Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Phase-controlled well flow control and associated methods
- Patent Title (中): 相控井流量控制及相关方法
-
Application No.: US12960631Application Date: 2010-12-06
-
Publication No.: US08096362B2Publication Date: 2012-01-17
- Inventor: David J. Steele , Travis W. Cavender , Roger L. Schultz , Robert L. Pipkin , Gary P. Funkhouser
- Applicant: David J. Steele , Travis W. Cavender , Roger L. Schultz , Robert L. Pipkin , Gary P. Funkhouser
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agent Marlin R. Smith
- Main IPC: E21B43/25
- IPC: E21B43/25 ; E21B34/06

Abstract:
Phase-controlled well flow control. A well system includes a flow control device which regulates flow of a fluid in the well system, the flow control device being responsive to both pressure and temperature in the well system to regulate flow of the fluid. A flow control device includes a flow regulator for regulating flow of a fluid through the flow control device, and an actuator which is operative to actuate the flow regulator in response to a predetermined relationship between a phase of the fluid and both pressure and temperature exposed to the actuator. A method of controlling a phase change of a fluid in a well system includes the steps of: flowing the fluid through a flow control device in the well system; and adjusting the flow control device in response to both pressure and temperature in the well system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110073295A1 PHASE-CONTROLLED WELL FLOW CONTROL AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2011-03-31
Information query