Material and method of joining sand control screen assembly
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsSomen Kumar Bhudolia, Michael Linley Fripp, Vishal Vilas Raut, Arpana Singh
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Abstract
Implementations of an apparatus, a system, and a method are disclosed herein. In one implementation, an apparatus configured for use in a wellbore comprises a first tubular comprised of a first material, a second tubular comprised of a second material, and one or more interface layers including a third material, wherein the first tubular and the second tubular are configured to couple at the one or more interface layers via an application of heat to the third material.
Claims19
An apparatus configured for use in a wellbore, the apparatus comprising:
- a first tubular comprised of a first material;
- a second tubular comprised of a second material;
- and
- one or more interface layers including a third material,
- wherein the first tubular and the second tubular are configured to couple at the one or more interface layers via an application of heat to the third material prior to installation in the wellbore.
The system of claim 7, further comprising:
- an end ring configured to couple with the first tubular, the second tubular, and the one or more downhole tools, wherein the one or more downhole tools includes a sand screen.
The system of claim 7, wherein the third material is configured to concentrate the application of heat, and wherein the first tubular and the second tubular are configured to couple via a chemical bond.
The system of claim 7, wherein the third material is configured to melt via the application of heat, and wherein the first tubular and the second tubular are configured to couple upon a resolidification of the third material.
The system of claim 7, wherein the third material is comprised of a vitrimer.
The system of claim 7, wherein the first material and the second material are composite materials, and wherein the first and second tubulars are comprised of at least one of a thermoplastic composite and a thermoset composite.
The system of claim 7, further comprising:
- a coupling layer formed on an exterior surface of at least the first tubular, wherein the first tubular is comprised of a thermoset composite, and
- wherein the third material is applied to the coupling layer.
The system of claim 7, wherein the first material and the second material are the same material, and wherein the third material is comprised of a different material than the first and second materials.
A method for combining tubulars configured for use in a wellbore, the method comprising:
- joining, prior to installation in the wellbore, at least a portion of a first tubular comprised of a first material with at least a portion of a second tubular comprised of a second material at one or more interface layers including a third material;
- and
- applying heat, via a heat source separate from the first and second tubulars, to the third material to fuse the first and second tubulars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.