Abstract: A packer is provided for sealing an annular region in a wellbore. In one embodiment, the, packer includes a boosting assembly adapted to increase a pressure on the packing element in response to an increase in a pressure surrounding the packer, for example, an increase in the annulus pressure.

Abstract: A pack-off system for packing off an area of interest in a wellbore, the pack-off system comprising a body, two spaced-apart selectively settable packing elements on the body for sealing off the area of interest, selectively actuatable setting apparatus connected to the body for selectively setting the two spaced-apart selectively settable packing elements, the selectively actuatable setting apparatus actuatable by fluid under pressure introduced into the pack-off system. A method for packing off an area of interest in a wellbore, the method including installing a pack-off system as described herein in the wellbore to pack-off the area of interest. Such a method may also include flowing treatment fluid from the pack-off system to an area of interest in an earth formation and/or adjacent a wellbore in the earth.

Abstract: A wellbore system with a tubular string extending from an earth surface down into a wellbore in the earth, a packer system with a selectively settable packer element, and a disconnect located between an end of the tubular string and the packer system, the disconnect operable from the surface by imposing a downward force on the tubular string. In one aspect the packer system's packer element is a tension-set packer element. A wellbore disconnect with a top sub, a piston having an upper end secured to the top sub and a portion below the upper end releasably secured with at least one releasable member to a carrier member, the carrier member having apparatus for selectively gripping the piston, the apparatus for selectively gripping the piston also selectively gripping a bottom sub within which the piston is movable, the at least one releasable member releasable in response to a downward force on the disconnect.

Abstract: A pack-off system for packing off an area of interest in a wellbore, the pack-off system comprising a body, two spaced-apart selectively settable packing elements on the body for sealing off the area of interest, selectively actuatable setting apparatus connected to the body for selectively setting the two spaced-apart selectively settable packing elements, the selectively actuatable setting apparatus actuatable by fluid under pressure introduced into the pack-off system. A method for packing off an area of interest in a wellbore, the method including installing a pack-off system as described herein in the wellbore to pack-off the area of interest. Such a method may also include flowing treatment fluid from the pack-off system to an area of interest in an earth formation and/or adjacent a wellbore in the earth.