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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
L. Mcd. Schetky, Camden, ME (US);
Craig D. Johnson, Montgomery, TX (US);
Matthew R. Hackworth, Pearland, TX (US);
Patrick W. Bixenman, Houston, TX (US);
Peter Besselink, Enschede, NL;
L. McD. Schetky, Camden, ME (US);
Craig D. Johnson, Montgomery, TX (US);
Matthew R. Hackworth, Pearland, TX (US);
Patrick W. Bixenman, Houston, TX (US);
Peter Besselink, Enschede, NL;
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus suitable for use in a wellbore comprises an expandable bistable device. An exemplary device has a plurality of bistable cells formed into a tubular shape. Each bistable cell comprises at least two elongated members that are connected to each other at their ends. The device is stable in a first configuration and a second configuration.