Screen assembly having permeable handling area

A completion assembly being assembled by grips of rig components at a rig and being configured to position in a borehole, the assembly comprising:

• a plurality of wellscreens, each of the wellscreens comprising a basepipe, each of the basepipes defining a bore and comprising:
• ends configured to couple adjoining ones of the basepipes together,
• an intermediate section disposed between the ends and defining a plurality of intermediate perforations in communication with the bore, and
• a primary filter disposed at the intermediate section and being configured to filter communication from the borehole to the intermediate perforations, the ends of adjoining ones of the basepipes coupled together defining a blank area between adjoining ones of the primary filters,
• wherein at least one of the wellscreens comprises a plurality of end perforations defined in at least one of the ends and being disposed in communication with the bore, the at least one end comprising:
• a foil comprising a secondary filter disposed about the end perforations and being supported with first end rings affixed to the basepipe at the at least one end, the secondary filter being configured to filter communication from the blank area to the end perforations;
• and
• a gripping section comprising a sleeve disposed about the secondary filter and being supported on the end rings, the sleeve being configured to be gripped by one of the grips of the rig components in assembling the completion assembly and defining a plurality of flow openings configured to communicate the blank area with the secondary filter.

A completion assembly being assembled by grips of rig components at a rig and being configured to position in a borehole, the assembly comprising:

• a plurality of wellscreens, each of the wellscreens comprising a basepipe, each of the basepipes defining a bore and comprising:
• ends configured to couple adjoining ones of the basepipes together,
• an intermediate section disposed between the ends and defining a plurality of intermediate perforations in communication with the bore, and
• a primary filter disposed at the intermediate section and being configured to filter communication from the borehole to the intermediate perforations, the ends of adjoining ones of the basepipes coupled together defining a blank area between adjoining ones of the primary filters,
• wherein at least one of the wellscreens comprises a plurality of end perforations defined in at least one of the ends and being disposed in communication with the bore, the at least one end comprising:
• a foil comprising a sleeve disposed on the at least one end about the end perforations,
• the sleeve defining a plurality of elongated slits communicating therethrough and being configured to filter communication from the blank area to the bore;
• and
• the sleeve providing an exterior gripping surface for a gripping section disposed adjacent the end perforations, the gripping section being configured to be gripped by one of the grips of the rig components in assembling the completion assembly.

A completion assembly being assembled by grips of rig components at a rig and being configured to position in a borehole, the assembly comprising:

• a plurality of wellscreens, each of the wellscreens comprising a basepipe, each of the basepipes defining a bore and comprising:
• ends configured to couple adjoining ones of the basepipes together,
• an intermediate section disposed between the ends and defining a plurality of intermediate perforations in communication with the bore, and
• a primary filter disposed at the intermediate section and being configured to filter communication from the borehole to the intermediate perforations, the ends of adjoining ones of the basepipes coupled together defining a blank area between adjoining ones of the primary filters,
• wherein at least one of the wellscreens comprises a plurality of end perforations defined in at least one of the ends and being disposed in communication with the bore, the at least one end comprising:
• a foil comprising a plurality of plugs disposed in the end perforations and being configured to filter communication from the blank area to the end perforations;
• and
• a gripping section comprising a sleeve disposed on the at least one end adjacent the end perforations and being configured to be gripped by one of the grips of the rig components in assembling the completion assembly, the sleeve having flow openings exposed to the end perforations, the plugs being recessed in the flow openings, the sleeve providing an exterior gripping surface for the gripping section.