US 11,891,869 B2
Torque mechanism for bridge plug
Andres Sosa, Spring, TX (US); Jason Cullum, League City, TX (US); David Rabalais, Sugar Land, TX (US); and Levi Oberg, Cypress, TX (US)
Assigned to BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/538,905.
Prior Publication US 2023/0167699 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 23/06 (2006.01); E21B 33/129 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 23/06 (2013.01) [E21B 33/1294 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating an assembly in a borehole, comprising:
setting the assembly in the borehole, the assembly including:
a ball valve having a sub, a torque nut, and a clutch,
a plug including a mandrel coupled to the sub and a wall-engaging component coupled to the torque nut,
a retrieving head coupled to the ball valve, wherein the retrieving head includes a sleeve that extends over the ball valve to engage the clutch;
moving the retrieving head axially relative to the ball valve to move the clutch axially against the torque lock nut to engage the torque lock nut to the sub;
applying a torque on the clutch to transmit the torque from the clutch to the ball valve via the torque nut; and
actuating the ball valve via the application of the torque against the sub.