CASING WITH A LATERALLY EXTENDABLE TUBULAR MEMBER AND METHOD FOR SAND CONTROL IN WELLS

摘要

A method and apparatus of completing a well is disclosed. Generally, the method comprises the steps of positioning a casing (20) into a well bore. The casing will have a segment with an aperture for placement of the completion means (26, 40). The completions means may contain permeable means (135) for allowing the flow of the reservoir's fluid and gas; first (44) and second (46) extendable means, encasing the permeable means, for extending the permeable means so that the reservoir's fluid and gas can flow therethrough; and activating means for activating the extendable means from the retracted position to the expanded position. The method further comprises the steps of correlating the position of the completion means with the target reservoir so that the completion means is adjacent the target reservoir; and extending the completion means to the reservoir.