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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Luis Felipe Peixoto, Balikpapan, ID;
Raymond J. Tibbles, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Inventors:
Luis Felipe Peixoto, Balikpapan, ID;
Raymond J. Tibbles, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for gravel packing. The method is particularly useful for deploying a sand screen assembly having shunt tubes. The apparatus can include two or more tubulars disposed about at least one expandable member. The tubulars are longitudinally aligned with one another and bundled together in a run-in position, and the bundled tubulars radially expand when the expandable member is activated.