Variable Density Element Retainer For Use Downhole

A single structure usable as a backup shoe or element retainer in a packer assembly for sealing a wellbore can be fabricated using an additive manufacturing process. The single structure can be manufactured to have a high-density region and a low-density region having a density that is lower than th...

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1. Verfasser: Pelto, Christopher Michael
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Zusammenfassung:A single structure usable as a backup shoe or element retainer in a packer assembly for sealing a wellbore can be fabricated using an additive manufacturing process. The single structure can be manufactured to have a high-density region and a low-density region having a density that is lower than the high-density region. The high-density region can include a ribbed-structure to reduce circumferential force applied to the single structure.