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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186427 | One trip cemented expandable monobore liner system and method An apparatus to protect the mounting area of casing and a locating profile and optionally a sliding sleeve valve and a flow path from the outside of the valve to the annulus when subsequent attachment of an expanded liner is intended and the expanded liner is to be ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8157007 | Method for casing using multiple expanded areas and using at least one inflatable bladder The method of the invention comprises inserting into the well or the piping to be cased, a tube (1) including tube sections previously connected end to end, proceeding with the radial expansion of the tube using an inflatable bladder (3) so that the wa... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8132619 | One trip liner running, cementing and setting tool using expansion A tool allows in a single trip advancing the liner while more hole is made until the liner is properly positioned. Slips are actuated into the inside of the liner to grasp it as a swage is released to move to support the liner to the surrounding tubular. With the li... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8091631 | Intelligent well system and method An intelligent well system and method has a sand face completion and a monitoring system to monitor application of a well operation. Various equipment and services may be used. In another aspect, the invention provides a monitoring system for determining placement o... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8082984 | Large bore packer and methods of setting same Devices and methods for setting a packer inside a wellbore with little appreciable reduction of the useable area of the wellbore. The outer casing or liner of the wellbore contains one or more integrated casing coupler joints having an increased diameter chamber por... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8047281 | Sleeve for expandable tubular threaded connection and method of expanding tubular thereof A tubular sleeve overlaps the threaded connection between a pair of adjacent tubular members that are to receive an expansion device for radial expansion and plastic deformation of the threaded tubular connection. ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8028749 | Expanding multiple tubular portions Apparatus for expanding first and second portions of a downhole tubular in a single trip comprises a support and first and second expansion devices. The first expansion device is mounted on the support and is operable to expand a first portion of tubular. The second... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7967064 | Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member includes a support member with a fluid passage. A mandrel is movably coupled to the support member and includes an expansion cone operable to radially expand and plastically deform the tu... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7878240 | Downhole swaging system and method A downhole swaging system includes, a tubular having an area of strength with a different resistance to swaging as compared to areas of the tubular outside of the area of strength, and a swaging tool. The swaging tool has a first swage, and a second swage with an ad... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7861775 | Casing patch A casing patch includes a deformable seal configurable to a deformed and undeformed position for sealing and unsealing respectively with a target stub and a pressure based subsystem in operable communication with the deformable seal. The patch may also contain a sto... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7789140 | System and method for radially expanding and plastically deforming a wellbore casing A system for radially expanding an expandable tubular within a wellbore to form a wellbore casing. In some embodiments, the system includes a support member insertable within and displaceable relative to the expandable tubular, an expansion cone coupled to the suppo... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7757758 | Expandable wellbore liner A wellbore tubular has openings in its wall. An outer sleeve has ridges on which openings are located so that they communicate with the tubular openings. The tubular can be expanded to plant the ridges against the formation while any space between the ridges and the... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7730941 | Expandable tool with enhanced expansion capability An expandable downhole tool features a mandrel that is expanded from within by a swage or other technique. The expansion of the mandrel advances an exterior ring or comparable slidably mounted object against an exterior sleeve that can be impervious or porous. The r... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726395 | Expanding multiple tubular portions Apparatus for expanding first and second portions of a downhole tubular in a single trip comprises a support and first and second expansion devices. The first expansion device is mounted on the support and is operable to expand a first portion of tubular. The second... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7712522 | Expansion cone and system An apparatus for the radial expansion and plastic deformation of a tubular member. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7686076 | Expandable tubulars for use in a wellbore The present invention generally relates to methods and systems for mitigating trouble zones in a wellbore in a preferred pressure condition and completing the wellbore in the preferred pressure condition. In one aspect, a method of reinforcing a wellbore is provided... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7681636 | Pipe expander An expander is provided for radially expanding a tubular element, the expander having an axially forward direction and being provided with thrust means for exerting a thrust force to the expander to move the expander in axially forward direction through the tubular ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7640975 | Flow control for increased permeability planes in unconsolidated formations Flow control for increased permeability planes in unconsolidated formations. A well system includes a casing expansion device interconnected in a casing string for initiating an inclusion propagated into a formation surrounding the casing string. The device has at l... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7607476 | Expandable slip ring An expandable slip ring is used to secure attachment of an expanded tubular to a surrounding tubular. It features elongated generally axially oriented openings separated by narrow segments. As a swage is advanced within a tubular that has the slip ring outside it th... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7597140 | Expansion device for expanding a pipe A pipe expansion device having an expansion cone tapering in forward direction, a cone-guide, an actuator for displacing the expansion cone and the elongated cone-guide relative to each other, a retrievable end anchor, and a middle anchor joined to the expansion con... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7559365 | Collapsible expansion cone An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming an expandable tubular member includes a collapsible expansion cone. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7556092 | Flow control system for an apparatus for radially expanding tubular members A flow control system for an apparatus for radially expanding tubular members. ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7506687 | System for radially expanding a tubular member A system for radially expanding a tubular member. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7497255 | High performance expandable tubular system A method and apparatus for tubular expansion are disclosed. In an embodiment, an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular comprises at least two expansion swages. At least one expansion swage is axially movable relative to other expansion swages. In addition, the ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7451811 | Expanding a tubular element to different inner diameters A method of expanding a tubular element is provided, the tubular element having a first portion to be expanded to a first inner diameter and a second portion to be expanded to a second inner diameter larger than the first inner diameter. The method comprising: ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441606 | Expandable fluted liner hanger and packer system Methods and apparatus create an attachment and a seal between two tubular members in a wellbore. An expandable assembly includes a packer and liner hanger to be expanded into a surrounding tubular. The packer can be a longitudinally corrugated packer and can have a ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438133 | Apparatus and method for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member that includes a valve assembly for permitting the injection of a hardenable fluidic sealing material into an annulus between the tubular member and a preexisting structure. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438132 | Concentric pipes expanded at the pipe ends and method of forming A method of forming a wellhead including: drilling a wellbore; positioning an outer casing at least partially within an upper portion of the wellbore; positioning a first tubular member within the outer casing; expanding at least a portion of the first tubular membe... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434622 | Compliant cone for solid liner expansion An expander tool includes segments capable of deflecting inward in response to a restriction encountered while expanding a tubular downhole. The expander tool includes an inner mandrel having a tapered surface about its outside diameter, the segments disposed around... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434618 | Apparatus for expanding a tubular member An apparatus for expanding a tubular member comprising a support member, an expansion device for radially expanding the tubular member movably coupled to the support member for longitudinal displacement relative to the support member, at least one pressure chamber d... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431078 | Using pipe shrinkage upon expansion to actuate a downhole tool A downhole tool with a mandrel that is expanded downhole is further actuated due to relative longitudinal movement between the mandrel and a member that accommodates radial expansion without undergoing as much shrinkage as the expanded mandrel or any shrinkage at al... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424918 | Interposed joint sealing layer method of forming a wellbore casing A method of forming a wellbore casing within a borehole that traverses a subterranean formation, is provided by assembling a tubular liner by coupling a multi-layer tubular insert assembly to a threaded portion of a first tubular member, and coupling a threaded port... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422068 | Casing patch overshot A connection to a stub downhole is accomplished in a variety of ways. A string has a tapered lower end inserted into the stub and expansion occurs from within the tapered lower end into the stub to leave a connection without reduction of the internal diameter. An ov... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422069 | Telescoping centralizers for expandable tubulars A method of centralizing tubulars prior to cementing and subsequent expansion involves using a plurality of telescoping cylinders whose leading or trailing end is closed and which are extended by applied internal pressure in the tubular or some mechanical means. The... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419193 | Tubing connector A method of coupling first and second expandable tubulars comprises providing a male tubular connector portion and a female tubular connection portion having greater yield strength, coupling the connector portions together, and expanding the coupled connector portio... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419009 | Apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member An apparatus and method according to which a tubular member is radially expanded and plastically deformed. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416027 | Adjustable expansion cone assembly An apparatus and method for radially expanding a tubular member. The apparatus includes a tubular support member, an adjustable expansion cone assembly coupled to the tubular support member and means for adjusting the expansion cone assembly. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413020 | Full bore lined wellbores Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods and apparatus for forming a tubular-lined wellbore which does not decrease in diameter with increasing depth or length. Methods and apparatus for forming a substantially monobore well while drilling with... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410001 | Coupling and sealing tubulars in a bore A method of sealing an expandable tubular within a bore comprises the steps of providing an expandable tubular describing a first diameter and having a sealing medium on its outer surface, running the tubular into a bore and expanding the tubular within the bore to ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410000 | Mono-diameter wellbore casing A mono-diameter wellbore casing. A tubular liner and an expansion cone are positioned within a new section of a wellbore with the tubular liner in an overlapping relationship with a pre-existing casing. A hardenable fluidic material is injected into the new section ... | 08/12/2008 |
