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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2010
Robert Lance Cook, Katy, TX (US);
David Paul Brisco, Duncan, OK (US);
R. Bruce Stewart, Edinburgh, GB;
Lev Ring, Houston, TX (US);
Richard Carl Haut, Spring, TX (US);
Robert Donald Mack, Wassenaar, NL;
Alan B. Duell, Duncan, OK (US);
Robert Lance Cook, Katy, TX (US);
David Paul Brisco, Duncan, OK (US);
R. Bruce Stewart, Edinburgh, GB;
Lev Ring, Houston, TX (US);
Richard Carl Haut, Spring, TX (US);
Robert Donald Mack, Wassenaar, NL;
Alan B. Duell, Duncan, OK (US);
Enventure Global Technology, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member includes a support member with a fluid passage. A mandrel is movably coupled to the support member and includes an expansion cone operable to radially expand and plastically deform the tubular member when moved relative to the tubular member. A pressure chamber is positioned between the support member and the mandrel, and the pressure chamber is fluidicly coupled to the fluid passage. A releasable support is coupled to the support member and operable to selectively couple the support member to the tubular member.