Releasable downhole component for subterranean deployment along a wellbore string

A downhole component for integration along a wellbore string extending along a wellbore, comprising:

• one or more fluid conduits connectable to the wellbore string and defining a conduit passage enabling fluid flow therethrough;
• a sealing element connected to the one or more fluid conduits, the sealing element being operable between a disengaged configuration, where the sealing element is disengaged from an inner surface of the wellbore, and an engaged configuration, where the sealing element is engaged with the inner surface of the wellbore and seals portions of the wellbore on either side thereof;
• an actuation assembly comprising:
• a blocking member releasably secured to the one or more fluid conduits on a first side of the sealing element;
• and
• an actuation member slidably connected to the one or more fluid conduits on a second side of the sealing element, the actuation member being fluid-pressure operable to engage and operate the sealing element from the disengaged configuration to the engaged configuration;
• and
• a release mechanism operatively connected to the blocking member and being operable to release the blocking member to enable movement thereof away from the actuation member to enable the sealing element to revert to the disengaged configuration, wherein the release mechanism is adapted to be selectively and independently operated relative to additional release mechanisms associated with adjacent downhole components along the wellbore string,
• wherein the release mechanism comprises a release member, connected to the one or more fluid conduits and adapted to engage the blocking member, and a biasing member, adapted to releasably secure the release member in engagement with the blocking member to prevent movement thereof, and
• wherein the one or more fluid conduits comprise a plurality of slots extending through a thickness thereof and the release member comprises a plurality of pegs, each peg positioned in a respective slot and comprising a bottom end, communicating with the conduit passage for engagement with the biasing member, and a top end, adapted to engage the blocking member.