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Apparatus and methods for completing a wellbore

US6263968A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2000
Grant dateJul 24, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/103
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for completing a wellbore are disclosed. Certain ones of the apparatus and methods use a first packing assembly, a second packing assembly, and a pressurization assembly disposed between the first and second packing assemblies to plastically deform a liner in a radially outward direction via hydraulic pressure. Another method uses a liner having a first section and a second section, and a packing assembly. The first section is deformable in a radially outward direction at a lower pressure than the second section. The packing assembly is used to plastically deform the first section of the liner in a radially outward direction via hydraulic pressure.

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