Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Downhole apparatus with a swellable seal
- Patent Title (中): 具有可膨胀密封的井下设备
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Application No.: US12470406Application Date: 2009-05-21
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Publication No.: US08191643B2Publication Date: 2012-06-05
- Inventor: Kim Nutley , Brian Nutley
- Applicant: Kim Nutley , Brian Nutley
- Applicant Address: GB Dyce, Aberdeen
- Assignee: Swelltec Limited
- Current Assignee: Swelltec Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Dyce, Aberdeen
- Agency: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.
- Priority: GB0623138.5 20061121; GB0710384.9 20070531
- Main IPC: E21B33/12
- IPC: E21B33/12

Abstract:
A downhole apparatus for location on a tubular, an assembly, and a method of use are described. The apparatus comprises a body with a throughbore configured to receive a tubular, and at least one swellable member that comprises a material selected to expand upon exposure to at least one predetermined fluid. The swellable member is arranged to provide a seal between the body and a tubular on which it is located during use, for example in a micro-annulus between the body and the tubular. Advantageously, the apparatus may be configured such that the body is moveable on the tubular before expansion, which may permit the apparatus to be slipped or slid onto the tubular into its desired location. The apparatus may be configured to rotate or slide on the tubular.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090272546A1 DOWNHOLE APPARATUS WITH A SWELLABLE SEAL Public/Granted day:2009-11-05
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