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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2003
Matthew R. Hackworth, Pearland, TX (US);
Craig D. Johnson, Letchworth, GB;
Laurent N. Alteirac, Allees du Chablis, FR;
Kevin W. Hayes, Missouri City, TX (US);
Don Eubank, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Joel Mcclurkin, Houston, TX (US);
Matthew R. Hackworth, Pearland, TX (US);
Craig D. Johnson, Letchworth, GB;
Laurent N. Alteirac, Allees du Chablis, FR;
Kevin W. Hayes, Missouri City, TX (US);
Don Eubank, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Joel McClurkin, Houston, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A technique utilizes blocking members to resist contraction of expandables in wellbore environments. The technique comprises an expandable having a wall with a plurality of expandable cells. A plurality of blocking members cooperate with at least some of the cells to resist contraction of the expandable device once transitioned to a desired expanded state.