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1 PlainSite Legal Document United States Patent and Trademark Office Case No Protective Sleeve For Threaded Connections Expandable Liner Hanger Document View Document View Docket A joint project of Think Computer Corporation and Think Computer Foundation. Cover art 2015 Think Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Learn more at For

2 Best Availa (12) UK Patent Application (21) Application No: (22) Date of (30) Priority Data: (31) (86) (51) Fi ling : (52) (32) (33) US (56) International Application Data: PCT/US2004/ En (87) International Publication Data: WO2004/ En (71) (58) Applicant(s): Enventure Global Technology (Incorporated in USA Delaware) A Park Row, Houston, Texas 77084, United States of America (continued on next page) (54) Abstract (57) A method (18) and Title: Radially expanding casing and a well of radially expanding a wellbore casing a wellbore (48). 10 \

3 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDE (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date PCT 28 October 2004 ( ) E21B 7 (51) International Patent Classification : (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2004/ (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing 13 April 2004 ( ) Language: Englh (74) (26) Publication Language: Englh (30) Priority Data: 14 April 2003 ( ) 60/462,750 (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): TURE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY Park Row, Houston, (72) Inventors; US (81) ENVEN- [US/US]; A. TX (US). and (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): COOK, Robert, Katy, TX Lance [US/US]; 934 Caswell Court, (US). SMOLEN, Randall, Mercer [US/US]; 3027 Kenross, (54) Title: BORE Houston, TX (US). KENT, Gerald, Edward APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RADIALLY EXPAND

4 (84) A2 Designated States ( unless otherwe indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), European (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Pub Eurasian Declaration under Rule 4.17: of invent orsh ip ( Rule 4.17(iv)) for US only For anc ning

5 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RADIALLY EX DRILLING A WEL Cross Reference To Relat [001] The present application claims the benefit of application serial no. 60/462,750, attorney docket no dclosure of which [002] incorporated herein by refere Th application a continuation-in-part of o patent application serial no. 09/523,468, attorney do 10,2000, 2) U.S , utility patent application serial no. 0 on 9/25/2001, docket no , 3) U.S. utility on 9/25/2001, patent a 4) U.S. 09/962,471, attorney docket no , util on 9 application serial no. 09/962,467, attorney docket no utility patent application serial no. 09/962,468, attor 9/25/2001, 7) U.S , utility patent application serial no. on 4/23/2003, and 8) U.S. attorney docket no , utility pat on 4/18/2003, t herein by reference. [003] The present which was , application related to the foll as U.S. Patent Application serial no. on 12/3/1999, which claims priori

6 U.S. patent number 6,557,640, which was as pa attorney docket no , on 6/7/2000, w application 60/137,998, on 6/7/99, (10) U.S. pat attorney docket no , patent no. 6,328,1 13, which attorney docket number , application 60/108,558, was on 10/18/01 as a as application serial no. 4/26/2000, which claims on 1 as U.S. Patent on 11/15/9 1/16/98, (1 1) U.S. p 09/559,122, attorney do from provional appl (12) U.S. patent application serial no. 10/030,593, a 1/8/02, which claims from provional applicat U.S. provional patent application serial no. 60/143, on 7/9/99, (14) U.S. patent application serial no. 10/1 f no. 60/162,671, attorney docket no , o , on 4/30/02, which claims patent application serial no. 60/154,047. attorney doc (16) U.S. provional patent application serial no. 60/ on 1/9/03, (17) U.S. patent number 6,564,875, w 09/679,907, attorney docket no , on 10/ provional patent application serial no. 60/159,082, 1

7 serial no. 60/221,645, attorney docket no , application serial no. 10/322,947, claims , on 1/22/03, at from provional patent application seri on 9/18/2000, (27) U.S. patent applic 3/31/03, attorney docket no , which cla application serial no. 60/237,334, attorney docket no. application US02/04353, on 2/14/02, attorney do from U.S. provional patent application , serial on 2/20/2001, (29) U.S. patent applic 6/13/03, attorney docket no , which cla application serial no. 60/262,434, attorney docket no. patent application serial no. 10/465,831 which claims 6,470,966, which on 6/13 from U.S. provional patent app docket no , 60/452,303,, on 1/3/2001, (31) U.S. pro on 3/5/03, attorney docket no was as patent application seri attorney docket no , as a divional applic which was , 60/1 1 1 as U.S. Patent Application,293, serial no. on 12/3/1999, which claims on 1 2/7/98, (33) U.S. patent priorit numbe on 5/9/01

8 , on 7/6/2001 (39) U.S. patent applica, 9/25/01, attorney docket no , which a di no. 09/523,468, attorney docket no , fi from provional application 60/124,042, no. 09/962,470, on 3/1 on 9/25/01 attorney docket, no. patent application serial no. 09/523,468, attorney do 3/10/2000, which claims from provional app (41) U.S. patent application serial no. 09/962,471, fi , which a divional of U.S. patent applic docket no , 60/124,042, on 3/10/2000, which c on 3/11/99, (42) U.S. patent applic 9/25/01, attorney docket no , which no. 09/523,468, attorney docket no from provional application 60/124,042, no. 09/962,468, a d 1.02, fi on 3/1 on 9/25/01, attorney docket no. patent application serial no. 09/523,468, attorney do 3/10/2000, which claims (44) PCT application US claims from provional app 02/25727, on 8/14/02, from U.S. provional patent applicati no , on 9/6/2001, and U.S. proviona 60/318,386, attorney docket no , o

9 which a divional of U.S. patent number 6,568,471 serial no. 09/512,895, attorney docket no from provional application 60/121,841, serial no. 10/074,244, attorney docket no , U.S. patent number 6,568,471, which was as pa attorney docket no , on 2/24/2000, application 60/121,841, on 2/26/99, attorney docket no , 6,568,471, which , 60/121,841, was as (51) U.S. pa on 2/15/02, whic patent application seria on 2/24/2000, which claims on 2/26/99, priorit (52) U.S. patent applica docket no , on 2/15/02, which was as patent application 6,568,471, which , 60/121,841, a div on 2/24/2000, which claims priorit on 2/26/99, (53) U.S. patent applica docket no , on 2/15/02, which was as patent application 6,568,471, which , 60/121,841, on 2/24/2000, which claims a div seri priorit on 2/26/99, (54) U.S. patent applica docket no , 6,568,471, which seria on 2/20/02, which was as a div patent application seri

10 2/24/2000, which claims from provional appl (59) U.S. patent application serial no. 10/262,009, at 10/1/02, which a divional of U.S. patent number application serial no. 09/588,946, attorney docket no claims from provional application 60/137,99 application serial no. 10/092,481, attorney docket no divional of U.S. patent number 6,568,471, which wa 09/512,895, attorney docket no , provional application 60/121,841, number 6,557,640, which was attorney docket no , application 60/137,998, o on 2/26/99, 10/261,926, attorney docket no , patent on as patent on 6/7/2000, w on 6/7/99, (62) PCT app attorney docket no , which claims prior application serial no. 60/338,996, attorney docket no application US 02/36267, on 11/12/02, attorney from U.S. provional patent application , on 11/12/01, (64) seria PCT application US docket no , which claims from no. 60/383,917, attorney docket no , attorney docket no. 2579

11 on 6/7/99, (71) U.S. patent application , on 10/1/02, which as patent application serial no. a serial no. divional of U. 09/588,946, atto 6/7/2000, which claims from provional appli U.S. patent application serial no. 10/261,925, attorne 10/1/02, which a divional of U.S. patent number 6 application serial no. 09/588,946, attorney docket no. claims from provional application 60/137,99 application serial no. 10/199,524, attorney docket no. a continuation of U.S. Patent serial no. Number 6,497,289, whi 09/454,139, attorney docket no from provional application 60/111,293, 03/10144, on 3/28/03, attorney docket no U.S. provional patent application serial no. 60/372, on 4/15/02, (75) U.S. provional patent applicat docket no , on 9/20/02, (76) PCT app attorney docket no , which claims prio application serial no. 60/380,147, attorney docket no application US 03/19993, on 6/24/03, attorney d from U.S. provional patent application , on 7/19/02, (78) serial PCT application US

12 attorney docket no , on 12/3/1999, application 60/111,293, on 12/7/98, (85) U.S. pr 60/412,177, attorney docket no , on application serial no. 60/412,653, attorney docket no. provional patent application serial no. 60/405,610, 8/23/02, (88) U.S. provional patent application seria , on 8/23/02, (89) U.S. provional pat attorney docket no , on 9/20/02, (90) 8/8/03, attorney docket no , which cla application serial no. 60/407,442, attorney docket no. provional patent application serial no. 60/423,363, 12/10/02, (92) U.S. provional patent application ser , on 9/20/02, (93) U.S. provional pa attorney docket no , on 9/20/02, (94) serial no. 60/412,371, attorney docket no application serial no. 10/382,325, attorney docket no continuation of U.S. patent number 6,557,640, which no. 09/588,946, attorney docket no , fil from provional application 60/137,998, no. 10/624,842, attorney docket no. on 6/7/ , file

13 (109) U.S. provional patent application serial no , on 3/11/03, (110) U.S. patent applic docket no , serial no. on 4/23/03, which a co 09/523,468, attorney docket no from provional application 60/124,042, 1. patent application serial no. 60/457,965, attorney doc (112) U.S. provional patent application serial no , on 3/18/03, (113) U.S. patent numbe application serial no. 09/811,734, on 3/19/01, (1 10/436,467, attorney docket no , patent number 6,604,763, which was docket no , 60/131,106, on as applica on 4/26/2000, which cl on 4/26/99, (115) U.S. provional p attorney docket no. serial no , on 4/2/03, (116) 60/461,094, attorney docket no patent application serial no. 60/461,038, attorney doc (118) U.S. provional patent application serial no , on 4/17/03, (119) U.S. provional p attorney docket no , on 5/20/03, (120 10/619,285, attorney docket no , of U.S. utility on patent application serial no. 09/969,922

14 , on 4/2/2004, (129) PCT/US04/ (130), number 2 attorney docket PCT patent application , PCT patent ap serial number PCT/US0 on 4/6/2004, the dclosures w of reference. Background of the I [004] and Th invention relates generally to oil repairing wellbore casings to facilitate [005] Conventionally, when a wellbore and gas oil and ga created, a borehole to prevent collapse of the borehole wall and fluid into the formation or inflow of fluid from the form drilled in intervals whereby a casing which to be in lowered through a previously installed casing of an u consequence of th procedure the casing of the lowe the casing of the upper interval. Thus, the casings ar diameters decreasing in downward direction. Cemen surfaces of the casings and the borehole wall to seal a consequence of th nested arrangement a relative the upper part of the wellbore. Such a large borehol to heavy casing handling equipment, large and drill cuttings. Moreover, increased drill bits rig a tim

15 wellbore within the subterranean formation including: a controlling the flow of the received fluidic materials, elements adapted to be operated by the fluidic materi adapted to be driven by the motor, and a controller c device that operate one in programmed of the following modes of operation: device or expanding the tubular wellbore using the to control the expa member using ( the ex device and expanding the device simultaneously. [008] According to another aspect of the present in a wellbore casing within a wellbore and formation for radially expanding the expandable casing, and a and operating the expansion dev including: selecting or expanding the we provided that includes positioning an exp within the wellbore, method expanding or d selected, then sequentially performing extending the wellbore using the expansion device, and if device, and expanding and sel the following steps: extending the wellbore using the casing using the expansion device. [009] According to another aspect of the present in

16 coupled to the expansion device and the expansion device and the devi device to operate i operation: (a) the wellbore using the d using the expansion device; or (b) expanding the tubular member using the wellbo the expansion Brief Description of th [0011] Figs. 1a, 1ba, 1bb, 1bc, 1bd, 1be, 1bf, 1c, illustrations of casing and an exemplary embodiment [0012] Fig. 1e of an app a borehole within a subterranean a schematic illustration of the app 1be,1bf, 1c, andld. [0013] Figs. 2a, 2b, and 2c are an exemplary emb apparatus of Figs. 1a, 1ba, 1bb, 1bc, 1bd, 1be, 1bf, Detailed Description of the Illus [0014] Referring to Figs. 1a, 1b, 1ca, 1cb, 1cc, 1cd, embodiment of a system 10 for radially casing expansion assembly 12 that [0015] expanding a coupled to a w The casing expansion assembly and an expandable tubular casing 1 includes 8 that coup expansion mandrel launcher, and a lower end of the coupled to an upper end of the assembly 1

17 [0018] An upper end of a conventional pup joint 28 t the lower tubular portion 24c of the funnel cross over pup joint 28 coupled to an upper end of a bi-press and includes a flow the passage 30a. controller 32 and 30a under the control In element 30b for controlli an exemplary embodiment, the adapted to permit anywhere from control of the controller. In an exempl provided by modifying a conventional adjustable gau teachings of the present dclosure. [0019] to An upper end of a conventional shock tool 34 a lower end of the bi-pressure sub 30, and a lowe coupled to an upper end of a conventional lower end of the conventional mud moto mud motor 36 coupl cross-over 38 that defines a passage 38a, and a low coupled to an upper end of a conventional underrea lower end of the conventional underreamer string stabilizer 42 that defines bit stabilizer couple a passage 42a, and coupled to an upper end of a near of the near coupled bit stabilizer to 44 th an upper end o a passage 46a. of the pup joint 28,

18 charactertics of the system. be In an exemplary embod controllably positioned by the controller 32 to any [0022] In an exemplary embodiment, the operating p launcher 16 and/or casing 18 below the expansion m decreasing the flow rate of fluidic materials through t control valve 30b. As a result, the back pressure in t decreased flow rate through the flow elements 26 ma selected frequency response, or other operational, ch example, the pump 23 may be operated to generate the restance to flow of the flow elements 26 to incr the flow elements may be operated to increase the r rate through the flow control valve 30b may be cause decrease the opening position of the flow control valv fluidic materials through the flow elements increase the operating pressure in 26 and/or the flow passages the flow elements 26 and/or control valve 30b within expansion mandrel 20 may be dplaced upwardly re 18 thereby causing the expansion mandrel to radially launcher and/or casing. [0023] In an exemplary embodiment, the operating p

19 [0024] In an exemplary embodiment, increasing the flow elements 26 and/or the flow motor 36, the underreamer 40, and the and/or the flow control valve 30b drill bit drill bit wi 46. Al rate of fluidic mater embodiment, decreasing the flow underreamer 40, and the 30b control valve will decrease the op 46. [0025] In an exemplary embodiment, the system that traverses a subterranean formation 50. Refer exemplary embodiment, the system 10 then impleme the operator of the system 202: (a) 1 or expansion operation; or (b) exemplary embodiment, the wellbore 48 or 0 may select one of the radially or expansion ope expand and plastically deform expansion operation permits the system 10 to simult expand and [0026] If operator plastically deform the casing. the operator selects the may then or expansio select or expansion in step step 204, then fluidic materials are injected into the s 22a, 24a, 28a, 30a, 32a, 34a, 36a, 38a, 40a, 42a, 44 controller 32 then operates the flow control element the passage 30a sufficiently to operate the underrea

20 then the injection of fluidic materials into the system passages 20a, 22a, 24a, 28a, 30a, 32a, 34a, 36a, 38 step 222. [0029] If the operator selects the and expansi materials are injected into the system 10 through the 32a, 34a, 36a, 38a, 40a, 42a, 44a, and 46a the flow control element simultaneously (a) 30b to in step 2 adjust the back press operate the underreamer 40 and/o manner and thereby permit the extension of the wellb portion of the portion of the expansion mandrel launc expansion mandrel 20 to dplace the expansion man and/or casing to thereby permit the radial expansion and/or casing [0030] If in step 228. the operator does not want to continue the 228, then the injection of fluidic materials into the sys the passages 20a, 22a, 24a, 28a, 30a, 32a, 34a, 36a stopped in step 230 and the operation of the system [0031] In several alternative embodiments, the exem 1bb, 1bc, 1bd, 1be, 1bf, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, and/or apparatus dclosed one or more and 2c ar of the follow as U.S. Patent Application serial no.

21 2/24/2000, which claims from provional appl U.S. patent number 6,557,640, which was as pa attorney docket no , on 6/7/2000, w application 60/137,998, on 6/7/99, (10) U.S. pat attorney docket no , on 10/18/01 as a patent no. 6,328,1 13, which attorney docket number , application 60/108,558, was as application serial no. 4/26/2000, which claims as U.S. Patent on 11/16/98, on 1 1/15/9 (11) U.S. p 09/559,122, attorney do from provional appl (12) U.S. patent application serial no. 10/030,593, a 1/8/02, which claims from provional applicat U.S. provional patent application serial no. 60/143, on 7/9/99, (14) U.S. patent application , serial no. on 4/30/02, which claims 10/1 f no. 60/162,671, attorney docket no , o patent application serial no. 60/154,047, attorney doc (16) U.S. provional patent application serial no. 60/ on 1/9/03, (17) U.S. patent number 6,564,875, w 09/679,907, attorney docket no , on 10/ provional patent application serial no. 60/159,082,

22 attorney docket no , which claims priori serial no. 60/221,645, attorney docket no , application serial no. 10/322,947, on 1/22/03, at claims from provional patent application ser , on 9/18/2000, (27) U.S. patent applic 3/31/03, attorney docket no , which cla application serial no. 60/237,334, attorney docket no application US02/04353, on 2/14/02, attorney do from U.S. provional patent application , serial on 2/20/2001, (29) U.S. patent applic 6/13/03, attorney docket no , which cla application serial no. 60/262,434, attorney docket no patent application serial no. 10/465,831, on 6/13 which claims from U.S. provional patent app docket no , 60/452,303, 6,470,966, which on 1/3/2001, on 3/5/03, attorney docket no was as patent application attorney docket no , as which was , 60/1 1 1 (31) U.S. pro a divional applic as U.S. Patent Application,293, seri serial no. on 12/3/1999, which claims priorit on 12/7/98, (33) U.S. patent numbe

23 from U.S. provional patent application , on 7/6/2001 (39) U.S. patent serial applicat, 9/25/01, attorney docket no , which a di no. 09/523,468, attorney docket no , fil from provional application 60/124,042, no. 09/962,470, on 3/11 on 9/25/01 attorney docket no., patent application serial no. 09/523,468, attorney doc 3/10/2000, which claims from provional appl (41) U.S. patent application serial no. 09/962,471, fil , which a divional of U.S. patent applica docket no , 60/124,042, on 3/10/2000, which cl applica on 3/11/99, (42) U.S. patent 9/25/01, attorney docket no , which no. 09/523,468, attorney docket no. a di , from provional application 60/124,042, no. 09/962,468, fil on 3/11 on 9/25/01, attorney docket no. patent application serial no. 09/523,468, attorney doc 3/10/2000, which claims from provional appl (44) PCT application US claims 02/25727, on 8/14/02, from U.S. provional patent applicatio no , on 9/6/2001, and U.S. provional

24 patent application serial no. 10/074,703, attorney doc which a divional of U.S. patent serial no. 09/512,895, attorney number 6,568,471 docket no from provional application 60/121,841 serial no. 10/074,244, attorney U.S. patent docket no , number 6,568,471, which was attorney docket no , application 60/121,841,, as pa on 2/24/2000, on 2/26/99, (51) U.S. pa attorney docket no , on 2/15/02, whic 6,568,471, which , 60/121,841, was seri as patent application on 2/24/2000, which claims priorit on 2/26/99, (52) U.S. patent applic docket no , on 2/15/02, which was as patent application 6,568,471, which , 60/121,841, on 2/24/2000, which claims , 60/121,841, on 2/15/02, which was as a div seri priorit on 2/26/99, (53) U.S. patent applic docket no , 6,568,471, which a div patent application seri on 2/24/2000, which claims priori on 2/26/99, (54) U.S. patent applic docket no , on 2/20/02, which a div

25 as patent application 2/24/2000, which claims serial no. 09/512,895, atto from provional appl (59) U.S. patent application serial no. 10/262,009, at 10/1/02, which a divional of U.S. patent number 6 application serial no. 09/588,946, attorney docket no. claims from provional application 60/137,998 application serial no. 10/092,481, attorney docket no. divional of U.S. patent number 6,568,471 which wa, 09/512,895, attorney docket no , provional application 60/121,841, number 6,557,640, which was o on 2/26/99, 10/261,926, attorney docket no , patent on 1 as patent attorney docket no , on 6/7/2000, w application 60/137,998, on 6/7/99, (62) PCT app attorney docket no , which claims prior application serial no. 60/338,996, attorney docket no application US 02/36267, on 11/12/02, attorney from U.S. provional patent application serial , on 11/12/01, (64) PCT application US docket no , which claims from U no. 60/383,917, attorney docket no ,

26 , on on 6/7/2000, which claims 6/7/99, (71) U.S. patent application serial no , on 10/1/02, which a divional of U. as patent application serial no. 09/588,946, atto 6/7/2000, which claims from provional appli U.S. patent application serial no. 10/261,925, attorne 10/1/02, which a divional of U.S. patent number application serial no. 09/588,946, attorney docket no. claims from provional application 60/137,99 application serial no. 10/199,524, attorney docket no. a continuation of U.S. Patent Number 6,497,289, whi serial no. 09/454,139, attorney docket no from provional application 60/111, /10144, on 3/28/03, attorney docket no U.S. provional patent application serial no. 60/372, on 4/15/02, (75) U.S. provional patent applicat docket no , on 9/20/02, (76) PCT app attorney docket no , which claims prio application serial no. 60/380,147, attorney docket no application US 03/19993, on 6/24/03, attorney d from U.S. provional patent application seria

27 Patent Number 6,497,289, which was as U.S. P attorney docket no , on 12/3/1999, application 60/111,293, on 12/7/98, (85) U.S. pr 60/412,177, attorney docket no , on application serial no. 60/412,653, attorney docket no. provional patent application serial no. 60/405,610, 8/23/02, (88) U.S. provional patent application seria , on 8/23/02, (89) U.S. provional pat attorney docket no , on 9/20/02, (90) 8/8/03, attorney docket no , which cla application serial no. 60/407,442, attorney docket no. provional patent application serial no. 60/423,363, 12/10/02, (92) U.S. provional patent application ser , on 9/20/02, (93) U.S. provional pat attorney docket no , on 9/20/02, (94) serial no. 60/412,371, attorney docket no application serial no. 10/382,325, attorney docket no. continuation of U.S. patent number 6,557,640, which no. 09/588,946, attorney docket-iio , fil from provional application 60/137,998, on 6/7/ attorney docket no , file

28 patent application serial no. 60/455,124, attorney doc (109) U.S. provional patent application serial no , on 3/11/03, (110) U.S. patent applic docket no , serial no. on 4/23/03, which a c 09/523,468, attorney docket no from provional application 60/124,042, patent application serial no. 60/457,965, attorney do (112) U.S. provional patent application serial no , on 3/18/03, (113) U.S. patent numbe application serial no. 09/811,734, on 3/19/01, (1 10/436,467, attorney docket no , patent number 6,604,763, which was docket no , 60/131,106, on as applica on 4/26/2000, which cl on 4/26/99, (115>U.S. provional attorney docket no , serial no. on 4/2/03, (116) 60/461,094, attorney docket no patent application serial no. 60/461,038, attorney do (118) U.S. provional patent application serial no , on 4/17/03, (119) U.S. provional p attorney docket no , on 5/20/03, (12 attorney docket no , on

29 PCT patent application serial number PCT/US04/ , on 4/2/2004, (129) PCT patent ap PCT/US04/ (130), attorney docket PCT patent application , serial number number PCT/US0 on 4/6/2004, the dclosures of w reference. [0032] In several alternative embodiments, the exem 1bb, 1bc, 1bd, 1be, 1bf, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, and 2c ar mandrel 20 that includes conventional rotary and/or example, that dclosed in WO 02/082863, U.S. 6,45 dclosures of which are incorporated herein by refer available roller expansion devices available from Wea [0033] An apparatus for radially expanding a tubular subterranean formation has been described that incl expansion device coupled to the expandable tubular plastically deform the expandable tubular member wi expansion mandrel, and a tubular expansion mandre expansion mandrel coupled to the expandable tubula expansion device adapted to into pump fluidic materials a portion of the tubular expansion mandrel launc expansion device adapted to receive the fluidic mater

30 expandable casing, an expansion device a device for extending the wellbore within the device and the for radially and expanding, following steps in device using a method includi if or expanding sele any order: extending the wellbore the casing using the expansion device, and if simultaneously performing the following steps: exten device, and expanding the casing using the expansi embodiment, the expansion device includes an expa embodiment, the expansion device includes a [0035] A system for radially expanding rotati a wellbore ca wellbore through a subterranean formation has been positioning an expandable casing, an expansion dev expandable casing, and a device for extendin means for operating the expansion device and selecting or expanding or then means dr and expandi for sequentially performing the following wellbore using the if the and expanding device, and expanding the selected, then means for steps: extending the wellbore using the devic expansion device.

31 embodiments may be used to provide a wellbore ca Furthermore, the underreamer 40 and/or the bit 46 m equivalent devices. [0038] Although illustrative embodiments of the inve a wide range of modification, changes and substituti dclosure. In some instances, some features of the without a corresponding use of the other features. A appended claims be construed broadly and invention. in a man

32 Claims What 1. claimed : An apparatus for radially expanding a tubular subterranean formation, compring: an expandable tubular member; an expansion device coupled expand and plastically to the expandab deform the exp wellbore compring: a tubular expansion mandrel; and a tubular expansion mandrel launcher mandrel coupled a pump coupled to the expand to the expansion device ada the tubular expansion mandrel mandrel launcher; a device coupled to the expansion dev materials and drill one or pumped into the portion of t the wellbore within the subte more flow control elements for fluidic materials; a motor coupled to the flow control el

33 4. fluidic 5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the operat materials compre a frequency dependent co A method of radially expanding a wellbore ca wellbore through a subterranean formation, compri positioning an expandable casing, an expans expandable casing, and a wellbore; devi and operating the expansion device and the drilli selecting or expanding or drill if or expanding steps in selected, the any order extending the wellbore using t expanding the casing using th if and expanding selected, t following steps: extending the wellbore using t expanding the casing using th 6. The method mandrel. of claim 5, wherein the expansio

34 11. A system for radially expanding a wellbore ca wellbore through a subterranean formation, compri means for positioning an expandable casing, expanding the expandable casing, an wellbore within the wellbore; and means for operating the expansion device an means for selecting if or expanding or expandi selected, the following steps in any order: extending the wellbore using the drill expanding the casing using the expan if and expanding selected, t performing the following steps extending the wellbore using the drill expanding the casing using the expan 1 2. The system of claims means for varying 1 1, further compring: the operational character and the expansion device as a functi the pumped fluidic materials.

35 programmed in expansion one of the following modes of opera or (b) device or expanding the tubul member 16. to control the The apparatus the wellbore using the d using the expansion device of claim 15, wherein the expa mandrel. 17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the expa expansion device. 18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the contr elements whose operational charactertics are freq 19. An apparatus for radially expanding a tubula subterranean formation, compring: an expandable tubular member; an expansion device coupled expand and plastically to the expanda deform the ex

36 one of the following modes in or (b) of opera device or expanding the tubula the wellbore using the member using the expansion dr device s wherein the operational charactertics of the of the operational charactertics of th wherein the operational charactertics of the restance to flow of the fluidic materia wherein the operational charactertics of the frequency component. 20. A method of radially expanding a wellbore ca wellbore through a subterranean formation, compri positioning an expandable casing, an expans expandable casing, and a wellbore; dev and operating the expansion device and the drilli selecting or expanding or drill if or expanding steps in any selected, the order: t

37 expanding the expandable casing, an wellbore within the wellbore; means for operating the expansion device an means for selecting if expanding following steps in or or expand selected, the any order: extending the wellbore using the drill expanding the casing using the expan if and expanding selected, t performing the following steps extending the wellbore using the drill expanding the casing using the expan means for varying the operational character and the expansion device as a functi pumped fluidic materials; wherein the operational charactertics of at expansion device compre a resta wherein the operational charactertics of at expansion device compre a frequen

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48 GB A continuation (72) Inventor(s): Robert Lance Cook Randall Mercer Smolen Gerald Edward Kent Richard Thomas Hay Jerry Lavelle Keen Jr (74) Agent and/or Address Haseltine Lake for Service: & Co Quay, 120 Redcliff Street BRISTOL, BS1 6HU, United Kingdom Redcliff

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