Fluid flow control devices and downhole floats

#The present disclosure relates generally to fluid flow control devices and downhole floats.

#Wellbores are sometimes drilled from the surface of a wellsite several hundred to several thousand feet downhole to reach hydrocarbon resources. During certain well operations, such as production operations, certain fluids, such as fluids of hydrocarbon resources, are extracted from the formation, where fluids of hydrocarbon resources flow into one or more sections of a conveyance such as a section of a production tubing, and through the production tubing, uphole to the surface. During production operations, other types of fluids, such as water, sometimes also flow into the section of production tubing while fluids of hydrocarbon resources are being extracted.

#Illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the attached drawing figures, which are incorporated by reference herein, and wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a schematic, side view of a well environment in which three inflow flow control devices are deployed in a wellbore;

#FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a flow control device of FIG. 1;

#The illustrated figures are only exemplary and are not intended to assert or imply any limitation with regard to the environment, architecture, design, or process in which different embodiments may be implemented.

#In the following detailed description of the illustrative embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that logical structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. To avoid detail not necessary to enable those skilled in the art to practice the embodiments described herein, the description may omit certain information known to those skilled in the art. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the illustrative embodiments is defined only by the appended claims.

#The present disclosure relates to fluid flow control devices and downhole floats. The fluid flow control device includes a port, such as an inlet port, and a rotatable component that rotates about an axis in response to fluid flow from the port. In some embodiments, force applied by fluids flowing through the inlet port during certain operations, such as drilling operations, fracturing operations, and production operations, rotate the rotatable component. The fluid flow control device also includes an outlet port that provides a fluid passageway out of the rotatable component.