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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7389819 | Well screen A screen system for underground wells, and a method of fluid flow control and/or sand production control in a well. The screen system may include an inner screen and an outer screen having a plurality of slots. A mechanism, which may include a motor, is provided to ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377320 | Apparatus and method for gravel packing An improved apparatus and method for gravel packing is provided. The apparatus includes a substantially tubular-shaped base pipe having a plurality of apertures disposed along part of its length and a dual-wall sand screen coaxially secured to the base pipe. The dua... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7331388 | Horizontal single trip system with rotating jetting tool A method for completing a well in a single trip is described, which includes inserting a completion tool assembly into the wellbore. The completion tool assembly includes a gravel packing assembly having a central channel substantially therethrough and a service too... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325621 | Method and apparatus for ECP element inflation utilizing solid laden fluid mixture An inflatable element utilizing a solid or particulate laden fluid as an expansion media. A fluid component of the solid or particulate laden fluid is exhausted from a defined area of the element to leave substantially only particulate matter therein to maintain the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7291303 | Method for bonding a transmission line to a downhole tool An apparatus for bonding a transmission line to the central bore of a downhole tool includes a pre-formed interface for bonding a transmission line to the inside diameter of a downhole tool. The pre-formed interface includes a first surface that substantially confor... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287684 | Filter cartridge assembly and method of manufacture An apparatus for filtering well fluids and method of manufacture is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an inner support, a filter spirally wrapped around the inner support, and an outer support wrapped around the filter enclosing the filter between the inner and out... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284603 | Expandable completion system and method A well completion having an expandable tubular. The expandable tubular having a tubular base and a conforming layer. The conforming layer being radially expandable singularly or in combination with expansion of the tubular base. The expandable tubular being perforat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278479 | Downhole cable protection device A device for an underground well, typically a petroleum well (1), wherein, in the uncased inflow portion (2, 4, 6) of the well, there is placed an inflow pipe, possibly in the form of a strainer pipe (8) comprising a strainer/perforated outer ma... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258166 | Wellbore screen A wellbore screen includes a base pipe including a wall, an inner bore surface and an outer surface, an opening formed through the base pipe wall and a filter cartridge mounted in the opening. In one aspect, the wellbore screen includes an impermeable layer relative... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249631 | Slip on screen with expanded base pipe A method for manufacturing a wellscreen and a wellscreen that have the mechanical properties of a direct-wrap wellscreen and the precise slot tolerance of a slip-on wellscreen are provided. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a wellscreen for use in a well... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243742 | Drill pipe screen A retrievable drill pipe screen is adapted for releasable connection within a drill pipe string. The screen has a planar support plate for connecting a perforated tubular screen body to a fish neck wherein the plane of the planar support plate is generally parallel ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7191833 | Sand control screen assembly having fluid loss control capability and method for use of same A sand control screen assembly (60) that is positionable within a wellbore includes a base pipe (62) having at least one opening (64) that allows fluid flow therethrough and a filter medium (66) positioned exteriorly of the base pipe (... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178595 | Apparatus and method for gravel packing An improved apparatus and method for gravel packing is provided. The apparatus includes a substantially tubular-shaped base pipe having a plurality of apertures disposed along part of its length and a dual-wall sand screen coaxially secured to the base pipe. The dua... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140437 | Apparatus and method for monitoring a treatment process in a production interval An apparatus (50) for monitoring a treatment process in a treatment interval (58) includes a packer assembly (60) and a sand control screen assembly (64) connected relative to the packer assembly (60). A cross-over assembly (62 | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108060 | Fracturing different levels within a completion interval of a well Method and apparatus for fracturing different levels of a completion interval in a well. A workstring lowers a fracturing string which, in turn, is comprised of a base pipe which is blank except for perforated sections spaced along its length. Screen may be provided... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100686 | Controlled-pressure drop liner The invention relates to a controlled-pressure drop liner device comprising a circumscribed filter element (9) centred on a base tube (1) by longitudinal braces in relation to the axis of the tube and arranged according to the diameter of the tube so a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093653 | Downhole filter A downhole filter comprises a tubular member having a wall defining a plurality of openings. The openings have an outer width less than an inner width. The parts of the opening defining the smaller width are defined by radially outer parts of the openings, such that... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073601 | Profiled encapsulation for use with instrumented expandable tubular completions The present invention provides an encapsulation for housing instrumentation lines, control lines, or instruments downhole. In one use, the encapsulation resides between an expandable downhole tool, such as an expandable sand screen, and the wall of the well bore. Th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069657 | Method to reduce the width of a slot in a pipe or tube A method for reducing the width of slots spaced about the surface of a pipe or tube. The method comprises subjecting the surface of the pipe or tube to bombardment by a quantity of shot of a pre-determined size and for a pre-determined length of time to cause deform... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063791 | Pump inlet screen A pump inlet screen for a submersible pump adapted to be inserted into a well bore. The screen includes an inner support sleeve having openings therethrough and an outer mesh screen member that overlies the out surface of the inner support sleeve. A polymer coated r... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059401 | Flow control apparatus for use in a wellbore An apparatus and method of controlling the flow of hydrocarbons into and/or out of a string of tubing disposed in a wellbore. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a tubular member having at least one aperture formed in a wall thereof and a sleeve disposed radi... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055598 | Fluid flow control device and method for use of same A fluid flow control device (60) for use in a wellbore to control the inflow of production fluids comprises a sand control screen (62) having a base pipe (64) with a first set of openings (66) that allows the production fluids to flow the... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048063 | Profiled recess for instrumented expandable components The present invention provides a recess within an expandable downhole tubular, such as an expandable sand screen. The recess resides within the wall, such as the outer shroud of an expandable sand screen. The recess serves as a housing for instrumentation lines, fib... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032665 | System and method for gravel packaging a well Systems and methods for gravel packing which provide a mechanism for a gravel slurry to bypass bridges which may form in the well intervals being packed. In one embodiment, a plurality of short, independent bypass flow paths are provided along the length of a well s... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6991030 | Wellscreen having helical support surface A method and apparatus for assembling a wellscreen onto a perforated base pipe are provided. The wellscreen defines a tubular body which is suitable for subterranean use in oil, gas, and water wells. In accordance with the present invention, the wellscreen first def... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6978838 | Method for removing filter cake from injection wells A method is given for completing an interval of an open-hole injection well penetrating a subterranean formation when the interface between the wellbore and the formation includes a zone invaded by a filter cake that includes bridging materials and other embedded so... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6941652 | Methods of fabricating a thin-wall expandable well screen assembly An expandable well screen has a desirable thin-wall construction together with a simplified fabrication method. In fabricating the screen, a flexible sheet of metal mesh filter media is diffusion bonded to an inner side of a perforated metal sheet which is then defo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932157 | Apparatus and method for treating an interval of a wellbore An apparatus (60) and method for treating an interval of a wellbore comprises an outer tubular (62) disposed within the wellbore. A sand control screen (92) is disposed within the outer tubular (62). A slurry passageway (88) is for... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6904974 | Slotting geometry for metal pipe and method of use of the same A slotting geometry for a metal pipe for use in fabricating slotted liners. The slotting geometry includes one or more integral substantially continuous unslotted helical coils extending around a peripheral sidewall for sustantially the entire length of a tubular bo... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6883613 | Flow control apparatus for use in a wellbore An apparatus and method of controlling the flow of hydrocarbons into and/or out of a string of tubing disposed in a wellbore. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a tubular member having at least one aperture formed in a wall thereof and a sleeve disposed radi... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6851560 | Drain element comprising a liner consisting of hollow rods for collecting in particular hydrocarbons The drain element for collecting hydrocarbons comprises a screen (TM) surrounding a suction cylinder (CA) extending in a longitudinal direction (AL). The screen is made up of rods (TT, TC) which extend along said longitudinal direction (AL) and which are regularly s... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6817410 | 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... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805202 | Well screen cover A well screen cover including a channel running along substantially the entire length of the well screen cover. The channel may be formed directly into the cover or separately formed and welded to the cover. The channel is open to the exterior of the well screen cov... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6799686 | Tubular filtration apparatus An expandable well screen has a desirable thin-wall construction together with a simplified fabrication method. In fabricating the screen, a flexible sheet of metal mesh filter media is diffusion bonded to an inner side of a perforated metal sheet which is then defo... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6755245 | Apparatus for completing wells in unconsolidated subterranean zones Improved methods and apparatus for completing an unconsolidated subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore are provided. The methods basically comprise the steps of placing a slotted liner having an internal sand screen disposed therein in the zone, isolating the s... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6745843 | Base-pipe flow control mechanism A completion assembly for use in a lateral well bore has a base pipe with a plurality of holes through the sidewall of the base pipe. Flow through the holes is regulated to produce an influx difference between the ends of the base pipe. Flow can be regulated by vari... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6715544 | Well screen A well screen (10) comprising a wire (14) spirally wrapped around a perforated base pipe (12) and spacing the perforated base pipe from a woven wire mesh filtering medium (16). ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6698518 | Apparatus and methods for use of a wellscreen in a wellbore An apparatus and method for providing a more uniform gravel pack in the well bore. An alternative pathway is provided within the apparatus to by-pass a sand bridge formed in the wellbore. The reentry point of the slurry into the wellbore can be predetermi... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6644412 | Flow control apparatus for use in a wellbore An apparatus and method of controlling the flow of hydrocarbons into and/or out of a string of tubing disposed in a wellbore. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a tubular member having at least one aperture formed in a wall thereof and a sleeve di... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6571872 | Apparatus for completing wells in unconsolidated subterranean zones Improved methods and apparatus for completing an unconsolidated subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore are provided. The methods basically comprise the steps of placing a slotted liner having an internal sand screen disposed therein with dividers ext... | 06/03/2003 |
