Expandable tubular installation systems, methods, and apparatus

A tubular member radial expansion system comprising:

• a) a deployment component;
• and
• b) a tubular member radial expansion apparatus comprising:
• i) a support member having a forward end and a rearward end;
• ii) a drive unit and an expansion member disposed on the support member providing force for propelling the expansion member through and radially expanding an expandable tubular, the drive unit disposed rearward of the expansion member;
• iii) front and rear anchors disposed on the support member for engaging the expandable tubular's ID to provide reaction forces to propagate the expansion member through the expandable tubular, the rear anchor positioned behind the drive unit and providing its reaction force after the front anchor has exited the expandable tubular;
• iv) a casing lock disposed on the support member and positioned between the expansion member and the front anchor, releasably securing the expandable tubular to the support member during running-in-hole;
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• v) a valve attached to a forward end of the expandable tubular.

A method of expanding a tubular member, comprising:

• a) deploying an expandable tubular and an expansion tool into a wellbore, the expandable tubular secured to a support member of the expansion tool, the support member having a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end attached to a deployment component communicating with the surface;
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• b) performing an intervention operation on the wellbore comprising using the expansion tool to expand the expandable tubular and so complete the wellbore,
• wherein the expansion tool further comprises a drive unit and an expansion member disposed on the support member providing force for propelling the expansion member through the expandable tubular axially from rear to forward and radially expanding the expandable tubular, the drive unit disposed rearward of the expansion member;
• front and rear anchors disposed on the support member for engaging the expandable tubular's ID to provide reaction forces to propagate the expansion member through the expandable tubular, the rear anchor positioned behind the drive unit and providing its reaction force after the front anchor has exited the expandable tubular.