Expandable devices and method
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1. An expandable device for use in a wellbore, comprising:
- a tubular configured for deployment in a wellbore application, the tubular having a plurality of slots therein, the plurality of slots being configured to enable expansion of the tubular from a first diameter to a second diameter, wherein the tubular comprises a plurality of expansion compensation portions adapted to substantially retard axial contraction of the tubular during radial expansion of the tubular from the first diameter to the second diameter, wherein the expansion compensation portions undergo changes in axial length to enable the radial expansion of the tubular.
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Abstract
The present system and method comprises an expandable device for use in wellbores. In one embodiment, the present device comprises a plurality of slots disposed within the device. The slots define expansion compensation portions, wherein the compensation portions facilitate radial expansion of the device while concurrently maintaining essentially constant the axial length of the device. The present technique also comprises a method of forming the device in accordance therewith.
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1. An expandable device for use in a wellbore, comprising:
a tubular configured for deployment in a wellbore application, the tubular having a plurality of slots therein, the plurality of slots being configured to enable expansion of the tubular from a first diameter to a second diameter, wherein the tubular comprises a plurality of expansion compensation portions adapted to substantially retard axial contraction of the tubular during radial expansion of the tubular from the first diameter to the second diameter, wherein the expansion compensation portions undergo changes in axial length to enable the radial expansion of the tubular. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An expandable device for use in a wellbore, comprising:
a tubular configured for deployment in a wellbore application, the tubular having a plurality of slots therein, the plurality of slots being configured to enable expansion of the tubular from a first diameter to a second diameter, wherein the tubular comprises a plurality of expansion compensation portions adapted to substantially retard axial contraction of the tubular during radial expansion of the tubular from the first diameter to the second diameter, wherein the expansion compensation portion defines a rotational segment.
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9. An expandable device, comprising:
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a wellbore device comprising an expansion section having a plurality of slots disposed therein, wherein each slot outlines a plurality of first members coupled to a plurality of second members;
wherein at least one of the first and second members is adapted to substantially retard axial contraction of the device upon radial expansion of the device, further wherein at least one of the first and the second members comprises a rotational segment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for production of wellbore fluids, comprising:
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a wellbore;
a device having a plurality of slots disposed therein, the device further having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the diameter of the device in the collapsed configuration is less than the diameter of the wellbore;
an expansion compensation member integrally disposed with respect to the device, the expansion compensation member being adapted to change in length and thus retard axial contraction of the device upon radial expansion of the device from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration; and
an expansion mechanism, wherein the expansion mechanism biases the device from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for deploying an expandable device in a wellbore, comprising:
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inserting an expandable device into a wellbore, the device being in a collapsed configuration;
expanding the device to an expanded configuration from the collapse configuration such that the axial length of the device remains substantially constant, the expanding comprising rotating a rotational segment of the device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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