| US 7,493,959 B2 | ||
| Joining tubular members | ||
| Craig D. Johnson, Montgomery, Tex. (US); Matthew R. Hackworth, Pearland, Tex. (US); Michael D. Langlais, Bartlesville, Okla. (US); David W. Wang, Manvel, Tex. (US); Laurent Alteirac, Houston, Tex. (US); Stephane J. Virally, Sugar Land, Tex. (US); Jason Bigelow, Trobay (Canada); Kerby J. Dufrene, Sugar Land, Tex. (US); Bruno Khan, Houston, Tex. (US); Martin Prado, Houston, Tex. (US); and Ashish Sharma, Pearland, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/461,105. | ||
| Application 11/461105 is a division of application No. 10/708517, filed on Mar. 09, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0279078 A1, Dec. 14, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. E21B 19/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 166—380 [166/242.6; 166/381] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
connecting a first production tubing section to a second production tubing section;
moving a member from a retracted position to an extended position to form a sealed connection between a first gravel packing
transport tube that is connected to the first tubing section and a second gravel packing transport tube that is connected
the second tubing section; wherein the moving comprises moving a sleeve between the retracted position and the extended position;
attaching a first body to the first production tubing section;
mounting the sleeve to the first body;
attaching a second body separate from the first body to the second production tubing section;
receiving an end of the first production tubing section in the first body; and
receiving an end of the second production tubing section in the first body.
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