Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compliant expansion swage
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Application No.: US13720568Application Date: 2012-12-19
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Publication No.: US09308566B2Publication Date: 2016-04-12
- Inventor: Lev Ring , Varadaraju Gandikota , Mike A. Luke , David S. Li
- Applicant: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
- Current Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: E21B43/10
- IPC: E21B43/10 ; B21D31/04

Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to a swage assembly that is movable from a compliant configuration having a first shape to a substantially non-compliant configuration having a second shape. In one aspect, an expansion swage for expanding a wellbore tubular is provided. The expansion swage includes a body and a solid cone disposed on the body. The expansion swage further includes a deformable cone disposed on the body, wherein the solid cone is made from a first material and the deformable cone is made from a second material and wherein the deformable cone is movable relative to the body when the expansion swage is in a compliant configuration. In another aspect, a method of expanding a wellbore tubular is provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130180306A1 COMPLIANT EXPANSION SWAGE Public/Granted day:2013-07-18
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