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US 11,078,750 B2Granted
Plug system
AssigneeWeatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
InventorRichard Lee Giroux
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Abstract
A system for cementing a tubular within a wellbore includes a connector; a tubular housing attached to the connector and disposed in the tubular; and a plug disposed in the tubular housing and releasably attached to the tubular housing.
Claims20
A method of cementing a tubular in a wellbore, comprising:
- coupling a plug system to the tubular, the plug system including:
- a connector coupled to the tubular;
- a tubular housing attached to the connector and at least partially disposed in the tubular;
- and
- a first plug disposed in the tubular housing and releasably attached to the tubular housing;
- after the tubular housing is placed within the wellbore, releasing the first plug from the tubular housing by landing a sealing object in the first plug;
- opening a port in the first plug;
- and
- flowing cement through the port, out of the tubular, and into an annulus between the tubular and the wellbore.
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