Inflow control device having externally configurable flow ports
US9725985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B2200/02
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A completion joint 100 has a sand control jacket 120 and an inflow control device 130. The jacket 120 communicates screened fluid with a housing of the inflow control device 130. The basepipe's flow openings 118 are isolated in the housing from the screened fluid by flow devices 170. The flow devices 170 are externally accessible on the device's housing to selectively configure the flow devices 170 open or closed.
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