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US3361207A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Retrievable subsurface well tools

Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
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Filing: 1964-09-04
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Granted: 1968-01-02
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Expires: 1984-09-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 David V Chenoweth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 23:06
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B33/00; E21B33/10; E21B33/12; E21B33/129; E21B33/1295; E21B33/12955

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
IN A WELL TOOL ADAPTE TO BE SET IN A WELL BORE: A BODY STRUCTURE; NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS IN SAID BODY STRUCTURE; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY STRUCTURE IN ONE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO SAID NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS FOR EXPANDING SAID NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS OUTWARDLY, SAID EXPANDING MEANS INCLUDING CHAMBER MEANS CONTAINING A GAS UNDER PRESSURE EXERTING A CONSTANT FORCE EXTENDING TO RETAIN AND NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS IN EXPANDED CONDITION; FIRST RELEASABLE CLUTCH MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID BODY STRUCTURE AND NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS FOR PREVENTING SUCH MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO SAID NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS; AND SECOND RELEASABLE CLUTCH MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID BODY STRUCTURE AND NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS FOR PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO SAID NORMALLY
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 123 words
IN A WELL TOOL ADAPTE TO BE SET IN A WELL BORE: A BODY STRUCTURE; NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS IN SAID BODY STRUCTURE; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY STRUCTURE IN ONE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO SAID NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS FOR EXPANDING SAID NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS OUTWARDLY, SAID EXPANDING MEANS INCLUDING CHAMBER MEANS CONTAINING A GAS UNDER PRESSURE EXERTING A CONSTANT FORCE EXTENDING TO RETAIN AND NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS IN EXPANDED CONDITION; FIRST RELEASABLE CLUTCH MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID BODY STRUCTURE AND NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS FOR PREVENTING SUCH MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO SAID NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS; AND SECOND RELEASABLE CLUTCH MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID BODY STRUCTURE AND NORMALLY RETRACTED MEANS FOR PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO SAID NORMALLY

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