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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tommie Austin Freeman, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/312 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 4/312 ;
Abstract
A well completion system for reducing the pressure drop in fluids produced from a downhole formation ( ) traversed by a wellbore ( ) comprises a production tubing ( ) used to bring the formation fluids to the surface that is positioned within a well casing ( ) that lines the wellbore ( ). An expander member ( ) is positioned within the production tubing ( ) and travels longitudinally within the production tubing ( ) to expand the flow area within the production tubing ( ) once the production tubing ( ) has been installed downhole, thereby reducing the pressure drop in fluids produced through the production tubing ( ).