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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Mark Holland, Katy, TX (US);
Gregory Marshall Noel, Katy, TX (US);
Edwin Arnold Zwald, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark Holland, Katy, TX (US);
Gregory Marshall Noel, Katy, TX (US);
Edwin Arnold Zwald, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Enventure Global Technology, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for expanding a tubular member in a wellbore includes applying a downward force to an expansion cone through a work string to anchor the tubular member in the wellbore and pulling upwards on the expansion cone with the work string to expand the tubular member. The expansion cone is disposed in a launcher portion connected to the tubular member being expanded.