William Thomas Anthony

US Patent:

20130192828, Aug 1, 2013

Filed:

Jan 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/359497

Inventors:

Glen Mitchell Kniffin - Centennial CO, US
John David Harkrider - Greenwood Village CO, US
William Lee Anthony - Colorado Springs CO, US
Jeff S. Jordan - Centennial CO, US

Assignee:

JJBM Properties, LLC - Centennial CO

International Classification:

E21B 33/13
E21B 33/12

US Classification:

166284, 166192

Abstract:

An apparatus and method are provided for substantially sealing an opening defined by a hydrocarbon well downhole component, wherein an interior portion of the downhole component is in fluid communication with a formation surrounding the hydrocarbon well. The apparatus includes a deformable plug adaptable to being injected into the wellbore and carried through the wellbore in a fluid. The fluid carrying the deformable plug can flow through the opening and the deformable plug is sized and configured such that at least a portion of the deformable plug can deform to the contour of the opening and seat in the opening. The deformable plug is capable of swelling, hardening, or compressing such that the deformable plug forms a substantially sealed relationship with the hydrocarbon well downhole component such that the interior portion of the downhole component ceases to be in fluid communication with the formation surrounding the well.