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US 2002/0162596 A1Published application
Bore-lining tubing
OwnerNeil Andrew Abercrombie Simpsoninventor
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Abstract
A method of lining a bore section, the method comprises providing a first tubing section (12) and an expandable thin-walled second tubing section (14). The first tubing section (12) is run into a section of a bore (10). The second tubing section (14) is then run into the bore section (10), within the first tubing section (12), and expanded to a larger diameter, such that the bore section is lined by at least two tubing sections (12, 14).
Claims42
A method of lining a bore section, the method comprising:
- providing a first tubing section and an expandable thin-walled second tubing section;
- running the first tubing section into a section of a bore;
- running the expandable thin-walled second tubing section into said bore section, within the first tubing section;
- and
- expanding the thin-walled second tubing section to a larger diameter, such that said bore section is lined by at least two tubing sections.
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A method of lining a bore section, the method comprising:
- providing an expandable first tubing section, a corrugated expandable second tubing section and an expandable third tubing section;
- running the first tubing section into a section of a bore and expanding the first tubing section to a larger diameter therein;
- running the expandable second tubing section into said bore section, within the first tubing section, and expanding the second tubing section to a larger diameter;
- and
- running the third tubing section into said bore section, within the first and second tubing sections, and expanding the third tubing section to a larger diameter.
2 more elements
Apparatus for use in lining a bore, the apparatus comprising:
- an expandable thin-walled first tubing section adapted for location in a bore section and expansion therein;
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- an expandable thin-walled second tubing adapted for location in a bore within the first tubing section and expansion therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.