Patent 10487625 was granted and assigned to Schlumberger on November, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A technique that is usable with a well includes deploying a segmented ring assembly in the well; and disposing the segmented ring assembly between a first element fixed in place in the well and a second unfixed element. The technique includes using the second element to compress the assembly to produce radially and tangentially acting forces on segments of the assembly.