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This article reports on a laboratory scale investigation of an existing field procedure and its adaptation for sealing of leaky wellbores. It consists of mechanical expansion of metal pipe, which results in an improved metal/cement bond, ultimate sealing of hydraulic pathways and prevention of gas leaks caused by the presence of a microannular channel.
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Radonjic, M., Kupresan, D. Mechanical Expansion of Steel Tubing as a Solution to Leaky Wellbores. J. Vis. Exp. (93), e52098, doi:10.3791/52098 (2014).
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