Claims
- 1. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member comprising an expansion cone, comprising:lubricating the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion cone within the tubular member; and applying a substantially constant contact force to the tubular member prior to a beginning of a radial expansion process using the expansion cone.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:coupling the tubular member and the expansion cone to a support member.
- 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:applying a substantially constant axial force of between about 500 to 2,000 lbf from the support member to the expansion cone to preload the expansion cone against the interior surface of the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member.
- 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the application of the substantially constant axial force from the support member to the expansion cone seals the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member.
- 5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:during the radial expansion of the tubular member, displacing the expansion cone relative to the support member.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein lubricating the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member comprises:pumping a lubricant into the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member.
- 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the expansion cone comprises an annular expansion cone.
- 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the expansion cone comprises a reversible expansion cone.
- 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the expansion cone includes one or more outer conical surfaces for engaging the interior surface of the tubular member.
- 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the expansion cone includes one or more hard inserts for contacting the interior surface of the tubular member during the radial expansion process.
- 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:coupling the tubular member and the expansion cone to a support member; applying a substantially constant axial force of between about 500 to 2,000 lbf from the support member to the expansion cone to preload the expansion cone against the interior surface of the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member; and during the radial expansion of the tubular member, displacing the expansion cone relative to the support member.
- 12. The method of claim 1, wherein lubricating the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member comprises:pumping a lubricant into the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member; wherein the expansion cone comprises an annular expansion cone; and wherein the expansion cone comprises a reversible expansion cone.
- 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the tubular member comprises a wellbore casing.
- 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the tubular member comprises a pipeline.
- 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the tubular member comprises a structural support.
- 16. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member including an annular expansion cone, comprising:coupling the tubular member and the annular expansion cone to a support member; applying a substantially constant axial force of between about 500 to 2,000 lbf from the support member to the annular expansion cone to preload the annular expansion cone against the interior surface of the tubular member prior to the radial expansion and plastic deformation of the tubular member to seal the interface between the annular expansion cone and the tubular member; pumping a lubricant into the interface between the annular expansion cone and the tubular member; centrally positioning the annular expansion cone within the tubular member; and during the radial expansion and plastic deformation of the tubular member, displacing the annular expansion cone relative to the support member.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the expansion cone comprises a reversible expansion cone.
- 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the expansion cone includes a plurality of outer conical surfaces for engaging the interior surface of the tubular member.
- 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the expansion cone includes one or more hard inserts for contacting the interior surface of the tubular member during the radial expansion process.
- 20. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member including an expansion cone, comprising:lubricating the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion cone within the tubular member; applying a substantially constant axial force to the tubular member prior to a beginning of a radial expansion process; coupling the tubular member and the expansion cone to a support member; and applying a substantially constant axial force of between about 500 to 2,000 lbf from the support member to the expansion cone to preload the expansion cone against the interior surface of the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member.
- 21. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member including an expansion cone, comprising:lubricating the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion cone within the tubular member; applying a substantially constant axial force to the tubular member prior to a beginning of a radial expansion process; coupling the tubular member and the expansion cone to a support member; and applying a substantially constant axial force of between about 500 to 2,000 lbf from the support member to the expansion cone to preload the expansion cone against the interior surface of the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member; wherein the application of the substantially constant axial force from the support member to the expansion cone seals the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member.
- 22. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member including an expansion cone, comprising:lubricating the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion cone within the tubular member; and applying a substantially constant axial force to the tubular member prior to a beginning of a radial expansion process; wherein the expansion cone includes one or more hard inserts for contacting the interior surface of the tubular member during the radial expansion process.
- 23. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member including an expansion cone, comprising:lubricating the interface between the expansion cone and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion cone within the tubular member; applying a substantially constant axial force to the tubular member prior to a beginning of a radial expansion process; coupling the tubular member and the expansion cone to a support member; applying a substantially constant axial force of between about 500 to 2,000 lbf from the support member to the expansion cone to preload the expansion cone against the interior surface of the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member; and during the radial expansion of the tubular member, displacing the expansion cone relative to the support member.
- 24. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member including an expansion device for radially expanding and plastically deforming the tubular member, comprising:lubricating the interface between the expansion device and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion device within the tubular member; applying a substantially constant axial force to the tubular member prior to a beginning of a radial expansion process; coupling the tubular member and the expansion device to a support member; and applying a substantially constant axial force of between about 500 to 2,000 lbf from the support member to the expansion device to preload the expansion device against the interior surface of the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member.
- 25. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member including an expansion device for radially expanding and plastically deforming the tubular member, comprising:lubricating the interface between the expansion device and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion device within the tubular member; applying a substantially constant axial force to the tubular member prior to a beginning of a radial expansion process; coupling the tubular member and the expansion device to a support member; and applying a substantially constant axial force of between about 500 to 2,000 lbf from the support member to the expansion device to preload the expansion device against the interior surface of the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member; wherein the application of the substantially constant axial force from the support member to the expansion device seals the interface between the expansion device and the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member.
- 26. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member including an expansion device for radially expanding and plastically deforming the tubular member, comprising:lubricating the interface between the expansion device and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion device within the tubular member; and applying a substantially constant axial force to the tubular member prior to a beginning of a radial expansion process; wherein the expansion device includes one or more hard inserts for contacting the interior surface of the tubular member during the radial expansion process.
- 27. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member including an expansion device for radially expanding and plastically deforming the tubular member, comprising:lubricating the interface between the expansion device and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion device within the tubular member; applying a substantially constant axial force to the tubular member prior to a beginning of a radial expansion process; coupling the tubular member and the expansion device to a support member; applying a substantially constant axial force of between about 500 to 2,000 lbf from the support member to the expansion device to preload the expansion device against the interior surface of the tubular member prior to the radial expansion of the tubular member; and during the radial expansion of the tubular member, displacing the expansion device relative to the support member.
- 28. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member including an expansion device for radially expanding and plastically deforming the tubular member, comprising:coupling the tubular member and the expansion device to a support member; applying a substantially constant axial force of between about 500 to 2,000 lbf from the support member to the expansion device to preload the expansion device against the interior surface of the tubular member prior to the radial expansion and plastic deformation of the tubular member to seal the interface between the expansion device and the tubular member; pumping a lubricant into the interface between the expansion device and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion device within the tubular member; and during the radial expansion and plastic deformation of the tubular member, displacing the expansion device relative to the support member.
- 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the expansion device comprises a reversible expansion device.
- 30. The method of claim 28, wherein the expansion device comprises a plurality of outer conical surfaces for engaging the interior surface of the tubular member.
- 31. The method of claim 28, wherein the expansion device includes one or more hard inserts for contacting the interior surface of the tubular member during the radial expansion process.
- 32. A method of operating an apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member comprising an expansion device for radially expanding and plastically deforming the tubular member, comprising:lubricating the interface between the expansion device and the tubular member; centrally positioning the expansion device within the tubular member; and applying a substantially constant contact force to the tubular member prior to a beginning of a radial expansion process using the expansion device.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/512,895, filed on Feb. 24, 2000, which claimed the benefit of the filing date of (1) U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/121,841, filed on Feb. 26, 1999 and (2) U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/154,047, filed on Sep. 16, 1999, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
This application is related to the following co-pending applications: (1) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/440,338, filed on Nov. 15, 1999, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,328,113, which claimed the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/108,558, filed on Nov. 16, 1998, (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/454,139, filed on Dec. 3, 1999, which claimed the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/111,293, filed on Dec. 7, 1998, (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/502,350, filed on Feb. 10, 2000, which claimed the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/119,611, filed on Feb. 11, 1999, (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/510,913, filed on Feb. 23, 2000, which claimed the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/121,702, filed on Feb. 25, 1999, (5) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/511,941, filed on Feb. 24, 2000, which claimed the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/121,907, filed on Feb. 26, 1999, (6) U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/124,042, filed on Mar. 11, 1999, (7) U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/131,106, filed on Apr. 26, 1999, (8) U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/137,998, filed on Jun. 7, 1999, (9) U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/143,039, filed on Jul. 9, 1999, and (10) U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/146,203, filed on Jul. 29, 1999.
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