CA2224668C - Method and apparatus for hybrid element casing packer for cased-hole applications - Google Patents
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- CA2224668C CA2224668C CA002224668A CA2224668A CA2224668C CA 2224668 C CA2224668 C CA 2224668C CA 002224668 A CA002224668 A CA 002224668A CA 2224668 A CA2224668 A CA 2224668A CA 2224668 C CA2224668 C CA 2224668C
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
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- E21B33/129—Packers; Plugs with mechanical slips for hooking into the casing
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US3272896P | 1996-12-14 | 1996-12-14 | |
| US60/032,728 | 1996-12-14 |
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| CA2224668A1 CA2224668A1 (en) | 1998-06-14 |
| CA2224668C true CA2224668C (en) | 2004-09-21 |
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| CA002224668A Expired - Lifetime CA2224668C (en) | 1996-12-14 | 1997-12-12 | Method and apparatus for hybrid element casing packer for cased-hole applications |
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| AU (1) | AU733346B2 (no) |
| CA (1) | CA2224668C (no) |
| GB (1) | GB2320734B (no) |
| NO (1) | NO313563B1 (no) |
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- 1997-12-12 CA CA002224668A patent/CA2224668C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-12-15 AU AU48347/97A patent/AU733346B2/en not_active Expired
- 1997-12-15 GB GB9726421A patent/GB2320734B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-12-15 NO NO19975894A patent/NO313563B1/no not_active IP Right Cessation
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| NO975894L (no) | 1998-06-15 |
| NO975894D0 (no) | 1997-12-15 |
| GB2320734A (en) | 1998-07-01 |
| CA2224668A1 (en) | 1998-06-14 |
| NO313563B1 (no) | 2002-10-21 |
| GB2320734B (en) | 2001-03-07 |
| AU733346B2 (en) | 2001-05-10 |
| AU4834797A (en) | 1998-06-18 |
| GB9726421D0 (en) | 1998-02-11 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKEX | Expiry |
Effective date: 20171212 |