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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Michael D. Langlais, Houston, TX (US);
Ezio Toffanin, Stavanger, NO;
Inventors:
Michael D. Langlais, Houston, TX (US);
Ezio Toffanin, Stavanger, NO;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for a shrouded tubular device that includes but is not limited to a tubular member, such as a screen joint; a shroud surrounding at least a portion of the tubular, the shroud is at least a two-piece shroud; and a shim in the annulus between the tubular member and the shroud. By way of example only, the shroud may be located directly radially inward from the joint of two of the shroud pieces.