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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Peter Ellington, Inverurie, GB;
Paul David Metcalfe, Banchory, GB;
Iain Cameron Macaulay, Aberdeen, GB;
Simon John Harrall, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Peter Ellington, Inverurie, GB;
Paul David Metcalfe, Banchory, GB;
Iain Cameron MacAulay, Aberdeen, GB;
Simon John Harrall, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/16 (2006.01); E21B 43/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention concerns the sealing of tubing, and in particular the sealing of a joint between expandable tubing sections. In one embodiment, there is disclosed expandable tubing such as an expandable liner comprising at least two expandable tubing sections which are adapted to be coupled together, and a seal adapted to be located around the expandable tubing sections, to seal a joint between the sections.