WO2005024171A3 - Element tubulaire expansible - Google Patents

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WO2005024171A3
WO2005024171A3 PCT/US2004/028889 US2004028889W WO2005024171A3 WO 2005024171 A3 WO2005024171 A3 WO 2005024171A3 US 2004028889 W US2004028889 W US 2004028889W WO 2005024171 A3 WO2005024171 A3 WO 2005024171A3
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expandable tubular
friction
coefficient
reducing
tubular member
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Mark Shuster
Malcolm Gray
Grigoriy Grinberg
Matt Shade
Alla Petlyuk
Scott Costa
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Enventure Global Technology
Mark Shuster
Malcolm Gray
Grigoriy Grinberg
Matt Shade
Alla Petlyuk
Scott Costa
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Priority to GB0604357A priority Critical patent/GB2427212B/en
Priority to US10/571,086 priority patent/US20070205001A1/en
Priority to PCT/US2004/028889 priority patent/WO2005024171A2/fr
Publication of WO2005024171A2 publication Critical patent/WO2005024171A2/fr
Publication of WO2005024171A3 publication Critical patent/WO2005024171A3/fr
Publication of WO2005024171B1 publication Critical patent/WO2005024171B1/fr
Priority to US11/695,811 priority patent/US7712522B2/en

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système permettant de réduire le coefficient de friction entre un dispositif d'expansion et un élément tubulaire pendant l'expansion radiale.
PCT/US2004/028889 2003-09-05 2004-09-07 Element tubulaire expansible WO2005024171A2 (fr)

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GB0604357A GB2427212B (en) 2003-09-05 2004-09-07 Expandable tubular
US10/571,086 US20070205001A1 (en) 2003-09-05 2004-09-07 Expandable Tubular
PCT/US2004/028889 WO2005024171A2 (fr) 2003-09-05 2004-09-07 Element tubulaire expansible
US11/695,811 US7712522B2 (en) 2003-09-05 2007-04-03 Expansion cone and system

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US50043503P 2003-09-05 2003-09-05
US60/500,435 2003-09-05
US58537004P 2004-07-02 2004-07-02
US60/585,370 2004-07-02
US60067904P 2004-08-11 2004-08-11
US60/600,679 2004-08-11
PCT/US2004/028889 WO2005024171A2 (fr) 2003-09-05 2004-09-07 Element tubulaire expansible

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US11/695,811 Continuation-In-Part US7712522B2 (en) 2003-09-05 2007-04-03 Expansion cone and system

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WO2005024171A3 true WO2005024171A3 (fr) 2006-03-16
WO2005024171B1 WO2005024171B1 (fr) 2006-06-22

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PCT/US2004/028888 WO2005079186A2 (fr) 2003-09-05 2004-09-07 Crépine de forme tubulaire expansible
PCT/US2004/029025 WO2005028803A2 (fr) 2003-09-05 2004-09-07 Element tubulaire extensible
PCT/US2004/028831 WO2005024170A2 (fr) 2003-09-05 2004-09-07 Systeme d'expansion radiale

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PCT/US2004/029025 WO2005028803A2 (fr) 2003-09-05 2004-09-07 Element tubulaire extensible
PCT/US2004/028831 WO2005024170A2 (fr) 2003-09-05 2004-09-07 Systeme d'expansion radiale

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JP (1) JP2007521430A (fr)
GB (9) GB2421262B (fr)
NO (1) NO20061503L (fr)
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