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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
May. 17, 2002
Applicants:
Ana M. Castano-mears, Coppell, TX (US);
John C. Gano, Carrollton, TX (US);
Ralph H. Echols, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ana M. Castano-Mears, Coppell, TX (US);
John C. Gano, Carrollton, TX (US);
Ralph H. Echols, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An expandable well screen provides increased collapse, torsional and tensile strength. In a described embodiment, an expandable well screen includes a generally tubular base pipe and an external filtering media. The well screen is configured to have sufficient torsional and tensile strength for conveyance and positioning in a wellbore, while also having sufficient strength to prevent collapse when the screen is radially expanded.