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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claude Vercaemer, Paris, FR;
Hubertus V Thomeer, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corp., Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 2/900 ;
Abstract
A technique for facilitating the use of a variety of completion elements in a wellbore environment. The technique utilizes an insertion guide disposed within an open-hole section of a wellbore. The insertion guide may be radially expanded towards the surrounding formation to remove excess annular space. The expansion of the insertion guide further allows the use of a completion element having a greater diameter than would otherwise be afforded.