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US 2015/0308239 A1Published application
Valve for gravel packing a wellbore
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsMichael Langlais, Bryan Stamm
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Abstract
A downhole tool includes a housing. The housing includes a screen. A valve system is positioned within the housing. The valve system includes a valve and a flow control device. The valve system has a first position where the valve allows a flow within the housing, a second position where the valve directs at least a portion of the flow through the flow control device, and a third position stopping flow through the flow control device.
Claims26
A downhole tool, comprising:
- a housing comprising a screen;
- and
- a valve system positioned within the housing, the valve system comprising a first valve and a flow control device, wherein the valve system has a first position where the first valve allows a flow within the housing, a second position where the first valve directs at least a portion of the flow through the flow control device, and a third position stopping flow through the flow control device.
A downhole tool, comprising:
- a housing comprising a screen;
- an inner tubular member positioned radially-inward from the housing such that an annulus is formed therebetween, wherein a first opening is formed radially-through the inner tubular member;
- and
- a valve system positioned within the annulus, wherein the valve system comprises:
- an intermediate tubular member having a second opening formed radially-therethrough;
- a first valve positioned at least partially in the intermediate tubular member, wherein the first valve has an axial bore formed at least partially therethrough, and wherein a third opening is formed radially-through the first valve;
- a flow control device positioned within the axial bore;
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- a first degradable member configured to at least partially degrade in response to contact with a first fluid,
- wherein the valve system has a first position where the first valve allows a flow within the housing, a second position where the first valve directs at least a portion of the flow through the flow control device, and a third position stopping flow through the flow control device.
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A method for gravel packing a wellbore, comprising:
- degrading a degradable member in a downhole tool, wherein the downhole tool comprises a screen, a valve system, and a flow control device, and wherein the valve system comprises a first valve;
- moving the first valve in response to the degradable member at least partially degrading;
- and
- directing at least a portion of a fluid that flows through the screen to flow through the flow control device with the first valve after the first valve moves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.