# US 9,752,420 B2 · Method of lining an oil well pipe in situ

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- Number: US 9,752,420 B2
- Document ID: US9752420B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/606,503
- Filed: 2015-01-27
- Published: 2015-07-30
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2014-01-27
- Assignees: UltraTech International, Inc.
- Applicants: Mark D. Shaw; Matt Clancy; Laurence M. Bierce
- Inventors: Mark D. Shaw; Matt Clancy; Laurence M. Bierce
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9752420B2

## CPC

- E21B 43/108: {Expandable screens or perforated liners}
- B29C 63/34: using tubular layers or sheathings
- E21B 29/10: Reconditioning of well casings, e.g. straightening
- F16L 55/1656: {materials for flexible liners}
- B29C 63/0021: {with coherent impregnated reinforcing layers}
- E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00)
- F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A method of lining a metal oil well pipe in situ, by providing a pipe liner composed of a polymer tube having a fabric or mesh reinforcing layer mechanically bonded to its exterior, inserting the pipe liner into the oil well pipe by adding water or other weighting means into the pipe liner, and opening the pipe liner to allow oil to flow therethrough, thereby expanding the pipe liner composite tightly against the oil well pipe.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of lining an oil well pipe comprising the steps of:
producing a pipe liner by mechanically interlocking a reinforcing layer onto a polymer tube, the exterior diameter of said pipe liner being less than the interior diameter of an oil well pipe to be lined;
temporarily sealing said oil well pipe at a location below a section of said oil well pipe to be lined to block flow of oil through said section of said oil well pipe;
inserting said pipe liner into said section of said oil well pipe;
unsealing said oil well pipe to allow said oil to advance through said pipe liner, whereby heat and pressure from said oil advancing through said pipe liner causes said pipe liner to expand against said oil well pipe; and
further comprising the steps of sealing said pipe liner prior to said step of inserting said pipe liner into said oil well pipe, partially filling said pipe liner with a liquid, and unsealing said pipe liner prior to said step of unsealing said oil well pipe.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein said step of producing said pipe liner comprises choosing said reinforcing layer from the group of reinforcing layers consisting of fabric or mesh, positioning said reinforcing layer around said polymer tube, and heating the exterior of said polymer tube such that the outer surface of said polymer tube protrudes into said reinforcing layer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein said step of producing said pipe liner is performed by continuously extruding said polymer tube.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein said step of producing said pipe liner is performed by continuously extruding said polymer tube.