Patent ID: 6302217
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
Apparatus operatively positionable within a subterranean well, the apparatus comprising:a generally tubular mandrel;a slip carried on the mandrel;first and second circumferential debris barriers disposed relative to the slip, the first and second debris barriers being radially outwardly extended when the slip is radially outwardly extended relative to the mandrel; andfirst and second wedge members carried on the mandrel, at least one of the wedge members displacing axially relative to the slip when the slip is radially outwardly extended relative to the mandrel,wherein at least one of the first and second debris barriers is disposed on an outer side surface of one of the first and second wedge members, andwherein the outer side surface is laterally inclined, the one of the first and second debris barriers being disposed at least partially in a recess formed on the inclined outer side surface.