Expandable well screen having temporary sealing substance

Details Expandable well screen having temporary sealing substance Expandable well screen having temporary sealing substance

2007-04-17

2007-04-17

Thompson, Kenneth (Department: 3672)

Wells

Processes

Placing or shifting well part

C166S207000, C166S227000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10760649

ABSTRACT:
An expandable well screen having a temporary sealing substance. In a described embodiment, a method of installing a well screen in a subterranean well includes the steps of: providing the screen including a temporary sealing substance preventing fluid flow through a wall of the screen; positioning the screen in a wellbore of the well; expanding the screen in the wellbore; and degrading the sealing substance, thereby permitting fluid flow through the screen wall.

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