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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
John Christopher Jordan, Spring, TX (US);
James G. Martens, Spring, TX (US);
R. Lee Colvard, Tomball, TX (US);
Brent J. Lirette, Cypress, TX (US);
Gregory Guy Galloway, Conroe, TX (US);
David J. Brunnert, Cypress, TX (US);
Gregory Gerard Gaspard, Terrytown, LA (US);
John Robert Gradishar, Houston, TX (US);
John Christopher Jordan, Spring, TX (US);
James G. Martens, Spring, TX (US);
R. Lee Colvard, Tomball, TX (US);
Brent J. Lirette, Cypress, TX (US);
Gregory Guy Galloway, Conroe, TX (US);
David J. Brunnert, Cypress, TX (US);
Gregory Gerard Gaspard, Terrytown, LA (US);
John Robert Gradishar, Houston, TX (US);
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An improved method and/or apparatus for completing a wellbore is provided. In one embodiment, a method of lining a pre-drilled wellbore is provided. The method includes the act of providing a casing assembly, the casing assembly including a string of casing; and a retractable joint comprising an inner tubular and an outer tubular. The method further includes the acts of running the casing assembly into the pre-drilled wellbore and actuating the retractable joint, thereby reducing the length of the casing assembly through movement between the inner and outer tubulars.