Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Material control to prevent well plugging
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Application No.: US16855513Application Date: 2020-04-22
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Publication No.: US11428079B2Publication Date: 2022-08-30
- Inventor: Charles S. Yeh , Timothy K. Ellison , Tracy J. Moffett , Michael D. Barry , Andy J. Veselka , Elizabeth L. Templeton-Barrett
- Applicant: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company—Law Department
- Main IPC: E21B43/08
- IPC: E21B43/08

Abstract:
A method and systems for sand control in wells are described in examples. An example uses a prepack screen assembly comprising an inner screen comprising openings having an inner size and an outer screen comprising openings having an outer size. Packing material is disposed between the inner screen and the outer screen comprising pores with a pore size that is selected based, at least in part, on the outer size, the inner size, or both.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200378219A1 Material Control to Prevent Well Plugging Public/Granted day:2020-12-03
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