Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tubing expansion
- Patent Title (中): 管道膨胀
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Application No.: US12718811Application Date: 2010-03-05
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Publication No.: US08117883B2Publication Date: 2012-02-21
- Inventor: Neil Andrew Abercrombie Simpson , Wayne Rudd
- Applicant: Neil Andrew Abercrombie Simpson , Wayne Rudd
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.
- Priority: GB0306774.1 20030325; GB0312278.5 20030529
- Main IPC: B21D39/08
- IPC: B21D39/08 ; E21B29/00
Abstract:
A method of expanding tubing comprises locating an expansion device in tubing to be expanded, vibrating one or both of the tubing and the expansion device, and translating the expansion device relative to the tubing, the vibration acting to reduce friction between the tubing and the device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100218582A1 TUBING EXPANSION Public/Granted day:2010-09-02
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