US 12,473,795 B2
Ratcheting setting tool for an expandable seal in a wellbore
Jalpan Piyush Dave, Singapore (SG); Michael Linley Fripp, Singapore (SG); Scott E. Wallace, Singapore (SG); and Brandon T. Least, Flower Mound, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/590,085.
Prior Publication US 2025/0270892 A1, Aug. 28, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 33/128 (2006.01); E21B 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/128 (2013.01) [E21B 23/0416 (2020.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. A method comprising:
receiving, by a setting tool positioned downhole in a wellbore, a pressure;
moving a piston within a first chamber defined by the setting tool from a first position to a second position in response to receiving the pressure;
transmitting, by a first check valve in a second chamber defined by the setting tool, wellbore fluid from the wellbore into the second chamber, wherein the first check valve is positioned within an inflow port in the second chamber; and
transmitting, by a second check valve in the setting tool, the wellbore fluid from the second chamber into an expandable seal in response to the piston moving from the first position to the second position.