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US 6,742,598 B2Granted
Method of expanding a sand screen
AssigneeWeatherford/Lamb, Inc.
InventorsCalum Whitelaw, Keith Slater, Rick Overman
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for expanding an expandable tubular in the wellbore. In one aspect, the expandable tubular is expanded using an inflatable packer. In another aspect, the expandable tubular is an expandable sand screen.
Claims49
A method of expanding a tubular in a wellbore, comprising:
- lowering the tubular into the wellbore;
- and
- expanding a fist portion of the tubular with one or more packers;
- moving the one or more packers;
- and
- expanding a second portion of the tubular.
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An apparatus for completing a wellbore, comprising:
- one or more packers;
- a lowering means for lowering the one or more packers;
- and
- an expandable tubular releasably connected to the one or more packers.
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A method of expanding a tubular in a wellbore, comprising:
- lowering the tubular into the wellbore;
- and
- connecting one or more packers to the tubular in the wellbore;
- and
- expanding a first portion of the tubular with one or more packers.
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A method of expanding a tubular, comprising:
- expanding a first portion of the tubular using a packer;
- moving the packer to a second portion of the tubular;
- and
- expanding the second portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.