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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2011
Lev Ring, Houston, TX (US);
Varadaraju Gandikota, Houston, TX (US);
Mike A. Luke, Houston, TX (US);
David S. LI, Katy, TX (US);
Lev Ring, Houston, TX (US);
Varadaraju Gandikota, Houston, TX (US);
Mike A. Luke, Houston, TX (US);
David S. Li, Katy, TX (US);
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a swage assembly that is movable from a compliant configuration having a first shape to a substantially non-compliant configuration having a second shape. In one aspect, an expansion swage for expanding a wellbore tubular is provided. The expansion swage includes a body and a solid cone disposed on the body. The expansion swage further includes a deformable cone disposed on the body, wherein the solid cone is made from a first material and the deformable cone is made from a second material and wherein the deformable cone is movable relative to the body when the expansion swage is in a compliant configuration. In another aspect, a method of expanding a wellbore tubular is provided.