System and method for controlling fluid flow in a downhole completion

A method, comprising:

• coupling an inflow control device to a base pipe to control flow of a fluid between an exterior of the base pipe and an interior of the base pipe;
• positioning a screen along the exterior of the base pipe such that an inflow of the fluid is able to flow through the screen and into the interior of the base pipe via the inflow control device;
• orienting a bypass such that flow passages in the bypass receive the inflow of the fluid prior to entering the interior of the base pipe via the inflow control device;
• locating a plurality of plugs at least partially within a plurality of degradable pads between the screen and the base pipe, the plurality of plugs being sized to block flow through the flow passages in the bypass if released to the flow passages in the bypass,
• wherein the degradable pads are separated by axially aligned dividers which create conduits along which the plugs travel if released from the degradable pads, and
• wherein the axially aligned dividers extend radially between the exterior of the base pipe and an interior of the screen;
• and
• holding the plurality of plugs with the plurality of degradable pads away from the flow passages in the bypass until the plurality of degradable pads degrade to release individual plugs to flow toward the flow passages in the bypass.