Apparatus for and method of radial expansion of a tubular member
US7228911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B4/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Apparatus for and method of radial expansion of a tubular member, with embodiments of the apparatus including an expander device, for example an expansion cone, which has a driver device either attached to it or integral therewith. The driver device can be a pump for example, where the pump creates a differential pressure across the expander device to cause it to move.
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