Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shunt tube connections for wellscreen assembly
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Application No.: US14575316Application Date: 2014-12-18
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Publication No.: US10253602B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Michael J. Rodrigue , Floyd R. Simonds
- Applicant: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Blank Rome, LLP
- Main IPC: E21B43/08
- IPC: E21B43/08 ; E21B43/04 ; E21B17/046

Abstract:
A well screen assembly has a base pipe and one or more screen sections attached to the outer surface of the base pipe. The assembly also has one or more shunt tubes attached to the base pipe via top and bottom rings. The shunt tubes can be attached to the screen sections via B-rings and may be transport tubes or packing tubes. Connections are used for securing a jumper tube to adjoining shunt tubes of adjoining screen sections of the wellscreen assembly, which may be used in open or cased holes. At a well site, the joints of the wellscreens have timed threads so that the various shunt tubes can be aligned with one another along the assembly as the joints are made up. The connections of the present disclosure allow operators to install a jumper tubes between shunt tubes at the joint without needing to tighten fasteners or assembly components.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150233216A1 Shunt Tube Connections for Wellscreen Assembly Public/Granted day:2015-08-20
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