US3191680A
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Method of setting metallic liners in wells
Assignee: Pan American Petroleum Corp
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Filing: 1962-03-14
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Granted: 1965-06-29
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Expires: 1982-03-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Renic P Vincent
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:02
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/02; E21B43/10; E21B43/103; E21B43/105
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A METHOD FOR SETTING A METALLIC LINER IN SEALED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WALL OF A PREVIOUSLY UNLINED PORTION OF A WELL COMPRISING MOUNTING A LONGITUDINALLY CORRUGATED TUBE OF A MALLEABLE METAL ON A MEANS FOR LOWERING SAID TUBE INTO SAID WELL, SAID TUBE HAVING AN INTERNAL CROSSSECTIONAL PERIMETER BETWEEN ABOUT 98 AND ABOUT 110 PERCENT AS GREAT AS THE FINAL DESIRED INTERNAL CROSS-SECTIONAL PERIMETER OF SAID LINER, APPLYING AROUND SAID CORRUGATED TUBE A MAT OF GLASS FIBERS, SATURATING SAID MAT WITH A LIQUID RESIN CAPABLE OF BEING SET TO A HARDENED STATE, LOWERING INTO SAID WELL TO THE DESIRED LEVEL FOR SAID LINER SAID TUBE WITH ITS SURROUNDING LAYER OF RESIN-SATURATED MAT OF GLASS FIBERS, EXPANDING SAID TUBE INTO SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL SHAPE IN CONTACT WITH THE WALL OF SAID PREVIOUSLY UNLINED PORTION OF SAID WELL WHILE SAID RESIN IS IN A LIQUID STATE, CURING SAID RESIN TO A HARDENED STATE, AND WITHDRAWING FROM SAID WELL SAID MEANS FOR LOWERING SAID TUBE INTO SAID WELL, WHEREBY A METALLIC LINER IS FORMED AND BONDED SECURELY TO EARTH FORMATIONS PENETRATED BY SAID WELL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
180 words
A METHOD FOR SETTING A METALLIC LINER IN SEALED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WALL OF A PREVIOUSLY UNLINED PORTION OF A WELL COMPRISING MOUNTING A LONGITUDINALLY CORRUGATED TUBE OF A MALLEABLE METAL ON A MEANS FOR LOWERING SAID TUBE INTO SAID WELL, SAID TUBE HAVING AN INTERNAL CROSSSECTIONAL PERIMETER BETWEEN ABOUT 98 AND ABOUT 110 PERCENT AS GREAT AS THE FINAL DESIRED INTERNAL CROSS-SECTIONAL PERIMETER OF SAID LINER, APPLYING AROUND SAID CORRUGATED TUBE A MAT OF GLASS FIBERS, SATURATING SAID MAT WITH A LIQUID RESIN CAPABLE OF BEING SET TO A HARDENED STATE, LOWERING INTO SAID WELL TO THE DESIRED LEVEL FOR SAID LINER SAID TUBE WITH ITS SURROUNDING LAYER OF RESIN-SATURATED MAT OF GLASS FIBERS, EXPANDING SAID TUBE INTO SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL SHAPE IN CONTACT WITH THE WALL OF SAID PREVIOUSLY UNLINED PORTION OF SAID WELL WHILE SAID RESIN IS IN A LIQUID STATE, CURING SAID RESIN TO A HARDENED STATE, AND WITHDRAWING FROM SAID WELL SAID MEANS FOR LOWERING SAID TUBE INTO SAID WELL, WHEREBY A METALLIC LINER IS FORMED AND BONDED SECURELY TO EARTH FORMATIONS PENETRATED BY SAID WELL.
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