Compliant expansion swage

[0032]Embodiments of the invention generally relate to a swage assembly having a cone portion capable of deflecting in response to a restriction or obstruction encountered while expanding a tubular. While in the following description the tubular is illustrated as a liner, the tubular can be any type of downhole tubular. For example, the tubular may be an open-hole patch, a cased-hole patch or an expandable sand screen. To better understand the aspects of the swage assembly of the present invention and the methods of use thereof, reference is hereafter made to the accompanying drawings.

[0033]FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a swage assembly 100 according to one embodiment of the invention. The swage assembly 100 is configured to expand a tubular in the wellbore. The swage assembly 100 generally includes a substantially solid deformable cone 125. As will be described herein, the swage assembly 100 may be moved from a first configuration where the swage assembly 100 has a substantially comp