Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for drilling and lining a wellbore
- Patent Title (中): 钻井和钻井的方法
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Application No.: US10853498Application Date: 2004-05-25
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Publication No.: US07117957B2Publication Date: 2006-10-10
- Inventor: Paul David Metcalfe , Neil Andrew Abercrombie Simpson
- Applicant: Paul David Metcalfe , Neil Andrew Abercrombie Simpson
- 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: GB9828234.6 19981222; GB9900835.1 19990115; GB9923783.6 19991008; GB9924189.5 19991013
- Main IPC: E21B7/00
- IPC: E21B7/00 ; E21B7/20 ; E21B23/00 ; B21B41/02

Abstract:
A method includes drilling and lining a wellbore, in one aspect by mounting a drill bit on a drill string including a section of expandable tubing and providing a tubing expander in the string, rotating the drill bit and advancing the drill string through a bore, and passing the expander through the expandable tubing to expand the tubing. The apparatus comprises a drill string including a section of expandable tubing, a drill bit mounted on the string, and a tubing expander mounted on the string.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040216925A1 Method and apparatus for drilling and lining a wellbore Public/Granted day:2004-11-04
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