Patent ID: 11933133
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A system for use in a well, comprising:
a well string having a packer mounted along the well string, the packer comprising:
a center structure having an outer surface sloping in a radially outward direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the packer;
a packer element structure having a sealing element mounted about an expandable base positioned along the outer surface of the center structure;
an actuator member connected to a portion of the expandable base of the packer element structure via a shear member; and
a plurality of slips located on the actuator member, wherein linear movement of the actuator member causes movement of the packer element structure in an axial direction along the outer surface such that the outer surface forces the expandable base and the sealing element to expand radially outward until the shear member is sheared, wherein further linear movement of the actuator member causes subsequent expansion of the plurality of slips in a radially outward direction.