Screened production sleeve for multilateral junctions
US9574428B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B41/0042
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In one aspect, a wellbore system is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes a first wellbore capable of producing a fluid from a first formation, a second wellbore intersecting the first wellbore at a junction, wherein the second wellbore is an open hole and capable of producing a fluid from a second formation and a sand screen at the junction configured to inhibit particles larger than a selected size from flowing from the second wellbore and the junction into the first wellbore.
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