Wellbore flow control apparatus with solids control

An apparatus for deployment in a wellbore to control flow of formation fluids into the wellbore from a subterranean reservoir, comprising:

• a housing;
• a housing passage disposed within the housing;
• a flow communicator for effecting, while disposed in an open condition, flow communication between the housing passage and an environment external to the housing;
• a flow control member;
• one or more frangible interlocking members releasably retaining the flow control member in retention to the housing such that the flow control member is disposed in a retained position;
• and
• a hard stop;
• wherein the flow communicator, the flow control member, and the one or more frangible interlocking members are co-operatively configured such that, while the apparatus is disposed in an operative orientation within the wellbore:
• the hard stop and the flow control member are co-operatively configured such that the hard stop is disposed downhole relative to the retained flow control member for becoming disposed in contact engagement with the flow control member for preventing, or substantially preventing, downhole displacement of the flow control member relative to the flow communicator after the releasing of the flow control member from the retention relative to the housing;
• while the contact engagement of the flow control member and the hard stop is established, the flow control member is disposed in a downhole displacement prevention position and is displaceable, uphole, relative to the flow communicator, to an open position;
• while the flow control member is disposed in the open position:
• the flow control member is disposed at a location within the housing further uphole relative to the location within the housing at which the flow control member is disposed at while the flow control member is disposed in the retained position;
• the distance between the retained position and the downhole displacement prevention position, as measured along the central longitudinal axis of the passage, is less than six (6) inches;
• and
• the distance between the retained position and the open position, as measured along the central longitudinal axis of the passage, is at least one (1) foot.