The only downhole tools that I know of that has design parameters specified by the petroleum industry are the downhole safety valves.
I do not know of a book that has the calculations and methods in that are used in packer tool design. A lot of companies like Baker Oil Tools has their own...
The packer bore is a continuation of the tubing. Usually the tubing is connected to the packer with an oilfield thread ( very similar to NPT threads but there are special ones). Most packers have a female thread on top and a male thread on bottom- just like the tubing joints. Packers usually...
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A packer is a downhole tool used to isolate the tubing from the casing. There are various types of packers- permanent ( which are milled up by tools like the metal munche ) and retrievable ones that can be run and out of the well. They are also set by wireline, mechanically...