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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2007
Jeffery A. Spray, Houston, TX (US);
Steven Svedeman, San Antonio, TX (US);
David Walter, San Antonio, TX (US);
Peter Mckeighan, San Antonio, TX (US);
Shane Siebanaler, San Antonio, TX (US);
Peter Dewhurst, Kingston, RI (US);
Steven Hobson, Brookline, MA (US);
Doug Foss, Brookline, MA (US);
Holger Wirz, Brookline, MA (US);
Aaron Sharpe, Brookline, MA (US);
Michael Apostal, North Kingston, RI (US);
Jeffery A. Spray, Houston, TX (US);
Steven Svedeman, San Antonio, TX (US);
David Walter, San Antonio, TX (US);
Peter Mckeighan, San Antonio, TX (US);
Shane Siebanaler, San Antonio, TX (US);
Peter Dewhurst, Kingston, RI (US);
Steven Hobson, Brookline, MA (US);
Doug Foss, Brookline, MA (US);
Holger Wirz, Brookline, MA (US);
Aaron Sharpe, Brookline, MA (US);
Michael Apostal, North Kingston, RI (US);
Dynamic Tubular Systems, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An expandable tubular includes a plurality of leaves formed from sheet material that have curved surfaces. The leaves extend around a portion or fully around the diameter of the tubular structure. Some of the adjacent leaves of the tubular are coupled together. The tubular is compressed to a smaller diameter so that it can be inserted through previously deployed tubular assemblies. Once the tubular is properly positioned, it is deployed and coupled or not coupled to a previously deployed tubular assembly. The tubular is useful for all types of wells and boreholes.