GB2340864B - Apparatus and method for inflating packers in a drilling well - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for inflating packers in a drilling well

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Publication number
GB2340864B
GB2340864B GB9919556A GB9919556A GB2340864B GB 2340864 B GB2340864 B GB 2340864B GB 9919556 A GB9919556 A GB 9919556A GB 9919556 A GB9919556 A GB 9919556A GB 2340864 B GB2340864 B GB 2340864B
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Prior art keywords
drilling well
inflating packers
packers
inflating
drilling
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9919556A
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GB9919556D0 (en
Inventor
Mark Carmichael
Paul David Howlett
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Schlumberger UK Holdings Ltd
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SPS Afos International Ltd
SPS Afos Group Ltd
Specialised Petroleum Services Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9726980.7A external-priority patent/GB9726980D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9801225.5A external-priority patent/GB9801225D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9803915.9A external-priority patent/GB9803915D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9804339.1A external-priority patent/GB9804339D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9812988.5A external-priority patent/GB9812988D0/en
Priority to GB9919556A priority Critical patent/GB2340864B/en
Application filed by SPS Afos International Ltd, SPS Afos Group Ltd, Specialised Petroleum Services Ltd filed Critical SPS Afos International Ltd
Priority claimed from PCT/GB1998/003795 external-priority patent/WO1999032756A1/en
Publication of GB9919556D0 publication Critical patent/GB9919556D0/en
Publication of GB2340864A publication Critical patent/GB2340864A/en
Publication of GB2340864B publication Critical patent/GB2340864B/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
    • E21B43/10—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/127—Packers; Plugs with inflatable sleeve

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • On-Site Construction Work That Accompanies The Preparation And Application Of Concrete (AREA)
GB9919556A 1997-12-22 1998-12-22 Apparatus and method for inflating packers in a drilling well Expired - Fee Related GB2340864B (en)

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GB9919556A GB2340864B (en) 1997-12-22 1998-12-22 Apparatus and method for inflating packers in a drilling well

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9726980.7A GB9726980D0 (en) 1997-12-22 1997-12-22 Apparatus and method for inflating packers in a drilling well
GBGB9801225.5A GB9801225D0 (en) 1998-01-21 1998-01-21 Apparatus and method for inflating packers in a drilling well
GBGB9803915.9A GB9803915D0 (en) 1998-02-26 1998-02-26 Apparatus and method for inflating packers in a drilling well
GBGB9804339.1A GB9804339D0 (en) 1998-03-03 1998-03-03 Apparatus and a method for inflating packers in a drilling well
GBGB9812988.5A GB9812988D0 (en) 1998-06-17 1998-06-17 Apparatus and method for inflating packers in a drilling well
PCT/GB1998/003795 WO1999032756A1 (en) 1997-12-22 1998-12-22 Apparatus and method for inflating packers in a well
GB9919556A GB2340864B (en) 1997-12-22 1998-12-22 Apparatus and method for inflating packers in a drilling well

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GB9919556D0 GB9919556D0 (en) 1999-10-20
GB2340864A GB2340864A (en) 2000-03-01
GB2340864B true GB2340864B (en) 2002-07-31

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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1342927A (en) * 1918-12-07 1920-06-08 Arthur T Ruthven Well-plugging apparatus
US2942666A (en) * 1956-12-27 1960-06-28 Jersey Prod Res Co Wireline plugging device
US2978029A (en) * 1959-05-11 1961-04-04 Jersey Prod Res Co Plug for well boreholes
US3783940A (en) * 1972-04-19 1974-01-08 Schlumberger Technology Corp Apparatus for plugging well bores with hardenable fluent substances
GB2310677A (en) * 1996-01-22 1997-09-03 Baker Hughes Inc Running liners on coiled tubing

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1342927A (en) * 1918-12-07 1920-06-08 Arthur T Ruthven Well-plugging apparatus
US2942666A (en) * 1956-12-27 1960-06-28 Jersey Prod Res Co Wireline plugging device
US2978029A (en) * 1959-05-11 1961-04-04 Jersey Prod Res Co Plug for well boreholes
US3783940A (en) * 1972-04-19 1974-01-08 Schlumberger Technology Corp Apparatus for plugging well bores with hardenable fluent substances
GB2310677A (en) * 1996-01-22 1997-09-03 Baker Hughes Inc Running liners on coiled tubing

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