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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
May. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Simon John Harrall, Houston, TX (US);
Neil Andrew Abercrombie Simpson, Aberdeen, GB;
Inventors:
Simon John Harrall, Houston, TX (US);
Neil Andrew Abercrombie Simpson, Aberdeen, GB;
Assignee:
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of sealing an expandable tubular within a bore comprises the steps of providing an expandable tubular describing a first diameter and having a sealing medium on its outer surface, running the tubular into a bore and expanding the tubular within the bore to describe a second larger diameter, and activating the sealing medium to facilitate provision of a seal between the tubular and the bore.