Patent ID: 8230914
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. Anchor tool for anchoring a downhole tool within a casing, a well, or any other downhole cavity, comprising: a longitudinal tool body with a centre axis extending through the tool body in the centre of the body, a first recess, a second recess, a third recess, and a fourth recess in the tool body, and a first anchor, a second anchor, a third anchor, and a fourth anchor, where the first anchor is provided in the first recess, and so forth, and the anchors are outwards movable in the recesses for anchoring the tool, wherein each anchor provided in the recesses extends through the tool body transverse to and across the centre axis, and is mounted with the tool body in a non-rotational engagement, and wherein the anchors and the corresponding recesses are situated in the tool body for providing a symmetrical anchoring of the anchor tool as follows: