Wells – Processes – Parallel string or multiple completion well
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-02
2007-10-02
Dang, Hoang (Department: 3672)
Wells
Processes
Parallel string or multiple completion well
C166S380000, C166S381000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10836431
ABSTRACT:
An uncollapsed expandable wellbore junction and associated methods. In a described embodiment, a method of creating an expanded pressure vessel in a subterranean well includes the step of expanding the pressure vessel in the well, thereby increasing a dimension of the vessel, without prior decreasing of the dimension.
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Dang Hoang
Halliburton Energy Service,s Inc.
Smith Marlin R.
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