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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Richard W. Delange, Kingwood, TX (US);
John Richard Setterberg, Jr., Huntsville, TX (US);
Scott H. Osburn, Conroe, TX (US);
Michael B. Capehart, Spring, TX (US);
Feng Gao, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of completing a wellbore () includes positioning an expandable tubular having a support layer () disposed on an exterior of the expandable tubular inside a casing (); mechanically expanding the tubular and the support layer, wherein a distance between an outer diameter of the support layer and the inner diameter of the casing is sufficient to prevent burst of the tubular; and hydraulically expanding the support layer into contact with the casing.