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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2004
Duncan James Trinder, Inverurie, GB;
Neil Andrew Abercrombie Simpson, Aberdeen, GB;
Alexander Craig Mackay, Banchory, GB;
Duncan James Trinder, Inverurie, GB;
Neil Andrew Abercrombie Simpson, Aberdeen, GB;
Alexander Craig Mackay, Banchory, GB;
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed an expandable centraliser for locating a body within a borehole, and a method of centralising tubing in a borehole. In an embodiment of the invention, an expandable centraliser () is disclosed, the centraliser () comprising a deformable body (), and at least one abutment portion in the form of a shoulder () on the body (), the shoulder () adapted to be urged radially outwardly on deformation of the body (), to centralise tubing () coupled to the centraliser () within a borehole ().