Screen connection area assembly for gravel pack and method
US10422203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/045
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A screen connection area assembly configured to mount between adjacent sand screens of a gravel pack string including a body attachable to a screen connection area between two adjacent sand screens of the gravel pack string, the body configured to displace fluid and present a radial dimension between about 75% and 100% of a radial dimension of the adjacent sand screens. A method for packing a gravel pack string including disposing an assembly as in any prior embodiment on a screen connection area between adjacent sand screens of the string, running the string into a borehole, supplying a slurry to the borehole proximate the sand screens, packing the sand screens and the screen connection area between adjacent sand screens without altering a flow regime of the slurry.
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