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US 11,767,736 B2Granted
Dart for downhole device and downhole device
AssigneeKureha Corporation
InventorShinya Takahashi
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Abstract
In a dart for a downhole device according to the present invention, a ball is formed of a first degradable material having a first degradation rate, a mandrel is formed of a second degradable material having a second degradation rate lower than the first degradation rate, and a sleeve is formed of the second degradable material or a third degradable material having a third degradation rate lower than the second degradation rate.
Claims4
A dart for a downhole device, comprising:
- a ball;
- a cylindrical mandrel having a ball seat on which the ball is seated;
- and
- a sleeve attached to an outer periphery of the mandrel,
- wherein the mandrel has a plurality of circumferential grooves on the outer periphery,
- the sleeve includes an upper collet and a lower collet that are inclined radially inwardly of the mandrel,
- one of the upper collet or the lower collet engages the groove of the mandrel by reducing a diameter, and the other is in contact with a part between the grooves of the mandrel by increasing the diameter,
- the ball is formed of a first degradable material having a first degradation rate,
- the mandrel is formed of a second degradable material having a second degradation rate that is less than the first degradation rate,
- the sleeve is formed of a third degradable material having a third degradation rate that is less than the second degradation rate, and
- the sleeve serves as an adjustment mechanism for engaging the dart at any frac valve position in a liner.
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A dart for a downhole device, comprising:
- a ball;
- a cylindrical mandrel having a ball seat on which the ball is seated;
- and
- a sleeve attached to an outer periphery of the mandrel,
- wherein the mandrel has a plurality of circumferential grooves on the outer periphery,
- the sleeve includes an upper collet and a lower collet that are inclined radially inwardly of the mandrel,
- one of the upper collet or the lower collet engages the groove of the mandrel by reducing a diameter, and the other is in contact with a part between the grooves of the mandrel by increasing the diameter,
- the sleeve, the mandrel, and the ball are each formed of a degradable material, and
- the sleeve and the mandrel have a lead time for degradation, wherein the sleeve and the mandrel each have a non-degradable coating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.