Packer supported on bonded connection to a surrounding tubular
View Patent ↗A packer or bridge plug has slips that bind to the surrounding tubular with an adhesive bond. The tubular wall is not penetrated but a roughening of the target location in the tubular can help the bond material to adhere to support the packer or bridge plug. A removable cover can overlay the surface to be bonded to the tubular and the cover can come off in a variety of techniques before the members to be bonded are radially extended. An acrylic adhesive can be the bonding agent. The packer or bridge plug can be made of mostly or entirely non-metallic materials to facilitate mill out.
1. A packer or bridge plug assembly for subterranean use, comprising:
a mandrel supporting a sealing element, at least one slip and a setting assembly to selectively extend said at least one slip and sealing element to a surrounding tubular;
said at least one slip supporting said mandrel by a bonded contact to the surrounding tubular;
said at least one slip further comprises an adhesive forming an outwardly facing contact surface for adhering to the surrounding tubular.
2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
said outwardly facing contact surface of said slip does not penetrate into the surrounding tubular.
3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
said outwardly facing contact surface to which said adhesive is applied is roughened.
4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
said slip is made of a non-metallic material.
5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
said at least one slip comprises spaced slips that straddle said sealing element.
6. The assembly of claim 5 , wherein:
said mandrel comprises opposed cones that guide the movement of said slips into a bonded relation with the surrounding tubular.
7. A packer or bridge plug assembly for subterranean use, comprising:
a mandrel supporting a sealing element, at least one slip and a setting assembly to selectively extend said slips and sealing element to a surrounding tubular;
said at least one slip supporting said mandrel by a bonded contact to the surrounding tubular;
said at least one slip further comprise an adhesive on an outwardly facing contact surface for the surrounding tubular;
said adhesive comprises an acrylic adhesive.
8. A packer or bridge plug assembly for subterranean use, comprising:
a mandrel supporting a sealing element, at least one slip and a setting assembly to selectively extend said slips and sealing element to a surrounding tubular;
said at least one slip supporting said mandrel by a bonded contact to the surrounding tubular;
said at least one slip further comprise an adhesive on an outwardly facing contact surface for the surrounding tubular;
said adhesive is initially covered for run in with a removable cover on said slip.
9. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein:
said cover is removed reactively, thermally or by dissolving.