Tubing pressure set, shear release. Mechanically held, holds pressure from above and below. Some have counterbalance valve system.
Applications:
VALVE
Deviated wellbores. Below hydraulic set dual packers. Stacked single string completions.
PACKING ELEMENT SETTING PORT HYDRAULIC SETTING CYLINDER
SLIDING SLEEVE
Limitations:
Consider load on release pins under all expected operating conditions. With counterbalanced packers, consider temperature effect and compensate with slack-off weight.