US 2025/0059848 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR BYPASSING THROUGH AN EXPANDABLE METAL PACKER

Abstract

A technique facilitates improved actuation and use of packers which may be disposed along a well string placed in a borehole, e.g. a wellbore. Each packer may be constructed with a tubing, sometimes referred to as a mandrel, and an expandable metal bladder secured around the tubing via connections. The packer may further comprise a sealing element mounted about the expandable metal bladder. The packer also comprises couplings, e.g. a first coupling and a second coupling, connected at opposite ends of the tubing. The couplings each having a hole therethrough to provide a feedthrough running from an exterior to an interior of the tubing at both ends of the tubing.

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Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

a packer sized for placement along a well string to enable formation of a seal at a desired location in a borehole, the packer comprising:
a tubing;
an expandable metal bladder secured around the tubing via connections;
a sealing element mounted around the expandable metal bladder and positioned to move into sealing engagement with a surrounding borehole wall when the expandable metal bladder is sufficiently expanded via internal pressure;
and
a first coupling connected at a first end of the tubing and a second coupling connected at a second end of the tubing, the first and second couplings each having a hole therethrough to provide a feedthrough running from an exterior to an interior of the tubing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and methodology for bypassing through an expandable metal packer

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System and methodology for bypassing through an expandable metal packer

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Abstract

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