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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Varadaraju Gandikota, Cypress, TX (US);
Larry A. Kendziora, Needville, TX (US);
Richard Lee Giroux, Cypress, TX (US);
Varadaraju Gandikota, Cypress, TX (US);
Larry A. Kendziora, Needville, TX (US);
Richard Lee Giroux, Cypress, TX (US);
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for expanding an anchoring device in a borehole. In one aspect, an anchoring device is provided. The anchoring device includes an expandable tubular. The anchoring device further includes a plurality of bands disposed on an outer surface of the expandable tubular. Each band is attached to the tubular at a first connection point and a second connection point, wherein each band is configured to bow radially outward as the expandable tubular shortens in length in response to the expansion of the tubular. In a further aspect, a method of attaching an anchoring device in a borehole is provided.