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Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2012
Applicant:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

Pierre-Yves Corre, Eu, FR;

Jean-Louis Pessin, Amiens, FR;

Julian Pop, Houston, TX (US);

Stéphane Metayer, Abbeville, FR;

Stephen Yeldell, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/127 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/127 (2013.01); E21B 49/082 (2013.01);
Abstract

A packer assembly with an enhanced sealing layer is provided. The packer assembly may have an outer bladder with drains. The packer assembly may further have an inflatable inner packer disposed inside the outer bladder such that inflation of the inner packer causes the outer bladder to expand. End pieces may be coupled to the inner bladder and the outer bladder, and flowlines may be in fluid communication with the drains and the end pieces. A piston ring may reinforce the packer assembly. The piston ring may have three or more passive pistons which expand with the packer assembly during testing.


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