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US3169579A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Axially spaced well packers

Assignee: Mcgaffey-Taylor Corp
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Filing: 1961-02-14
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Granted: 1965-02-16
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Expires: 1981-02-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Marcus W Haines

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 23:35
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B33/00; E21B33/10; E21B33/12; E21B33/124

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 205 words
A WELL TOOL INCLUDING; A TUBULAR BODY AND TUBULAR MEANS CONNECTED FOR RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT; RESILIENT SLEEVE PACKERS AXIALLY SPACED ON SAID TUBULAR MEANS; SAID BODY HAVING A PORT THEREIN OPENING OUTSIDE SAID TUBULAR MEANS BETWEEN SAID PACKERS; SAID TUBULAR MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF MEMBERS CONNECTED FOR RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT; MEANS CONNECTING THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID PACKERS WITH SAID MEMBERS; MEANS FOR ANCHORING ONE OF THE MEMBERS IN THE WELL; MEANS RELESABLY CONNECTING THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS AND SAID BODY FOR JOINT AXIAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID ONE MEMBER; MEANS ON SAID OTHER MEMBER ENGAGED WITH THE UPPER END OF THE UPPERMOST PACKER FOR COMPRESSING AND EXPANDING SAID PACKER RESPONSIVE TO SAID JOINT AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID OTHER MEMBER AND BODY RELATIVE TO SAID ONE MEMBER; SAID RELEASABLE MEANS RELEASING SAID BODY FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID OTHER MEMBER AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED LOAD IMPOSED ON SAID RELEASABLE MEANS BY THE AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY DURING SAID COMPRESSION OF SAID UPPERMOST PACKER; AND MEANS ON SAID BODY ENGAGED WITH THE UPPER END OF THE LOWERMOST PACKER OPERABLE TO COMPRESS AND EXPAND THE LOWERMOST PACKER RESPONSIVE TO SAID AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY RELATIVE TO SAID PAIR OF MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 205 words
A WELL TOOL INCLUDING; A TUBULAR BODY AND TUBULAR MEANS CONNECTED FOR RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT; RESILIENT SLEEVE PACKERS AXIALLY SPACED ON SAID TUBULAR MEANS; SAID BODY HAVING A PORT THEREIN OPENING OUTSIDE SAID TUBULAR MEANS BETWEEN SAID PACKERS; SAID TUBULAR MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF MEMBERS CONNECTED FOR RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT; MEANS CONNECTING THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID PACKERS WITH SAID MEMBERS; MEANS FOR ANCHORING ONE OF THE MEMBERS IN THE WELL; MEANS RELESABLY CONNECTING THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS AND SAID BODY FOR JOINT AXIAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID ONE MEMBER; MEANS ON SAID OTHER MEMBER ENGAGED WITH THE UPPER END OF THE UPPERMOST PACKER FOR COMPRESSING AND EXPANDING SAID PACKER RESPONSIVE TO SAID JOINT AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID OTHER MEMBER AND BODY RELATIVE TO SAID ONE MEMBER; SAID RELEASABLE MEANS RELEASING SAID BODY FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID OTHER MEMBER AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED LOAD IMPOSED ON SAID RELEASABLE MEANS BY THE AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY DURING SAID COMPRESSION OF SAID UPPERMOST PACKER; AND MEANS ON SAID BODY ENGAGED WITH THE UPPER END OF THE LOWERMOST PACKER OPERABLE TO COMPRESS AND EXPAND THE LOWERMOST PACKER RESPONSIVE TO SAID AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY RELATIVE TO SAID PAIR OF MEMBERS.

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