SIMextra
Retrievable bridge plug
Simple set-and-retrieve, full-expansion well plug for temporary well plugging
Applications
Gas-tight barrier isolation
Water or gas shut o
Temporary zonal isolation
How it improves barrier applications
Assured retrieval using patented segmented-ring
technology, energized by a concealed positive-
retraction mechanism for reliable slips and seal
retraction every time
Full-expansion sealing technology for superior
running clearance
Flexible deployment via conventional plug-setting
tools using any conveyance method
Features
Quali ed and certi ed to ISO 14310:2008 and API
11D1:2021 validation grades V0 and V0-R
High anchoring force with reduced tubing damage by
using low tubing stress slips
Single-run set with integrated junk catcher and
single-run equalization and retrieval
Fail-safe retrieval using conventional slickline pulling
tools: Jar up to equalize, jar down to initiate release
sequence, and jar up to collapse seal and retract
slips.
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SIMextra plug segmented-ring seal technology.
High-performing seal for reliability
The SIMextra™ retrievable bridge plug is a gas-tight, full-expansion plug for temporary
well plugging. Through its unique sealing element and barrel slip design, the
SIMextra plug enables troublefree conveyance, reliable retrieval every time, and an
expansion range not achievable with conventional sealing technology.
Based on patented segmented-ring technology, the slips and seal design enables
setting the SIMextra plug anywhere in the completion where a V0-rated barrier is
needed, without requiring a nipple pro le.
The SIMextra plug can be set using any conventional setting tool and any
conveyance method available. The full-circumferential-contact slips achieve high
anchoring force with signi cantly less tubing stress when compared with
conventional designs. As a result, the plug is well suited for applications with high
di erential pressure or thin-walled tubing.
The plug’s segmented-ring sealing element expands without undergoing any elastic
or plastic deformation, raising the individual sealing elements to the tubing and
creating a full-expansion debris- and damage-tolerant seal.
During retrieval, the sealing element’s positive retraction mechanism pulls the
individual seal segments away from the tubing and against the tool chassis, where
they nest tightly under the gauge diameter for conveyance out of the well. The low-
pro le, low-stress elastomer design also eliminates potential retrieval issues with gas
decompression and permanent setting.
With an integrated junk catcher, the SIMextra plug o ers simple, single-run
equalization and retrieval and incorporates a mechanical fail-safe that prevents slips
retraction before equalization is initiated.
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Retrievable bridge plug

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