Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wellbore systems with adjustable flow control and methods for use thereof
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Application No.: US14388253Application Date: 2013-11-27
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Publication No.: US09725984B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Michael Fripp , John Gano , Scott Cunningham , Stephen Michael Greci
- 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/US2013/072114 WO 20131127
- International Announcement: WO2015/080712 WO 20150604
- Main IPC: E21B43/08
- IPC: E21B43/08 ; E21B43/12 ; E21B34/08 ; E21B34/06 ; E21B43/16 ; E21B34/00

Abstract:
It is sometimes desirable to differentially regulate fluid flow in a subterranean formation using autonomous inflow control devices (AICDs), but they are not readily configurable in the field at present. Wellbore systems providing adjustable flow control may comprise: a wellbore pipe having a flow control assembly fixedly coupled thereto, the wellbore pipe having an interior space, an outer surface, and one or more AICDs establishing a fluid connection between the interior space and the outer surface of the wellbore pipe, and the flow control assembly comprising one or more flow chambers defined on the outer surface about the one or more AICDs, one or more inlets being fluidly connected to the one or more flow chambers; wherein the one or more inlets are configured to accept a plug for occluding fluid flow therethrough, so as to limit access of a fluid to an entry location of the AICDs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160251936A1 WELLBORE SYSTEMS WITH ADJUSTABLE FLOW CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF Public/Granted day:2016-09-01
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