EP3292265A4 - Downhole positioning and anchoring device - Google Patents

Downhole positioning and anchoring device Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3292265A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: anchoring device; downhole positioning; downhole; positioning; anchoring
Prior art date: 2015-05-05
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP16790110.7A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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Michael C. Robertson

Antony F. Grattan

Douglas J. Streibich

Marcelo J. LAXALT

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Robertson Intellectual Properties LLC

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Robertson Intellectual Properties LLC

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2015-05-05

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2016-05-05

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2019-03-27

2016-05-05 Application filed by Robertson Intellectual Properties LLC filed Critical Robertson Intellectual Properties LLC

2016-05-05 Priority claimed from PCT/US2016/031048 external-priority patent/WO2016179429A1/en

2018-03-14 Publication of EP3292265A1 publication Critical patent/EP3292265A1/en

2019-03-27 Publication of EP3292265A4 publication Critical patent/EP3292265A4/en

2020-08-26 Application granted granted Critical

2020-08-26 Publication of EP3292265B1 publication Critical patent/EP3292265B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2036-05-05 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- 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
- E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
- 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
- E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
- E21B23/02—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for locking the tools or the like in landing nipples or in recesses between adjacent sections of tubing

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Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201562157292P	2015-05-05	2015-05-05
PCT/US2016/031048 WO2016179429A1 (en)	2015-05-05	2016-05-05	Downhole positioning and anchoring device

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EP3292265A1 EP3292265A1 (en)	2018-03-14
EP3292265A4 true EP3292265A4 (en)	2019-03-27
EP3292265B1 EP3292265B1 (en)	2020-08-26

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