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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
May. 18, 2004
Patrick Glen Maguire, Cypress, TX (US);
Patrick Glen Maguire, Cypress, TX (US);
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed a connector for tubing, in particular, expandable tubing sections. There is also disclosed a method of sealing a connection between tubing sections, in particular, expandable tubing sections. In one embodiment of the invention, a connector () is disclosed which is suitable for coupling expandable tubing sections () together. The connector () comprises first and second portions () adapted to be provided on respective expandable tubing sections (), at least one of the portions () including a seal profile () which is adapted to be urged into sealing engagement with the other portion () on expansion thereof.