E - Fixed Constructions – 21 – B
Patent
E - Fixed Constructions
21
B
E21B 33/127 (2006.01) E21B 23/00 (2006.01) E21B 33/124 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2168053
An inflation tool for an external casing packer (ECP) is provided. It allows isolation of each ECP and inflation with mud, cement, or other fluids. The opening for the ECP is isolated by appropriate seals, while a passage in the inflation tool is closed off by a plug which allows internal fluid pressure build-up. A sliding sleeve valve is responsive to built-up pressure and opens to allow access to the ECP. Upon complete inflation of the ECP, the pressure applied is removed, allowing the sleeve to close and the pressure between the seals surrounding the opening to the ECP is equalized with the wellbore. Excess mud or other inflation material can be reversed out by a bypass feature around the plug. A pressure-relief feature in the inflation tool allows further pressure equalization for the string, which was used to run the tool in the hole, to facilitate its removal.
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Sim & Mcburney
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