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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Terje Moen, Sandnes, NO;
Arthur H. Dybevik, Sandnes, NO;
Michael D. Langlais, Houston, TX (US);
Brody Dunn, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Tage Thorkildsen, Raege, NO;
Kjartan Roaldsnes, Kvernaland, NO;
Terje Moen, Sandnes, NO;
Arthur H. Dybevik, Sandnes, NO;
Michael D. Langlais, Houston, TX (US);
Brody Dunn, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Tage Thorkildsen, Raege, NO;
Kjartan Roaldsnes, Kvernaland, NO;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an assembly for use in a wellbore which includes a base pipe; a filter medium surrounding at least a portion of the external surface of the base pipe; and an internally profiled sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the filter media. Also included is a method for attaching a hardware accessory to a sand screen assembly which includes providing a base pipe having an inner surface and an outer surface; surrounding the outer surface of the base pipe with a filter medium; engaging the sleeve with the filter medium; and connecting the hardware accessory to the sleeve. Also included is a downhole apparatus which includes a basepipe, where at least a portion of the external surface of the basepipe is profiled; and a sleeve mounted external to the basepipe, where the internal profile of the sleeve corresponds to the external profile of the basepipe.