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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Michael Allen, Saar, BH;
Frederick Lemme, Katy, TX (US);
Nitin Y. Vaidya, Missouri City, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a swellable packer having a support element. A portion of the support element is substantially adjacent to the base tubular. Another portion of the support element is separated from the base tubular and a portion of the area between the support element and the base tubular is filled with the swellable material. Also disclosed herein is a sealing system including a packer as described above and a method for sealing within a wellbore using a packer as describe above.