BOWEN® SMOOTH BORE
PACKER RETRIEVER
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
California
4117 Atlas Court
Bakersfield, California 93308
United States
Phone: 661 395 0165
Toll Free: 800 328 0038
Fax: 661 328 1827
Louisiana
108 Nova Drive
P.O. Box 466
Broussard, Louisiana 70518
United States
Phone: 337 839 2400
Toll Free: 800 585 5697
Fax: 337 839 2211
190 Thompson Road
Houma, Louisiana 70363
United States
Phone: 985 851 1111
Fax: 985 851 1117
New Mexico
14 County Road 5860
P.O. Box 383
Farmington, New Mexico 87401
United States
Phone: 505 326 4303
Fax: 505 326 4304
North Dakota
3202 1st Avenue West
P.O. Box 731
Williston, North Dakota 58802
United States
Phone: 701 774 0091
Fax: 701 774 0092
Corporate Oklahoma
Headquarters 3800 Thomas Road
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73179
United States
10000 Richmond Avenue Phone: 405 677 2484
Houston, Texas 77042 Toll Free: 877 760 1711
United States Fax: 405 682 0147
Phone: 713 346 7500
Texas
Fax: 713 346 4493 2710 Highway 281 North
P.O. Box 801
Alice, Texas 78332
United States
Phone: 361 664 8013
Fax: 361 664 0462
2810 Highway 135 North
P.O. Box 1888
Kilgore, Texas 75662
United States
Phone: 903 984 2553
Fax: 903 984 7170
10720 West I-20 East
Odessa, Texas 79765
United States
Phone: 432 563 1173
Fax: 432 563 1182
30444 Southwest Freeway
P.O. Box 1595
Rosenberg, Texas 77471
United States
Phone: 281 341 5365
Toll Free: 800 248 8665
Fax: 281 344 1986
Utah
1553 East Highway 40
P.O. Box 482
Vernal, Utah 84078
United States
Phone: 435 789 0670
Fax: 435 789 6568
Wyoming
778 Circle Drive
Casper, Wyoming 82601
United States
Phone: 307 237 3100
Fax: 307 237 2546
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Canada Manufacturing and
540 5th Avenue SW, Suite 1010 (Office) Engineering Centers
540 5th Avenue SW, Suite 1100 (Mailing) 3550 93rd Street
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0M2 Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5N3 Downhole Solutions
Canada Canada
Toll Free: 877 645 8665 Phone: 780 944 3929
Fax: 403 294 5790 Fax: 780 430 0760
9118 34A Avenue 16211 Air Center Boulevard
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5P4 Houston, Texas 77032
Canada United States
Phone: 780 944 3965 Phone: 281 209 4840
Fax: 780 461 4077 Fax: 713 346 4493
9120 34A Avenue Holton Road Drilling Solutions
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5P4 Holton Heath Trading Estate
Canada Poole, Dorset BH16 6LT
Phone: 780 702 5209 England
Fax: 780 463 2348 Phone: 44 1202 631817
Bowen Smooth Bore Packer Retriever
Fax: 44 1202 631708
Germany
Eddesser Strasse 1
Edemissen Berkhöpen 31234
Germany
Phone: 49 5176 9767 0
Fax: 49 5176 9767 22 Engineering and Project Management Solutions
Indonesia
Cilandak Commercial Estate, Unit 105
Jalan Raya Cilandak KKO
P. O. Box 7541
Jakarta 12560
Indonesia
Phone: 6221 782 6088
Fax: 6221 782 6086
Jalan Mulawarman, No. 47 Rt. 32 Km. 20 Lifting and Handling Solutions
Manggar, Balikpapan 76166
Indonesia
Phone: 62 542 772 114
Fax: 62 542 772 113
Malaysia
Menara Citibank, Level 36
165 Jalan Ampang
Kuala Lumpur 50450
Malaysia
Phone: 603 2169 6223 Production Solutions
Fax: 603 2169 6224
Singapore
8 Sixth Lok Yang Road
Jurong Town
Singapore 628106
Phone: 65 6265 5066
Fax: 65 6265 7746
United Arab Emirates
R/A 13 Daimler Chrysler Street, Plot MO 0682
P. O. Box 61490 Supply Chain Solutions
Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Phone: 9714 883 8776
Fax: 9714 883 8795
United Kingdom
2 Isbourne Way
Winchcombe
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 5NS
England
Phone: 44 1242 603975
Tubular and Corrosion Control Solutions
Fax: 44 1242 602614
Badentoy Cresent
Badentoy Park
Portlethen, Aberdeen AB12 4YD
Scotland
Phone: 44 1224 343610
Fax: 44 1224 878775
Unit 10 Kirkton Avenue
Pitmedden Road Industrial Estate
Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 0BF Well Service and Completion Solutions
Scotland
Phone: 44 1224 334800
Fax: 44 1224 723034
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BOWEN SMOOTH BORE PACKER RETRIEVER NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO

Introduction
Designed for Engagement of Smooth I.D. Bores
National Oilwell Varco’s Bowen® Smooth Bore Packer Retriever is
designed to be directly connected to a packer mill and to engage a Mandrel
packer with a smooth ID. It allows for constant rotation while milling
and remains in the engaged position to prevent the packer from
falling if it breaks loose. It can transfer torque to the packer if
required and can also be engaged and released multiple times if
needed.
Upper Bearing

Technical Specifications

Size inch 2¼" 38"

Complete Assembly
(less Grapple) Part No. 501329 500977
Mandrel OD inch 2¼ 3Q
mm 57.2 77
ID inch a a Lower Bearing
mm 9.5 9.5
Packer Size Range inch 2.500 - 3.250 3.250 - 4.500
mm 63.5 - 82.6 82.6 -114.3
Nominal Catch Range inch ±Q ±z
mm ± 0.79 ± 1.59
Maximum Tensile lbf. 113,300 262,000
Yield Strength kN 504 1,165 Key
Maximum Torsional ft. lbs. 2,790 5,100
Yield Strength Nm 3,782 6,914
Free Stroke inch 12 12 Standard (36 Optional)
mm 304.8 304.8 (914.4)
Overall Length inch 39d 40m
mm 1,012.8 1,036.6
Splined Ring Yes No Grapple

Size inch 3¾" 4¼" Placing the Retriever Engaging the Packer Milling the Packer Retrieving the Packer Releasing the Packer
and Tubing (if required)
Complete Assembly Grapple Carrier
(less Grapple) Part No. 503845 501650 Operation
Mandrel OD inch 3¾ 4¼ The operation of the retriever is simple. The grapple is locked to the grapple Milling the Packer
carrier in a manner that prevents rotation while still allowing up and down The packer may be milled at any speed and weight. The retriever will travel
mm 95.3 107.9
movement between the grapple and grapple carrier. The grapple carrier is free to downward with the mill while staying in the engaged position should the packer break
ID inch s 1 rotate on the mandrel unless the teeth are engaged between the grapple carrier loose and fall.
mm 15.9 25.4 and nut. Only right hand rotation and movement up and down are required for
Packer Size Range inch 4.000 - 6.000 4.500 - 6.000 Splined Ring complete operation of this tool. Retrieving the Packer and Tubing
mm 101.6 - 152.4 114.3 - 152.4 Placing the Retriever Engagement of the grapple may be tested at any time during the milling operation by
Nominal Catch Range inch ±z ±z stopping rotation and lifting the entire assembly. After the packer has broken free, it is
The retriever is placed far enough under the packer mill to locate the grapple
mm ± 1.59 ± 1.59 inside of the bore to be caught before milling begins. The length of the recommended that rotation be ceased. Upward movement will engage the grapple.
Maximum Tensile lbf. 402,000 512,000 stinger/extension between the packer mill and the retriever is varied to adjust the It is best if the entire assembly can be pulled out of the hole without any right hand
Yield Strength kN 1,788 2,277 location of the tool. rotation to prevent the risk of the retriever releasing from the packer.
Maximum Torsional ft. lbs. 9,500 11,000 Nut Engaging the Packer Releasing the Packer
Yield Strength Nm 12,880 14,914 The milling assembly is run into the hole and the top of the packer located. At any point during the milling operation, the grapple may be released by first setting
Free Stroke inch 12 Standard (36 Optional) 12 Rotation should be ceased or slowed to a minimum while entering the packer down load and then lifting upward slightly while rotating to the right. The grapple will
mm 304.8 (914.4) 304.8 bore. As the retriever enters the bore, the grapple and grapple carrier will slide up unscrew by an amount equal to the lead of the wickers for each rotation.
Overall Length inch 47½ 488 to the shoulder on the mandrel. Additional downward force will compress the
mm 1,206.5 1,222.4 grapple to enter the bore. The entire assembly may now be lowered until the mill
contacts the top of the packer. Once the grapple is positioned in the bore to be
Splined Ring Yes Yes
engaged, rotation may be resumed.

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