Claims
- 1. A lining tube for a well bore hole to expand against predetermined length portions of the bore hole; said lining tube having selected length portions in transverse alignment with said bore hole length portions and constructed for controlled radial expansion against said bore hole length portions relative to the remainder of said lining tube, and relieving means at each of said selected length portions for relieving said selected length portions in response to the application of force, said relieving means being varied at different selected length portions to provide different predetermined expansion characteristics for different selected length portions.
- 2. A lining tube as set forth in claim 1 wherein said relieving means include openings of different predetermined patterns in said selected length portions to provide different expansion characteristics for different selected length portions.
- 3. A lining tube as set forth in claim 1 wherein said relieving means include slots arranged in different predetermined patterns in said selected length portions to provide different expansion characteristics for said selected length portions.
- 4. A lining tube as set forth in claim 1 wherein said relieving means include weakened cross sectional areas of said selected length portions formed by reduced thicknesses of the wall of said tube, said weakened cross sectional areas being varied at different selected length portions to provide different expansion characteristics for different selected length portions.
- 5. A lining tube as set forth in claim 1 wherein said relieving means include slits of different patterns in said selected length portions to provide varied predetermined expansion at said selected length portions.
- 6. A tubular lining member for a well bore hole having predetermined length portions thereof that are constructed for a controlled predetermined radial expansion in response to different well bore hole characteristics, said length portions of said liner member being positioned along the length of said well bore hole and having a predetermined length portion thereon in transverse alignment with a selected bore hole length portion to be reinforced, and relieving means for relieving said predetermined length portions to permit expansion of said length portions, said relieving means being selectively varied for different length portions to provide different expansion amounts as may be predetermined for said different length portions.
- 7. A tubular lining member as set forth in claim 6 wherein said relieving means for some of said selected length portions comprise circular openings therein and said relieving means for other of said selected length portions comprise elongate slits.
- 8. A continuous lining tube for a well bore hole to expand against predetermined length portions of the bore hole; said continuous lining tube having selected length portions in transverse alignment with said bore hole length portions and constructed for controlled radial expansion against said bore hole length portions relative to the remainder of said lining tube, and weakened means at each of said selected length portions for weakening said selected length portions in response to the application of force, said weakened means being varied at different selected length portions to provide different predetermined expansion characteristics for different selected length portions.
- 9. A continuous lining tube as set forth in claim 8 wherein said continuous lining tube comprises a plurality of jointed sections.
- 10. A continuous lining tube as set forth in claim 9 wherein said slots comprise circular openings and said continuous lining tube comprises coiled tubing.
- 11. A continuous lining tube as set forth in claim 8 wherein said slots comprise elongate slots extending in an angular relation.
- 12. A method for inserting and expanding a continuous expandable slotted tube within an uncased bore hole comprising the following steps:providing a plurality of longitudinally spaced selected expandable length portions of said continuous expandable slotted tube with different predetermined slot configurations to obtain different expansion characteristics; inserting said expandable slotted tube downwardly within said bore hole to a position at which said plurality of selected length portions of said slotted tube are in transverse alignment with predetermined length portions of said bore hole; and expanding said longitudinally spaced selected length portions of said slotted tube radially outwardly into contact with said predetermined length portion of said bore hole.
- 13. The method for inserting and expanding a continuous expandable slotted tube within an uncased bore hole as set forth in claim 12 wherein the step of providing a plurality of longitudinally spaced expandable length portions includes the provision of non-weakened lengths between at least some of said selected expandable length portions of said continuous expandable slotted tube.
- 14. A method for positioning expandable coiled tubing within a bore hole comprising the following steps:providing coiled tubing on a reel having a plurality of slotted patterns therein positioned at predetermined length portions of said coiled tubing; injecting said coiled tubing within the bore hole to a predetermined position at which said plurality of slotted patterns are in transverse alignment with predetermined length portions of said bore hole; and expanding said slotted patterns radially outwardly into contact with said predetermined length portion of said bore hole.
- 15. The method for inserting coiled tubing within a bore hole as set forth in claim 14 wherein the step of providing a plurality of slotted patterns include the provision of weakened lengths between said slotted patterns.
- 16. The method for inserting coiled tubing as set forth in claim 14 wherein said slotted patterns include the provisions of weakened length portions along said coiled tubing.
- 17. A method for inserting a continuous expandable slotted tube from a cased bore hole into a deviated bore hole portion having a lateral junction and for injecting a predetermined fluid within the bore hole formation at the lateral junction; said method comprising the steps of:providing a selected expandable length portion of said slotted tube within a predetermined slot formation suitable to form a porous area after expansion; providing a non-expandable length portion adjacent each end of said expandable length portion; inserting said expandable slotted tube downwardly within said bore hole to a position at which said selected expandable length portion is aligned transversely with said lateral junction and said non-expandable length portions are positioned in said bore hole adjacent opposite ends of said lateral junction; expanding said selected expandable length portion radially outwardly into contact with said bore hole while providing a porous area; and then injecting a suitable fluid into said slotted tube for passing through said porous area into the bore hole formation at said lateral junction for isolation of the cased bore hole from a reservoir.
- 18. The method for inserting a continuous expandable slotted tube within a deviated bore hole as set forth in claim 17 wherein the step of injecting a suitable fluid into said slotted tube includes the injection of a polymer gel for isolation of said lateral junction.
- 19. A method of forming a coiled tubing string having a plurality of longitudinally spaced predetermined expandable length portions arranged for injection within a bore hole and comprising the steps of:providing a predetermined pattern of slots on a flat strip of coiled tubing; rolling said strip into a desired tubular shape; welding said strip after being rolled into said desired tubular shape for forming said tubing; winding said tubing onto a reel; injecting the coiled tubing from said reel with said expandable length portions thereon within the bore hole to a position where said expandable length portions are transversely aligned with selected length portions of the bore hole; and expanding said expandable length portions radially into contact with the bore hole.
- 20. A method for inserting and expanding tubing within an uncased bore hole which has varying diameters along its length comprising the following steps:providing a plurality of longitudinally spaced selected length portions of said tubing with selected slot configurations to obtain different expansion characteristics for expanding to different radial diameters for conforming to the varying diameters of the bore hole; inserting said expandable tubing downwardly within said bore hole to a position at which said plurality of selected length portions of said slotted tubing are in transverse alignment with predetermined length portions of said bore hole; and expanding said longitudinally spaced selected length portions of said slotted tubing radially outwardly into contact with said predetermined length portions of said bore hole with some of said selected length potions expanded radially a greater distance that other length portions for conforming generally to the adjacent bore hole.
- 21. The method for inserting and expanding tubing within an uncased bore hole as set forth in claim 20 wherein the step of providing a plurality of longitudinally spaced expandable length portions includes the providing of non-weakened tubing lengths between at least some of said selected slotted length portions of said tubing.
REFERENCE TO RELATED PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/066,827 filed Nov. 26, 1997.
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