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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2011
Applicant:
Sidney K. Smith, Conroe, TX (US);
Inventor:
Sidney K. Smith, Conroe, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/08 (2006.01); E21B 33/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wiper plug launching tool and a method of wiping a tubular after cementing, the wiper plug launching tool including a wiper plug; a retainer in operable communication with the wiper plug; and an interlock system operatively arranged for releasing the retainer only upon release of the interlock system.