Screen coupler for modular screen packs
US7717178B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49602
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A coupler for gravel packing completions comprising an annular member having an upper end, a lower end, at least one flange disposed along an inner wall surface of the annular member intermediate the upper and lower ends, and at least one deformable portion is disclosed. The coupler may be used to connect one or more screens to a base pipe in a gravel packing completion by deforming the deformable portion such as by passing a swage over the outer wall surface of the annular member. In a similar manner, the coupler may also be used to connect a gravel packing completion component, such as an inflow control device to the base pipe of the gravel packing completion, to contemporaneously connect a screen section and a gravel packing completion component to the base pipe.
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