WO2004053434A3 - System for radially expanding tubular members - Google Patents

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WO2004053434A3
WO2004053434A3 PCT/US2003/038550 US0338550W WO2004053434A3 WO 2004053434 A3 WO2004053434 A3 WO 2004053434A3 US 0338550 W US0338550 W US 0338550W WO 2004053434 A3 WO2004053434 A3 WO 2004053434A3
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tubular members
radially expanding
expanding tubular
expansion device
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Lucia Frank De
Mark Shuster
Kevin K Waddell
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Lucia Frank De
Mark Shuster
Kevin K Waddell
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B28/00—Vibration generating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for stimulating production
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
    • E21B43/10—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells
    • E21B43/103—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells of expandable casings, screens, liners, or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
    • E21B43/10—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells
    • E21B43/103—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells of expandable casings, screens, liners, or the like
    • E21B43/105—Expanding tools specially adapted therefor

Abstract

A system for radially expanding tubular members (18) includes an expansion device (14) and a vibratory device (16) that generates vibratory energy for agitating at least one of the expansion device (16) and/or the expandable tubular member (18).
PCT/US2003/038550 2002-12-05 2003-12-04 System for radially expanding tubular members WO2004053434A2 (en)

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