Non-metallic slip assembly and related methods
AssigneeWireline Solutions, LLC
InventorsLouis W. CHENAULT, Graham L. CHENAULT, Glen HOLCOMB, Kenneth W. STOKLEY
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Abstract
A downhole isolation tool includes a mandrel made of non-metallic material, the mandrel comprising an isolation region at a first end of the mandrel, a shear sleeve adapter disposable on an outer surface of the isolation region, the shear sleeve adapter having holes aligned with holes in the outer surface of the isolation region, a slip assembly positioned around an outer surface of the mandrel, a packing element positioned around the outer surface of the mandrel, and a shoe positioned around the outer surface of the mandrel at a second end of the mandrel.
Claims20
A downhole tool for isolating a wellbore, the downhole tool comprising:
- a mandrel made of non-metallic material, the mandrel comprising an isolation region at a first end of the mandrel;
- a shear sleeve adapter disposable on an outer surface of the isolation region, the shear sleeve adapter having holes aligned with holes in the outer surface of the isolation region;
- a slip assembly positioned around an outer surface of the mandrel;
- a packing element positioned around the outer surface of the mandrel;
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- a shoe positioned around the outer surface of the mandrel at a second end of the mandrel.
A downhole tool for isolating a wellbore, the downhole tool comprising:
- a mandrel made of non-metallic material, the mandrel having a first outer diameter at a first end thereof and a second outer diameter at a second end thereof, the first outer diameter being greater than the second outer diameter and comprising an isolation region;
- a slip assembly coupled to the mandrel around the second outer diameter;
- a packing element coupled to the mandrel around the second outer diameter;
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- a shoe coupled to a second end of the mandrel along the second outer diameter.
A downhole tool for isolating a wellbore, the downhole tool comprising:
- a mandrel made of non-metallic material, the mandrel comprising an isolation region at a first end of the mandrel;
- a shear sleeve adapter disposable on an outer surface of the isolation region, the shear sleeve adapter having holes aligned with holes in the outer surface of the isolation region;
- a shoe positioned around the outer surface of the mandrel at a second end of the mandrel;
- a packing element positioned around the outer surface of the mandrel;
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- a slip assembly positioned around the outer surface of the mandrel, wherein the slip assembly comprises:
- a first slip carrier made of non-metallic material coupled to the mandrel adjacent to the isolation region;
- a plurality of first slip inserts coupled to the first slip carrier, the first slip carrier and plurality of first slip inserts forming a first assembly;
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- a second slip carrier made of non-metallic material coupled to the mandrel adjacent to the shoe;
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- a plurality of second slip inserts coupled to the second slip carrier, the second slip carrier and the plurality of second slip inserts forming a second slip assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.