Patent ID: 8240387

Claim:
A method of testing an annulus defined between an outer tubular string and an inner tubular string, comprising: severing an upper portion of the strings from a lower portion of the strings, wherein the strings are severed above a wellbore; cutting and removing a portion of the lower outer string portion to expose a corresponding portion of the inner string lower portion, thereby forming a wedding cake configuration; installing a tester onto the wedding cake configuration, the tester comprising: a first annular packer, a second annular packer, and an inlet; engaging the first annular packer with an outer surface of the outer tubular string, wherein the outer tubular string extends into the wellbore; engaging the second annular packer with an outer surface of the inner tubular string, wherein the inner tubular string extends into the wellbore, wherein the packers are engaged with the tubulars above the wellbore; and injecting a test fluid into the inlet until a predetermined pressure is exerted on the annulus.