ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,215, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.-Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
"Downhole packer suitable for smart well completion" was invented by Raul Freire de Souza Sobrinho (Mossoro, Brazil), Edson Henrique Bolonhini (Natal, Brazil), Carlos Francisco Sales de Souza (Natal, Brazil) and Manuel Savio Silveira Santos (Mossoro, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An upper connector, a lower connector, and an inner tube, adapted to allow the passage of hydraulic control lines and/or electrical cables internally to a packer mandrel, are installed without interference with the passage of tools or flow. The conv...