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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2008
Sean L. Gaudette, Katy, TX (US);
Bennett M. Richard, Kingwood, TX (US);
Jason J. Barnard, Katy, TX (US);
Kevin C. Holmes, Houston, TX (US);
Sean L. Gaudette, Katy, TX (US);
Bennett M. Richard, Kingwood, TX (US);
Jason J. Barnard, Katy, TX (US);
Kevin C. Holmes, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A coupler for gravel packing completions comprising an annular member having an upper end, a lower end, at least one flange disposed along an inner wall surface of the annular member intermediate the upper and lower ends, and at least one deformable portion is disclosed. The coupler may be used to connect one or more screens to a base pipe in a gravel packing completion by deforming the deformable portion such as by passing a swage over the outer wall surface of the annular member. In a similar manner, the coupler may also be used to connect a gravel packing completion component, such as an inflow control device to the base pipe of the gravel packing completion, to contemporaneously connect a screen section and a gravel packing completion component to the base pipe.