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  System for radially expanding tubular membersRelated Patent Categories: Wells, Processes, Assembling Well Part, ConduitThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060108123. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is the National Stage patent application for PCT patent application serial number PCT/US2003/038550, attorney docket number 25791.157.02, filed on Dec. 4, 2003, which claimed the benefit of the filing dates of (1) U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/431,184, attorney docket no 25791.157, filed on Dec. 5, 2002, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. [0002] The present application is related to the following: (1) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/454,139, attorney docket no. 25791.03.02, filed on Dec. 3, 1999, (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/510,913, attorney docket no. 25791.7.02, filed on Feb. 23, 2000, (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/502,350, attorney docket no. 25791.8.02, filed on Feb. 10, 2000, (4) U.S. Pat. No. 6,328,113, (5) U.S. patent application Ser. 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PCT/US02/36267, attorney docket no. 25791.88.02, filed on Nov. 12, 2002, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0003] FIG. 1a is a fragmentary cross sectional illustration of an embodiment of a system for radially expanding and plastically deforming an expandable tubular member. [0004] FIG. 1b is a fragmentary cross sectional illustration of the system of FIG. 1a during the radial expansion and plastic deformation of the expandable tubular member. [0005] FIG. 1c is a graphical illustration of exemplary experimental testing of the system of FIG. 1a. [0006] FIG. 2a is fragmentary cross sectional illustration of another embodiment of a system for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member. [0007] FIG. 2b is a fragmentary cross sectional illustration of the system of FIG. 2a during the radial expansion and plastic deformation of the expandable tubular member. [0008] FIG. 3a is fragmentary cross sectional illustration of another embodiment of a system for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member. [0009] FIG. 3b is fragmentary cross sectional illustration of another embodiment of a system for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member. [0010] FIG. 4a is fragmentary cross sectional illustration of another embodiment of a system for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member. [0011] FIG. 4b is fragmentary cross sectional illustration of another embodiment of a system for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member. [0012] FIG. 5a is a graphical illustration of an exemplary embodiment of the generation of vibratory energy in one or more planes. [0013] FIG. 5b is a graphical illustration of an exemplary embodiment of the generation of vibratory energy having one or more center frequencies of vibratory energy. [0014] FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a method for characterizing the operational characteristics of a radial expansion system as a function of the plane and/or frequency content of the vibratory energy. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS [0015] The present illustrative embodiments relate generally to radially expanding and plastically deforming expandable tubulars and more particularly to reducing the required expansion forces during the radial expansion and plastic deformation of the expandable tubulars and/or enhancing residual stresses in the expandable tubulars after the radial expansion and plastic deformation of the expandable tubulars. [0016] Referring initially to FIG. 1a, a system 10 for radially expanding and plastically deforming an expandable tubular member includes a tubular support member 12 that defines an internal passage 12a. An end of the tubular support member 12 is coupled to an end of an expansion cone 14 that defines an internal passage 14a and include an outer conical expansion surface 14b. A conventional vibrator 16 is coupled to the tubular support member 12 proximate one side of the expansion cone 14. In an exemplary embodiment, the vibrator 16 is a conventional fluid powered and adjustable vibratory hammer device commercially available from Smith International. [0017] An expandable tubular member 18 that includes a lower tubular portion 18a, an upper tubular portion 18b, and an intermediate tapered tubular portion 18c is supported by the outer conical expansion surface 14b of the expansion cone 14. A shoe 20 that defines a valveable passage 20a is coupled to an end of the lower tubular portion 18a of the expandable tubular member 18. One or more compressible sealing members 22 are coupled to the exterior surface of the upper tubular portion 18b of the expandable tubular member 18. [0018] In several exemplary embodiments, the outer expansion surface 14b of the expansion cone 14 may include conical, spherical, elliptical, and/or hyperbolic actuate segments that may or may not include faceted segments. [0019] In an exemplary embodiment, during operation, the system 10 is initially positioned within a welbore 24 that traverses a subterranean formation 26. A fluidic material 30 may then be injected through the passages 12a, 14a, 20a, of the tubular support member 12, expansion cone 14, and shoe 20, respectively, in order to determine the proper functioning of the passages. [0020] As illustrated in FIG. 1b, a ball 30, or other equivalent device, may then be introduced into the injection of the fluidic material 30 to thereby position the ball within the valveable passage 20a of the shoe 20. In this manner, fluid flow through the valveable passage 20a of the shoe 20 may be blocked. Continued injection of the fluidic material 30 following the placement of the ball within the valveable passage 20a of the shoe 20 will then pressurize the interior of the expandable tubular member 18 below the expansion cone 14. As a result, the expansion cone 14 will be displaced upwardly relative to the expandable tubular member 18 thereby causing the conical expansion surface 14b of the expansion cone 14 to radially expand and plastically deform the expandable tubular member 18. [0021] In an exemplary embodiment, during the radial expansion and plastic deformation of the expandable tubular member 18, the vibrator 16 is operated to thereby generate vibratory energy. As a result, in an exemplary embodiment, the operational pressure of the injected fluid 28 required during the radial expansion of the tubular member 18 is reduced thereby increasing the operational efficiency of the system 10. Continue reading... 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