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Expandable sand control screen and method for use of same

  • US 7,048,048 B2
  • Filed: 06/26/2003
  • Issued: 05/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An expandable sand control screen that is positionable within a wellbore comprising:

  • a generally tubular member that is expanded downhole, the generally tubular member having drainage openings that allow the flow of production fluids therethrough; and

    a filtering assembly disposed exteriorly of the generally tubular member, the filtering assembly including a filter medium that prevents the flow of particulate material of a predetermined size therethrough but allowing the flow of production fluids therethrough and a compressible filler material disposed exteriorly of the filter medium that resiliently recovers downhole toward the wellbore in void regions.

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