(19)
(11) EP 2 599 954 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.06.2013 Bulletin 2013/23

(21) Application number: 11290552.6

(22) Date of filing: 30.11.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E21B 33/12(2006.01)
 E21B 49/10(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(71) Applicants:
  • Services Pétroliers Schlumberger
    75007 Paris (FR)

    FR 
  • Schlumberger Technology B.V.
    2514 GJ The Hague (NL)

    AL BG CZ DE DK GR HU IE IT LT MK NO PL RO RS SI SK SM TR 
  • Schlumberger Holdings Limited
    Tortola (VG)

    GB NL 
  • PRAD Research and Development Limited
    Road Town, Tortola (VG)

    AT BE CH CY EE ES FI HR IS LI LU LV MC MT PT SE 

(72) Inventors:
  • Nguyen-Thuyet, Alain
    75015 Paris (FR)
  • Belair, Lionel
    24660 Notre Dame de Sanilhac (FR)
  • Tesson, Bruno
    19600 Saint Pantaléon de Larche (FR)

(74) Representative: Rzaniak, Martin 
Etudes & Productions Schlumberger 1, rue Henri Becquerel, BP 202
92142 Clamart Cedex
92142 Clamart Cedex (FR)

   


(54) Probe packer and method of using same


(57) A probe for forming a seal between a downhole tool and a wall of a wellbore, includes a probe inlet (120) extending from the downhole tool for fluid communication with a subterranean formation, a base (130) positionable about the downhole tool about the probe inlet, a packer (118) positionable on the base for forming a seal with the wellbore wall, and a raised packer support (342) and/or packer stopper (556) for supporting the packer as the packer is compressed against the wellbore wall. The packer may have an inlet channel (536) extending therethrough for receiving the probe inlet. The raised packer support can extend from the base for supporting the packer, and the packer may have a support channel extending a distance therein for receiving the raised packer support. The packer stopper can extend from the base about a perimeter of the packer with an expansion gap defined (562) therebetween.







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