Patent ID: 8714271

Claim:
A multi-purpose fill and circulate tool (“FAC tool”) for use in a well comprising a well casing, the FAC tool comprising: a top drive connection for coupling the tool to a top drive; a packer cup configured to seal an annular space between the FAC tool and the well casing when the packer cup is energized; a packer element system comprising at least one packer moveable between a locked position in which the at least one packer is not energized, and an energized position, the packer element system being configured to seal the annular space between the FAC tool and the well casing when in the energized position; and a slip system comprising at least one slip positioned between the packer cup and the packer element system, the slip system configured to secure the FAC tool in the casing, the slip system configured to retain the at least one packer in the energized position.