Wells – Expansible anchor or casing – Fluid pressure actuated
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-21
2011-12-06
Neuder, William P (Department: 3676)
Wells
Expansible anchor or casing
Fluid pressure actuated
C166S383000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08069916
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus enable expanding tubing in a borehole of a hydrocarbon well. According to some embodiments, an expander device includes a collapsible swage formed of collets, at least one slip arrangement and a hydraulic jack to stroke the swage through tubing to be expanded. In operation, expanding tubing may include securing an expansion tool to the tubing, lowering the tool and tubing into a borehole, actuating a collapsible expander of the expansion tool to an extended configuration, and supplying fluid pressure to a jack coupled to the expander thereby moving the expander through the tubing which is held by at least one of first and second tubing holding devices disposed respectively ahead of the expander and behind the expander.
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Giroux Richard Lee
Luke Mike A.
Michener Blake
Neuder William P
Patterson & Sheridan LLP
Weatherford / Lamb, Inc.
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