Adjustable flow control device
AssigneeBaker Hughes, A Ge Company, LLC
InventorJose Rafael Gonzalez
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Abstract
A flow control device includes a first tubular having an outer surface, and a second tubular arranged radially outwardly of the first tubular. The second tubular includes an inner surface portion and an outer surface portion. The inner surface portion is spaced from the outer surface of the first tubular by a gap. The second tubular includes a plurality of openings extending through the outer surface and the inner surface. A plate is moveably arranged in the gap adjacent to at least one of the plurality of openings. The plate includes a surface section spaced from the inner surface portion a selected distance.
Claims13
A flow control device comprising:
- a first tubular having an outer surface;
- a second tubular arranged radially outwardly of the first tubular, the second tubular including an inner surface portion and an outer surface portion, the inner surface portion being spaced from the outer surface of the first tubular by a gap, the second tubular including a plurality of openings extending through the outer surface and the inner surface;
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- a plate moveably arranged in the gap adjacent to at least one of the plurality of openings, the plate including a surface section spaced from the inner surface portion a selected distance such that the plate floats in the gap relative to the first tubular and the second tubular.
A resource recovery and exploration system comprising:
- a surface system;
- and a subsurface system connected to the surface system through a plurality of tubulars, at least one of the plurality of tubulars including a flow control device comprising:
- a first tubular having an outer surface;
- a second tubular arranged radially outwardly of the first tubular, the second tubular including an inner surface portion and an outer surface portion, the inner surface portion being spaced from the outer surface of the first tubular by a gap, the second tubular including a plurality of openings extending through the outer surface and the inner surface;
- and a plate moveably arranged in the gap adjacent to at least one of the plurality of openings, the plate including a surface section spaced from the inner surface portion a selected distance such that the plate floats in the gap relative to the first tubular and the second tubular.
A method of controlling a flow through an opening in a tubular comprising:
- directing the flow through a gap between a first tubular and a second tubular;
- impacting a plate floating in the gap;
- vibrating the plate in the gap;
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- impeding the flow through an opening formed in one of the first tubular and the second tubular with the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.