Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expansion assembly
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Application No.: US16341416Application Date: 2017-10-11
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Publication No.: US11242729B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Ricardo Reves Vasques
- Applicant: Welltec Oilfield Solutions AG
- Applicant Address: CH Zug
- Assignee: Welltec Oilfield Solutions AG
- Current Assignee: Welltec Oilfield Solutions AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Zug
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: EP16193476 20161012,EP17175232 20170609
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/075882 WO 20171011
- International Announcement: WO2018/069366 WO 20180419
- Main IPC: E21B33/127
- IPC: E21B33/127 ; E21B34/10 ; E21B43/10

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a drill pipe expansion assembly (1) for expansion of a completion component (3) located at a fixed position in a well (4) having a longitudinal axis (5), the drill pipe expansion assembly comprising an expansion unit (6) which is moveable in relation to the completion component comprising a tubular element (7) comprising a first end (8) and a second end (10) and a wall (11) having an outer face (12) and an outlet (14) for ejection of pressurised fluid, and a first sealing element (15,15a) and a second sealing element (15, 15b) arranged on the outer face on each side of the outlet, and a positioning unit (20) comprising a body (21) and a first fixation element (22) movable between a projected position and a retracted position in relation to the body, the positioning unit being connected with the tubular element in order to maintain the expansion unit in a fixed position in relation to the completion component (3) during expansion. The present invention further relates to a downhole system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190264537A1 EXPANSION ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2019-08-29
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