The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Katy, TX (US);
Kim Vance Thornton, Houston, TX (US);
Carl Bismark Ferguson, La Porte, TX (US);
Tommy Frank Grigsby, Katy, TX (US);
Floyd Randolph Simonds, Dallas, TX (US);
William Mark Richards, Frisco, TX (US);
Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Katy, TX (US);
Kim Vance Thornton, Houston, TX (US);
Carl Bismark Ferguson, La Porte, TX (US);
Tommy Frank Grigsby, Katy, TX (US);
Floyd Randolph Simonds, Dallas, TX (US);
William Mark Richards, Frisco, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A sand control screen assembly () is operably positionable within a wellbore (). The sand control screen assembly () includes a base pipe () having a plurality of openings () in a sidewall portion thereof and an internal flow path (). A plurality of radially extendable filter members () are each operably associated with at least one of the openings () of the base pipe (). The radially extendable filter members () have a circumferential dimension that is less than a longitudinal dimension thereof. The radially extendable filter members () have a radially retracted running configuration and a radially extended operating configuration, in which, the radially extendable filter members () preferably contact the wellbore ().