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US 12,595,720 B2Granted
Composite punched screen for high pressure applications
AssigneeVariperm Energy Services Inc.
InventorsMatthew Hughes, Michael Ma
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Abstract
A composite sand control screen comprises at least three coaxially arranged layers, including a punched screen layer, at least one mesh layer, and a perforated shroud layer. The layers are secured together such as by means of a swaging process.
Claims14
A composite sand control screen comprising:
- a generally cylindrical punched screen, having a plurality of louvers;
- a mesh layer provided over the punched screen;
- a perforated shroud provided over the mesh layer;
- and,
- first and second end rings, wherein the first end ring is secured to a first end of the sand control screen and the second end ring is secured to an opposite second end of the sand control screen;
- wherein the punched screen, the mesh layer, and the perforated shroud are generally coaxially arranged to form a generally cylindrical structure;
- and wherein the shroud, the punched screen, and the mesh layer are swaged together.
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A method of forming a composite sand control screen, the sand control screen being adapted to be installed over a base pipe, the method comprising:
- providing a cylindrical punched screen separate from the base pipe and having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the base pipe;
- wrapping the punched screen with a mesh layer;
- providing a cylindrical shroud over the wrapped punched screen;
- and
- swaging together the shroud, the punched screen, and the mesh layer to form the composite sand control screen;
- and
- providing the composite sand control screen over the base pipe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.