Bridge Plugs

Bridge plugs are downhole tools composed primarily of slips, a plug mandrel, and a rubber sealing element. They are utilized in a subsurface manner in the lower zone of a wellbore, where the drilling bridge plug is run and set in casing. This isolates the upper zone from the lower, preventing fluids or gas from the lower zone from reaching an upper zone of the well while still allowing the upper section to be tested, cemented, stimulated, produced, or injected either permanently or temporarily within the wellbore.

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Bridge plugs are typically manufactured from a number of materials that each have their own applicable benefits and disadvantages. Cast iron bridge plugs are typically used for permanent applications. Composite bridge plugs are typically used for temporary applications where they are designed to be quickly drilled out. Silver Fox offers bridge plugs that can be set with wireline or hydro-mechanical means. Contact Silver Fox to discuss your specific needs for drilling bridge plugs.

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A type of downhole isolation tool that may be unset and retrieved from the wellbore after use, such as may be required following treatment of an isolated zone. A retrievable bridge plug is frequently used in combination with a packer to enable accurate placement and injection of stimulation or treatment fluids.

Bridge Plugs are downhole tools composed of slips, mandrel and an elastomer sealing element. It is run in hole and set in casing to isolate a lower zone from an upper zone. It may be installed to permanently seal a well or installed temporarily to perform work on the well.

A cast iron bridge plug (CIBP) is a high-pressure plug made of drillable cast iron that can be used to isolate a section of the well. It can be easily set using a pipe or coil tubing or a wireline pressure setting tool. It is highly dependable and widely used in the oil and gas industry

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