US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on July 29 for "Slip retention mechanism for downhole isolation device" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,966, issued on July 29, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Slip retention mechanism for downhole isolation device" was invented by Kyle Wayne Davis (Carrollton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed embodiments relate to isolation devices for use downhole in a wellbore, for example to isolate a zone of a well. Isolation device embodiments may include a slip, a wedge, a seal element, and a retaining mechanism. The slip may have a run-in position with respect to the wedge and a set position with respect to the wedge. The seal element may be configured to expand radially during movement from the run-in...