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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 25, 2011
Henry Eugene Rogers, Duncan, OK (US);
Steven Lee Holden, Fletcher, OK (US);
Frank V. Acosta, Duncan, OK (US);
Henry Eugene Rogers, Duncan, OK (US);
Steven Lee Holden, Fletcher, OK (US);
Frank V. Acosta, Duncan, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a first casing string comprising one or more profiled seats furrowed into the first casing string's inner casing wall, a second casing string comprising an upper casing joint, a lower casing joint, and a tension-set external mechanical casing (EMC) packer positioned between the upper casing joint and the lower casing joint, wherein the tension-set EMC packer comprises a mandrel that is attached to the upper casing joint and to the lower casing joint, wherein the second casing string is disposed within the first casing string such that a casing casing annulus (CCA) is formed between the first casing string's inside diameter (ID) and the second casing string's outside diameter (OD), and wherein the recessed seats are positioned below the tension-set EMC packer prior to any engagement of the tension-set EMC packer with the first casing string.