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US 7,690,436 B2Granted
Pressure isolation plug for horizontal wellbore and associated methods
AssigneeWeatherford/Lamb, Inc.
InventorsRocky Turley, John McKeanchnie
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AssigneeWeatherford/Lamb, Inc.
InventorsRocky Turley, John McKeanchnie
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A wellbore pressure isolation apparatus is deployed in a wellbore and has a sealing element that can be activated to seal against an interior surface of a surrounding tubular. Once set, a ball valve in the apparatus restricts upward fluid communication through the apparatus, and another ball valve in the apparatus can restrict downward fluid communication through the apparatus. These ball valve can have disintegratable balls intended to disintegrate in wellbore conditions after different periods of time. To facilitate deployment of the apparatus in a horizontal section of the well bore, the apparatus has a plurality of rollers positioned on a distal end. In addition, the apparatus has a ring disposed about the body between the distal body portion and an adjacent body portion. The ring has an outside diameter at least greater than that of the adjacent body portion to facilitate pumping of the apparatus in the wellbore.
A wellbore pressure isolation apparatus, comprising:
A wellbore pressure isolation method, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.