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US 2016/0251908 A1Published application
Flow distribution assemblies with shunt tubes and erosion-resistant fittings
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsJan Veit, Stephen Michael Greci, Matthew Ryan Gommel
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Abstract
An example shunt tube assembly includes at least one shunt tube that defines an inner flow path for a fluid and provides an upper portion and a lower portion. At least one shunt fitting is positioned inline between the upper and lower portions of the at least one shunt tube. The shunt fitting provides an outlet that fluidly communicates with the inner flow path to provide an exit for at least a portion of the fluid to be discharged from the at least one shunt tube.
Claims25
A shunt tube assembly, comprising:
- at least one shunt tube defining an inner flow path for a fluid and providing an upper portion and a lower portion;
- and
- at least one shunt fitting positioned inline between the upper and lower portions of the at least one shunt tube, the at least one shunt fitting providing an outlet that fluidly communicates with the inner flow path to provide an exit for at least a portion of the fluid to be discharged from the at least one shunt tube.
A method, comprising:
- introducing a flow distribution assembly into a wellbore on a work string, the flow distribution assembly including at least one shunt tube extending along an exterior of the work string and defining an inner flow path for a fluid, the at least one shunt tube providing an upper portion and a lower portion;
- conveying the fluid into the at least one shunt tube from an annulus defined between the work string and the wellbore;
- and
- discharging at least a portion of the fluid from the at least one shunt tube at a shunt fitting positioned inline between the upper and lower portions of the at least one shunt tube, the shunt fitting providing an outlet that fluidly communicates with the inner flow path.
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A shunt tube assembly, comprising:
- at least one shunt tube defining an inner flow path for a fluid and defining an opening that provides fluid communication between the inner flow path and an exterior of the at least one shunt tube;
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- a shunt nozzle aligned with the opening and mounted to an outer surface of the at least one shunt tube, the shunt nozzle fluidly communicating with the inner flow path to provide an exit for at least a portion of the fluid to be discharged from the at least one shunt tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.