Apparatus and methods for utilizing expandable sand screen in wellbores
US6510896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/105
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In one aspect of the invention apparatus and methods are provided for completing a wellbore using expandable sand screen. An apparatus including a section of expandable sand screen, and an expanding member is disposed in the wellbore on a tubular run-in string. Thereafter, the expandable sand screen is expanded in a producing area of the wellbore.
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