# US 2019/0376362 A1 · Anchor and seal system

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- Number: US 2019/0376362 A1
- Document ID: US20190376362A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/551,094
- Filed: 2019-08-26
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2016-10-14
- Assignees: Baker Hughes, A Ge Company, LLC
- Inventors: YingQing XU; Jason M. Harper; Barbara A. Pratt
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190376362A1

## CPC

- E21B 33/1293: {with means for anchoring against downward and upward movement (E21B33/1291, E21B33/1295 take precedence)}
- E21B 23/01: for anchoring the tools or the like (E21B23/02 - E21B23/06 take precedence; anchoring of drives in the borehole E21B4/18)
- E21B 33/128: with a member expanded radially by axial pressure (E21B33/122, E21B33/124 take precedence)
- E21B 33/1285: {by fluid pressure}
- E21B 33/129: with mechanical slips for hooking into the casing (E21B33/122, E21B33/124 take precedence)
- E21B 43/26: by forming crevices or fractures
- E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

## Abstract

An anchor and seal system including a slip, a cone in radially expanding communication with the slip, an element in loadable communication with the cone, and a pusher configured to radially displace the element to reside on an element retention surface of the pusher. A method for treating a borehole including running an anchor and seal system above to depth, activating a setting arrangement to anchor and seal the anchor and seal system.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for treating a borehole comprising:
running an anchor and seal system to depth, the system comprising:
a slip;
a cone in radially expanding communication with the slip;
an element in loadable communication with the cone; and
a pusher configured to radially displace the element to reside on an element retention surface of the pusher, the pusher prior to setting lacking direct contact with the cone;
activating a setting arrangement to anchor and seal the anchor and seal system;
deploying a plug to land in a seat of the anchor and seal system; and
pressuring the borehole against the plug in the seat to effect a borehole operation.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the borehole operation is fracturing.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the borehole operation is another setting operation.

### Claim 4

A method for treating a borehole comprising running an anchor and seal system to depth, the system comprising an anchor and seal system comprising:
a slip;
a cone in radially expanding communication with the slip;
an element in loadable communication with the cone;
a backup between the cone and the element; and
a pusher configured to radially displace the element to reside on an element retention surface of the pusher which presents the element for loaded contact between the pusher and a separate tubular when the element is disposed on the element retention surface wherein the pusher includes a plug seat; and
activating a setting arrangement to anchor and seal the anchor and seal system; and
deploying a plug to land in a seat of the anchor and seal system; and
pressuring the borehole against the plug in the seat to effect a borehole operation.

### Claim 5

A borehole system comprising:
a tubular string; and
an anchor and seal system comprising:
a slip;
a cone in radially expanding communication with the slip; and
an element in loadable communication with the cone; and
a pusher configured to radially displace the element to reside on an element retention surface of the pusher, the pusher further including a plug seat.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The borehole system as claimed in claim 5 wherein the pusher includes a radially outwardly bowing section.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The borehole as claimed in claim 6 wherein the pusher further includes a shortenable section.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The borehole system as claimed in claim 7 wherein the shortenable section is a cylindrical structure with a plurality of openings therein weakening an axially crush resistance thereof.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The borehole system as claimed in claim 7 wherein the shortenable section is a bellows shaped structure.