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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0795214 (2004-03-05) |
등록번호 | US-7360594 (2008-04-22) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 21 인용 특허 : 565 |
A latch assembly, and methods of using the latch assembly, for use with a bottom hole assembly (BHA) and a tubular, are provided. In one embodiment, the latch assembly is disposable within the tubular, configured to be rotationally and axially coupled to the tubular. In one aspect of the embodiment,
A latch assembly, and methods of using the latch assembly, for use with a bottom hole assembly (BHA) and a tubular, are provided. In one embodiment, the latch assembly is disposable within the tubular, configured to be rotationally and axially coupled to the tubular. In one aspect of the embodiment, latch assembly is configured to be released from the tubular by applying a tensile force to the latch assembly. The latch the latch assembly may comprise: one or more sleds disposed within one or more respective slots formed along at least a portion of a locking mandrel; and one or more retractable axial drag blocks configured to engage a matching axial profile disposed in the tubular, wherein each axial drag block is coupled to the respective sled with one or more biasing members; and the locking mandrel actuatable between a first position and a second position and preventing retraction of the axial drag blocks when actuated to the second position. The latch assembly may also comprise a drag block body having a bore therethorugh; and one or more retractable torsional drag blocks configured to engage a matching torsional profile disposed in the tubular, wherein each torsional drag block is coupled to the drag block body with a biasing member.
The invention claimed is: 1. A latch assembly for coupling to a bottom hole assembly (BHA), comprising: a tubular, wherein the latch assembly is disposable within the tubular and configured to be rotationally and axially coupled to the tubular; one or more sleds disposed within one or more respecti
The invention claimed is: 1. A latch assembly for coupling to a bottom hole assembly (BHA), comprising: a tubular, wherein the latch assembly is disposable within the tubular and configured to be rotationally and axially coupled to the tubular; one or more sleds disposed within one or more respective slots formed along at least a portion of a locking mandrel; one or more retractable axial drag blocks configured to engage a matching axial profile disposed in the tubular, wherein each axial drag block is coupled to the respective sled with one or more biasing members; and the locking mandrel actuatable between a first position and a second position and preventing retraction of the axial drag blocks when actuated to the second position. 2. The latch assembly of claim 1, wherein the latch assembly is configured to be released from the tubular by applying a tensile force to the latch assembly. 3. The latch assembly of claim 1, comprising: a drag block body having a bore therethrough; and one or more retractable torsional drag blocks configured to engage a matching torsional profile disposed in the tubular, wherein each torsional drag block is coupled to the drag block body with a biasing member. 4. The latch assembly of claim 1, comprising: one or more cup rings sealingly engageable with the tubular. 5. The latch assembly of claim 4, further comprising: one or more packer rings, wherein each cup ring is configured to expand each packer ring into sealing engagement with the tubular when an actuation pressure is exerted on each cup ring. 6. The latch assembly of claim 5, wherein each cup ring is configured to exert a compressive force on each packer ring to expand each packer ring. 7. The latch assembly of claim 1, comprising: a body having a bore formed therethrough and having one or more ports formed through a wall thereof; and a mandrel having a bore therethrough and at least partially disposed within the body, wherein the mandrel is actuatable between a first position and a second position and the mandrel closes the ports when actuated to the second position. 8. The latch assembly of claim 7, further comprising: a bypass mandrel having a bore formed therethrough; a first collet having one or more retractable, cantilevered fingers and coupled to the bypass mandrel; a collet mandrel having a bore formed therethrough and coupled to the bypass mandrel; a cup mandrel disposed along the bypass mandrel and having a shoulder therein engagable with the first collet; a case disposed along the bypass mandrel and coupled to the cup mandrel; a second collet having one or more retractable, cantilevered fingers and coupled to the collet mandrel; a collet retainer disposed between the cup mandrel and the case and engageable with the fingers of the second collet, wherein the fingers of the second collet and the collet retainer are configured so that the fingers of the second collet will disengage the collet retainer when a first force is applied to the bypass mandrel and engage the collet retainer when a second force is applied to the bypass mandrel, the first force being greater than the second force. 9. The latch assembly of claim 1, comprising: a packing element sealingly engageable with the tubular, disposed along and coupled to a packer mandrel, and coupled to a packer compression member; and the packer compression member releasably coupled to the packer mandrel with a ratchet assembly, wherein the packing element will be held in sealing engagement with the tubular when actuated by a setting force and released from sealing engagement with the tubular when the packer compression member is released from the packer mandrel by a releasing force. 10. The latch assembly of claim 1, comprising: a mandrel having a bore therethrough; a setting tool releasably coupled to the mandrel, wherein the setting tool is configured to transfer a first force to the latch assembly applied to the setting tool by either a run in device or fluid pressure and to release the mandrel upon application of a second force to the setting tool by the run in device or fluid pressure. 11. The latch assembly of claim 10, wherein the setting tool comprises: a bypass mandrel having a bore formed partially therethrough and having one or more ports formed through a wall thereof; a center mandrel having a bore therethrough and having one or more ports formed through a wall thereof; a housing coupled to the center mandrel and disposed along the bypass mandrel, wherein the bypass mandrel is actuatable between a first position and a second position and the bypass mandrel closes the center mandrel ports when actuated to the second position and the bypass mandrel ports are closed by the housing when the bypass mandrel is actuated to the second position. 12. The latch assembly of claim 10, wherein the setting tool comprises: a cup ring sealingly engageable with the tubular; a packer ring, wherein the cup ring is configured to expand the packer ring into sealing engagement with the tubular when an actuation pressure is exerted on the cup ring. 13. The latch assembly of claim 10, wherein the setting tool comprises: a spear mandrel having a bore therethrough; a collet having one or more retractable, cantilevered fingers and disposed along the spear mandrel; and a locking case disposed along the spear mandrel and coupled to the collet with a biasing member, wherein the collet is actuatable between a first position, where the fingers are prevented from retracting due to engagement with the spear mandrel, and a second position where the fingers are free to retract. 14. The latch assembly of claim 13 wherein the setting tool further comprises: a center mandrel having a bore therethrough coupled to the spear mandrel; a shear pin case coupled to the locking case and actuatable between a first position, where the shear pin case is coupled to the center mandrel by one or more shear pins and a second position, where the shear pin case is coupled to the center mandrel by a snap ring and the fingers are free to retract. 15. The latch assembly of claim 1, comprising: means for axially and torsionally engaging the tubular. 16. The latch assembly of claim 15, further comprising: means for transferring a setting force to the latch assembly and releasing the latch assembly when a releasing force is applied to the means. 17. A method of installing a latch assembly in a tubular, comprising: running a latch assembly into the tubular using a run in device, wherein running the latch assembly into the tubular using the run in device comprises: running the latch assembly and a setting tool into the tubular using the run in device until one or more axial drag blocks of the axial engagement member engage a matching axial profile in the tubular; and setting the latch assembly by setting an axial engagement member and a rotational engagement member thereby axially and rotationally coupling the latch assembly to the tubular wherein the axial engagement member is axially spaced from the rotational engagement member, wherein setting the latch assembly, thereby axially and rotationally coupling the latch assembly to the tubular, comprises rotating either the tubular relative to the latch assembly or the latch assembly relative to the tubular until one or more torsional drag blocks of the rotational engagement member engages a matching torsional profile in the tubular and exerting a first setting force on the setting tool using the run in device or by applying fluid pressure to the setting tool, wherein the setting tool will transfer the first setting force to the latch assembly and a locking mandrel will move axially relative to the axial drag blocks, thereby preventing the axial drag blocks from disengaging the axial profile. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising: exerting a second setting force on the setting tool using the run in device or by applying fluid pressure to the setting tool, wherein a releasable latch mechanism, coupling the setting tool to the latch assembly will disengage the latch assembly. 19. The method of claim 17, further comprising: running a retrieval device into the tubular to the latch assembly using the run in device, wherein the retrieval device will engage the latch assembly; and wherein exerting a tensile force on the latch assembly, thereby un-setting the latch assembly from the tubular, comprises: exerting a tensile force on the latch assembly using the run in device, wherein the locking mandrel will move axially relative to the axial drag blocks, the axial drag blocks will disengage the axial profile, and the torsional drag blocks will disengage the torsional profile. 20. The method of claim 17, further comprising: pumping fluid through the tubular to verify that the latch assembly has set. 21. The method of claim 17, further comprising exerting a tensile force on the latch assembly, thereby releasing the latch assembly from the tubular. 22. A latch assembly for coupling a bottom hole assembly to a tubular, the latch assembly comprising: one or more engagement members configured to rotationally and axially couple the latch assembly to the tubular; a bypass mandrel having a bore formed thereth rough; a first collet having one or more retractable, cantilevered fingers and coupled to the bypass mandrel; a collet mandrel having a bore formed therethrough and coupled to the bypass mandrel; a cup mandrel disposed along the bypass mandrel and having a shoulder therein engagable with the first collet; a case disposed along the bypass mandrel and coupled to the cup mandrel; a second collet having one or more retractable, cantilevered fingers and coupled to the collet mandrel; and a collet retainer disposed between the cup mandrel and the case and engageable with the fingers of the second collet, wherein the fingers of the second collet and the collet retainer are configured so that the fingers of the second collet will disengage the collet retainer when a first force is applied to the bypass mandrel and engage the collet retainer when a second force is applied to the bypass mandrel, the first force being greater than the second force. 23. The latch assembly of claim 22, further comprising a body having a bore formed therethrough and having one or more ports formed through a wall thereof; and a mandrel having a bore therethrough and at least partially disposed within the body, wherein the mandrel is actuatable between a first position and a second position and the mandrel closes the ports when actuated to the second position. 24. A latch assembly disposable within the tubular for coupling a bottom hole assembly (BHA) to a tubular, comprising: a retrieval member disposable within the tubular; a first engagement member for engaging the tubular; a second engagement member for engaging the tubular, wherein the second engagement member is axially spaced from the first engagement member, and wherein the first engagement member and the second engagement member are configured to rotationally and axially couple the latch assembly and the bottom hole assembly to the tubular; two or more ports, including upper and lower ports, to facilitate axial movement of the latch assembly in the tubular; and a bypass mandrel adapted to open and close the upper port and the lower port. 25. The latch assembly of claim 24, wherein the first engagement member further comprises: one or more retractable axial drag blocks configured to engage a matching axial profile disposed in the tubular; and one or more biasing members configured to bias the one or more retractable axial drag blocks into engagement with the tubular. 26. The latch assembly of claim 25, further comprising a locking mandrel actuatable between a first position and a second position and preventing retraction of the axial drag blocks when actuated to the second position. 27. The latch assembly of claim 26, further comprising one or more sleds disposed within one or more respective slots formed along at least a portion of the locking mandrel, and wherein the one or more biasing members are coupled to one or more sleds. 28. The latch assembly of claim 24, wherein the second engagement member further comprises: a drag block body having a bore therethrough; and one or more retractable torsional drag blocks configured to engage a matching torsional profile disposed in the tubular, wherein each torsional drag block is coupled to the drag block body with a biasing member. 29. A method of installing a latch assembly in a tubular, comprising: running a latch assembly into the tubular using a run in device; setting the latch assembly by setting an axial engagement member and a rotational engagement member thereby axially and rotationally coupling the latch assembly to the tubular wherein the axial engagement member is axially spaced from the rotational engagement member; providing one or more sleds disposed within one or more slots formed along at least a portion of a locking mandrel; engaging one or more axial profiles disposed in the tubular with one or more axial drag blocks which is coupled to the one or more sleds with one or more biasing members; actuating the locking mandrel to a locking position; and preventing retraction of the one or more axial drag blocks when the locking mandrel is in the locking position.
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A62B | 인명구조용의 기구, 장치 또는 방법(특히 의료용에 사용되는 밸브 A61M 39/00; 특히 물에서 쓰이는 인명구조 장치 또는 방법 B63C 9/00; 잠수장비 B63C 11/00; 특히 항공기에 쓰는 것, 예. 낙하산, 투출좌석 B64D; 특히 광산에서 쓰이는 구조장치 E21F 11/00) |
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