Patent ID: 7234527
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A system for controlled separation of a conduit into an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein at least a length of the conduit is residing in a tubular member of a well, the system comprising: a separation joint at which the conduit is separated into the upper portion and the lower portion; a valve in the lower portion of the conduit operable to prevent fluid flow through the lower portion of the conduit; a well engaging member in the lower portion of the conduit actuable to engage an interior surface of the tubular member and axially support the lower portion of the conduit at a location independent of a profile of the interior surface; one or more devices in the lower portion of the conduit; a passage operable to communicate a hydraulic signal from above the well engaging member to one or more of the devices.