ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,565, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Nine Downhole Technologies LLC (Houston).
"Compact downhole tool" was invented by Donald Roy Greenlee (Murchison, Texas) and Donald Jonathan Greenlee (Murchison, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact downhole tool, such as a frac plug, may include a single frustoconical member and a single set of slips. The slips may further include an internal button that engages with the frustoconical member. Various elements in the downhole tool may be dissolvable or degradable."
The patent was filed on July 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/349,653.
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