US 12,252,952 B2
Expandable metal for non-compliant areas between screens
Brandon T. Least, Carrollton, TX (US); and Stephen Michael Greci, Carrollton, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/309,456.
Prior Publication US 2024/0360737 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 33/12 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/1208 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a clamshell packer configured to clamp around a coupling between a first tubular and a second tubular of a tubing string to be positioned in a wellbore proximate to a subsurface formation, wherein the clamshell packer includes,
an expandable non-elastomeric material,
a first portion having a first inner diameter configured to clamp around the first and second tubulars, and
a second portion having a second, larger inner diameter configured to clamp around the coupling.