Patent ID: 9416617
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A downhole apparatus for engaging in a downhole tubular, the apparatus comprising: a mandrel having a first end and a second end; a sealing element disposed on the mandrel between the first and second ends and compressible to engage the downhole tubular; a first slip disposed toward the first end of the mandrel and being movable relative to the mandrel to engage the downhole tubular, the first slip having only one or more first inserts composed of a ceramic material in exclusion of any other inserts; and a second slip disposed toward the second end of the mandrel and being movable relative to the mandrel to engage the downhole tubular, the second slip having only one or more second inserts composed of a metallic material in exclusion of any other inserts.