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US 2010/0300691 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 method for uniform heating of a formation including applying a high temperature fluid to a tubular located within an open hole formation borehole; modifying a permeability of the tubular along its length by reducing permeability at a heel of the borehole and by increasing permeability towards a toe of the borehole; and impeding annular movement of the heated fluid by radially extending one or more baffles from the tubular.
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A method for uniform heating of a formation comprising:
- applying a high temperature fluid to a tubular located within an open hole formation borehole;
- modifying a permeability of the tubular along its length by reducing permeability at a heel of the borehole and by increasing permeability towards a toe of the borehole;
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- impeding annular movement of the heated fluid by radially extending one or more baffles from the tubular.
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