiolais, Jr., Lafayette, LA (US);

Samuel P. Hawkins, III, Lafayette, LA (US);

Keith T. Lutgring, Lafayette, LA (US);

Assignee:

Frank's International, Inc., Lafayette, LA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an apparatus to fluidly couple to a casing string. The apparatus may include a fill-up and circulating tool having a flow path extending therethrough, in which the fill-up and circulating tool is configured to fluidly couple to an upper end of the casing string, a cementing head assembly having a flow path extending therethrough, in which the flow path of the cementing head assembly is fluidly coupled to the flow path of the fill-up and circulating tool, and a releasing mechanism coupled to the cementing head assembly, in which the releasing mechanism is configured to release a fluid-conveyed sealing device through the cementing head assembly and into the fill-up and circulating tool.


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