Flow Control Device That Substantially Decreases Flow of a Fluid When a Property of the Fluid is in a Selected Range
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsRonnie D. Russell, Luis A. Garcia, Gonzalo A. Garcia, Eddie G. Bowen, Sudiptya Banerjee
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling flow of fluid from a reservoir into a wellbore is provided, which apparatus in one embodiment may include a flow-through region configured to substantially increase value of a selected parameter relating to the flow-through region when selected parameter is in a first range and maintain a substantially constant value of the selected parameter when the selected property of the fluid is in a second range.
Claims20
A flow control device for controlling flow of a fluid between a formation and a wellbore, comprising:
- a flow-through region configured to substantially increase pressure drop across the flow-through region when a selected property of the fluid is in a first range and maintain a substantially constant pressure drop across the flow-through region when the selected property of the fluid is in a second range.
A flow control device for controlling flow of a fluid between a formation and a wellbore, comprising:
- a flow-through region configured so that a performance coefficient increases substantially exponentially when Reynolds number of the fluid changes within a first range and remains substantially constant when the Reynolds number of the fluid is in a second range.
An apparatus for use in a wellbore comprising:
- a sand control device configured to control flow of solid particles contained in a formation fluid through the sand control device;
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- a flow control device configured to receive the formation fluid from the sand control device, the flow control device including a flow-through region configured to substantially increase a selected parameter relating to the flow-through region when a selected property of the fluid is in a first range and maintain a substantially constant value of the selected parameter when the selected property of the fluid is in a second range.
A production wellbore system, comprising:
- a base pipe in the wellbore;
- a sand control device outside the base pipe configured to control flow of solid particles contained in the formation into the base pipe;
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- a flow control device configured to receive the formation fluid from the sand control device, the flow control device including a flow-through region configured to substantially increase value of a selected parameter of the flow-through region when a selected property of the fluid is in a selected first range and maintain a substantially constant value of the selected parameter when the selected property of the fluid is in a second range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.