Liquid Valve for Flow Control Devices
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsMichael Linley Fripp, Luke William Holderman, Jean-Marc Lopez, Liang Zhao
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Abstract
Certain aspects of the present invention are directed to a liquid valve assembly that can be disposed in a wellbore through a fluid-producing formation. The liquid valve assembly can include a housing and a liquid valve. The housing can define an inner chamber and an opening adapted to allow fluid to flow between the inner chamber and a passageway. The liquid valve can be disposed in the inner chamber. The liquid valve can include a yield stress fluid. The yield stress fluid can prevent fluid from flowing between the inner chamber and the passageway.
Claims23
A liquid valve assembly configured for being disposed in a wellbore through a fluid-producing formation, the liquid valve assembly comprising:
- a housing defining an inner chamber and an opening adapted to allow fluid to flow between the inner chamber and a passageway;
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- a liquid valve disposed in the inner chamber, the liquid valve comprising a yield stress fluid configured for preventing the fluid from flowing between the inner chamber and the passageway.
A liquid check valve assembly configured for being disposed in a wellbore through a fluid-producing formation, the liquid check valve assembly comprising:
- a housing defining an inner chamber, a first opening adapted to allow fluid to flow between the inner chamber and a first passageway, and a second opening adapted to allow the fluid to flow between the inner chamber and a second passageway;
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- a liquid valve disposed in the inner chamber, the liquid valve comprising a yield stress fluid,
- wherein the first opening has a first diameter adapted to cause the yield stress fluid to prevent the fluid from flowing between the inner chamber and the passageway in response to the fluid exerting a force against the liquid valve in the direction of the first opening,
- wherein the second passageway has a second diameter adapted to allow the fluid to flow from the inner chamber into the second passageway in response to the fluid exerting a force against the liquid valve in the direction of the second opening.
An inflow control device configured for being disposed in a wellbore through a fluid-producing formation, the inflow control device comprising:
- a housing defining a passageway;
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- a liquid valve assembly, the liquid valve assembly comprising:
- an additional housing defining an inner chamber and an opening adapted to allow fluid to flow between the inner chamber and the passageway;
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- a liquid valve disposed in the inner chamber, the liquid valve comprising a yield stress fluid configured for preventing the fluid from flowing between the inner chamber and the passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.