Controlling flows in a well
US8291979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/12
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A technique includes providing equipment downhole in a well to receive flows. The technique includes regulating a ratio of the flows in the well. The regulation includes regulating the ratio of the flows such that the ratio is substantially independent of pressures of the flows downstream of a point at which the regulation occurs.
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