Invention Application
- Patent Title: In-Flow Control Device Utilizing A Water Sensitive Media
- Patent Title (中): 使用水敏介质的流量控制装置
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Application No.: US12191921Application Date: 2008-08-14
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Publication No.: US20090095484A1Publication Date: 2009-04-16
- Inventor: Tianping Huang , James Crews , Aaron C. Hammer , Martin Coronado
- Applicant: Tianping Huang , James Crews , Aaron C. Hammer , Martin Coronado
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Main IPC: E21B34/06
- IPC: E21B34/06

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling fluid flow into a tubular includes an in-flow control device having a plurality of flow paths; and a reactive media disposed in each of the flow paths. The reactive media may change permeability by interacting with a selected fluid such as water. Two or more of the flow paths may be hydraulically parallel. The reactive media may include a Relative Permeability Modifier. An associated method may include conveying the fluid via a plurality of flow paths; and controlling a resistance to flow in plurality of flow paths using a reactive media disposed in each of the flow paths. An associated system may include a wellbore tubular; an in-flow control device; a hydraulic circuit formed in the in-flow control device; and a reactive media disposed in the hydraulic circuit, the reactive media may change permeability by interacting with a selected fluid.
Public/Granted literature
- US07942206B2 In-flow control device utilizing a water sensitive media Public/Granted day:2011-05-17
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