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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Zafer Erkol, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Zheng Rong Xu, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Ian Crossland, Richmond, TX (US);
Zafer Erkol, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Zheng Rong Xu, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Ian Crossland, Richmond, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A mechanism configured for mechanical self-deployment in a well. The mechanism may be primarily an open or closed-cell polymer foam positioned downhole in a pre-compressed state. Subsequently, the mechanism may be released from a housing for self-deployment and engagement with a wall of the well. Such a mechanism may serve the conventional purpose of a downhole packer or other similar restriction devices. Additionally, due to the self-deploying nature of the device, multiple such devices may be linked in series based upon user-determined criteria at the time of application. Thus, a reduction in the number of trips in the well may generally be realized.