Running and setting tool for well packers

Patent · Tue Aug 25 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6109806

Lustig, L M; Ritchie, D E

A running and setting tool for a well packer is described. The packer has a tubular mandrel, upper and lower slip assemblies encircling the mandrel, upper and lower slip assemblies encircling the mandrel, a seal assembly located between the slip assemblies, and means on the mandrel including a setting sleeve for setting the slip assemblies. The tool consists of: a tubular setting tool mandrel having a first end portion arranged for connection to a string of pipe for lowering the setting tool and packer into a well bore and having a second end portion; releasable means on the setting tool mandrel releasably connecting the the setting tool mandrel to the packer mandrel, the releasable means includes a collet located on the setting tool mandrel, the collect having a plurality of collet portions arranged to engage the packer mandrel; a tubular setting member encircling the setting tool mandrel in telescoping relationship, the tubular setting member having a first end releasably connected to the first end of the setting tool mandrel and having a second end arranged for engagement with the setting sleeve of the packer; a variable volume chamber located between the setting tool mandrel and setting member; a port in the setting tool mandrel connecting the interior of the setting tool mandrel with the chamber; valve means in the second end portion of the setting tool mandrel for selectively preventing flow through the interior of the setting tool mandrel and causing flow into the chamber to move the setting member downwardly relative to the setting tool mandrel to set the slip assemblies; and, means on the second end portion of the setting tool mandrel for retaining the releasably means.

• Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX
• Patent Number(s): US 4688634
• OSTI ID: 6109806
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
03 NATURAL GAS
030300 -- Natural Gas-- Drilling
Production
& Processing
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DRILL PIPES
DRILLING EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HOISTING
HOISTS
INSTALLATION
MATERIALS HANDLING
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
NATURAL GAS WELLS
OIL WELLS
PACKINGS
PIPES
SEALS
SLEEVES
TUBES
VALVES
WELLS