Patent ID: 9732579
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A plug apparatus for carrying out tests in a petroleum well, a pipe or a borehole, comprising an outer housing provided with a throughgoing axial bore, said outer housing surrounding at least one sealing device, wherein the plug apparatus further comprises a plurality of supporting bodies arranged in the throughgoing axial bore of the outer housing which support the at least one sealing device, where at least one of the supporting bodies is in engagement with a locking device for locking to a locking sleeve and a locking ring, and further wherein a channel is formed through the plurality of supporting bodies, within which channel a movable member is arranged to abut against the locking ring, where the at least one of the supporting bodies is brought out of engagement with the locking device after the application of predetermined force through the moveable member on the locking ring, whereby the at least one of the supporting bodies and the at least one sealing device are permitted an axial movement in the outer housing, this movement resulting in the at least one sealing device being brought into contact with loading devices adapted to subject the at least one sealing device to load so as to produce disintegration of the at least one sealing device.