CPC E21B 33/129 (2013.01) [E21B 33/128 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
20. A method for a downhole tool comprising:
interfacing a slip and a cone, the cone having a fin and a ramp, the fin having a first portion and a second portion, wherein a ramp angle associated with the ramp is substantially equal to a first fin angle, the first fin angle being associated with an upper surface of the first portion of the fin, wherein a slip angle being substantially equal to the ramp angle;
radially expanding the slip by the ramp contacting the slip as the cone moves along a longitudinal axis, wherein when the cone moves along the longitudinal axis the upper surface of the first portion of the fin does not contact an inner surface of the slip, wherein at least a portion of the upper surface of the fin is configured to be positioned radially between an inner surface of the webbing and a central axis of the downhole tool without contacting an inner surface of the webbing.
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