Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjustable autonomous inflow control devices
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Application No.: US14377521Application Date: 2013-10-30
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Publication No.: US10041338B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Brandon Thomas Least
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2013/067367 WO 20131030
- International Announcement: WO2015/065346 WO 20150507
- Main IPC: E21B34/12
- IPC: E21B34/12 ; E21B43/12 ; E21B34/08 ; E21B34/00 ; E21B43/08

Abstract:
Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices that allow on-site field adjustments to flow characteristics. One disclosed well system includes a base pipe defining one or more flow ports and an interior, a first end ring and a second end ring each arranged about the base pipe, the second end ring being axially-offset from the first end ring such that a fluid compartment is defined therebetween, an autonomous inflow control device (AICD) arranged within the fluid compartment and having at least one fluid inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the one or more flow ports, and a sleeve removably coupled to the first and second end rings and configured to be removed to provide access to the fluid compartment and the AICD in order to make on-site fluid flow adjustments to the AICD.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150337626A1 ADJUSTABLE AUTONOMOUS INFLOW CONTROL DEVICES Public/Granted day:2015-11-26
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