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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2016
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Stephen McNamee, Cypress, TX (US);
John Steven Sladic, Katy, TX (US);
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for isolating a tool, such as a sand control screen, from axial and/or torsional loads applied to a tubular string. A sand screen assembly includes a sand control screen, a fixed-end coupling, and a free-end coupling. A first end of the sand control screen is coupled to the fixed-end coupling by a secure connection, and a second end of the sand control screen is coupled to the free-end coupling so the second end of the sand control screen is free to rotate or move axially relative to the free-end coupling.