Baker Oil Tools' EXPress<font size="-1">^™</font> Expandable Screen System Enhances Sand Control and Production

HOUSTON (Feb. 26, 2003) – The EXPress™ Expandable Screen System, now available from Baker Oil Tools, is a premium downhole sand exclusion device with a unique combination of mechanical advantages. The EXPress screen combines the proven sand control ability of the Baker Oil Tools EXCLUDER screen with the additional benefits of screen expansion such as annular flow reduction, hole stability, and large inside diameters.

The EXPress Screen's design, based on perforated pipe expansion technology, adds tremendous mechanical strength and reliability to the screen. The EXPress screen can be expanded outward to greatly reduce or eliminate the annular space between the wellbore and the screen. Reduced annular flow lessens the potential for sand migration and development of "hot spots" in the screen. The screen's unique filter membrane construction allows for the production of mud solids without plugging the screen while still maintaining effective sand exclusion.

Baker Oil Tools has published a brochure detailing the unique advantages of the EXPress Expandable Screen System.

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