Gravel pack system with alternate flow path and method
US10502030B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A gravel pack system includes a first tubular having a longitudinal axis and a first wall permitting radial fluidic movement, a second tubular surrounding the first tubular, the second tubular having a second wall permitting radial fluidic movement, and an open channel forming an alternate flow path and configured to flow slurry along the flow path relative to the longitudinal axis of the first tubular during a gravel pack operation, at least one side of the channel formed by a portion of at least one of the first and second walls. Fluidic communication between the channel and the first tubular in a radial direction is at least substantially blocked during the gravel pack operation.
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