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US 10,370,934 B2Granted
Systems and methods for an expandable packer
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsPierre-Yves Corre, Rania El Fadil
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system that includes a downhole packer assembly that includes an outer skin having a first axial length and an inner packer having a second axial length greater than the first axial length. The inner packer is disposed within the outer skin such that inflation of the inner packer causes the outer skin to expand.
Claims13
A downhole packer assembly, comprising:
- an outer skin having a first axial length;
- an inner packer having a second axial length greater than the first axial length, wherein the inner packer is disposed within the outer skin such that inflation of the inner packer causes the outer skin to expand;
- and
- a plurality of flowlines, wherein a first portion of each of the plurality of flowlines is at least partially embedded within the outer skin.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a packer assembly having an inner packer disposed within an outer skin, wherein a first axial length of the outer skin is less than a second axial length of the inner packer;
- providing the packer assembly with a plurality of flowlines, wherein a first portion of each of the plurality of flowlines is at least partially embedded within the outer skin;
- positioning the packer assembly in a wellbore;
- and
- inflating the inner packer until the outer skin seals against walls of the wellbore.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.