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US 2010/0300194 A1Published application
Permeability flow balancing within integral screen joints and method
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsMICHAEL H. JOHNSON, NAMHYO KIM
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Abstract
A borehole system having a permeability controlled flow profile including a tubular string; one or more permeability control devices disposed in the string; and the plurality of permeability control devices being selected to produce particular pressure drops for fluid entering or exiting various discrete locations along the string and method.
Claims9
A borehole system having a permeability controlled flow profile comprising:
- a tubular string;
- one or more permeability control devices disposed in the string;
- and
- the plurality of permeability control devices being selected to produce particular pressure drops for fluid entering or exiting various discrete locations along the string.
1 more element
A method for controlling a flow profile for a borehole comprising:
- selecting one or more permeability control devices for inclusion in a completion;
- and
- controlling pressure drop for fluid flowing through a wall of the completion by permeability selection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.