Selectively expandable screen for a resource exploration and recovery system
AssigneeBaker Hughes, A Ge Company, LLC
InventorsHoi Yin Leung, Gbenga Osunjaye, Ramon Garza, Zhiyue Xu, Chengjiao Yu
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Abstract
A selectively expandable screen system including a tubular having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path. A screen assembly is mounted at the outer surface of the tubular. The screen assembly is formed from a compressible metal material. A selectively releasable compression device is coupled to the screen assembly. The selectively releasable compression device selectively maintains the compressible metal material in a compressed configuration.
Claims15
A selectively expandable screen system comprising:
- a tubular having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path;
- a screen assembly mounted at the outer surface of the tubular, the screen assembly being formed from a compressible metal material;
- and
- a selectively releasable compression device coupled to the screen assembly, the selectively releasable compression device selectively maintaining the compressible metal material in a compressed configuration.
A resource exploration and recovery system comprising:
- a first system;
- a second system coupled to the first system through one or more tubulars, at least one of the one or more tubulars comprising:
- an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path;
- a screen assembly mounted at the outer surface of the tubular, the screen assembly being formed from a compressible metal material;
- and
- a selectively releasable compression device coupled to the screen assembly, the selectively releasable compression device selectively maintaining the compressible metal material in a compressed configuration.
A method of deploying a screen formed from a metal material mounted to an outer surface of a tubular, the method comprising:
- compressing the metal material toward the outer surface of the tubular;
- restraining the metal material with a selectively releasable compression device;
- moving the screen into a selected position;
- and
- releasing the selectively releasable compression device allowing the metal material to expand radially outwardly of the outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.