Compliant sand screen
US8783349B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Embodiments disclose a sand screen apparatus for use in a well that intersects a hydrocarbon formation. The sand screen apparatus comprises a composite, the composite having a compressed state and an expanded state. In embodiments, the composite comprises a base polymer and one or a plurality of reactive fillers where the reactive fillers react with the base polymer in the expanded state after exposure to a first trigger.
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