Variable Flow Resistance System for Use with a Subterranean Well
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsThomas Jules Frosell, Michael Linley Fripp, Zahed Kabir, Zachary Ryan Murphree
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Abstract
A variable flow resistance system for use with a subterranean well includes a first flow path configured to receive a fluid, a sensor configured to measure a property of the fluid received into the first flow path, and an actuator configured to control an inflow rate of the fluid received into the first flow path based upon the property of the fluid measured by the sensor.
Claims20
A variable flow resistance system for use with a subterranean well, the system comprising:
- a first flow path configured to receive a fluid;
- a sensor configured to measure a property of the fluid received into the first flow path;
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- an actuator configured to control an inflow rate of the fluid received into the first flow path based upon the property of the fluid measured by the sensor.
A method of variably controlling flow resistance in a well, the method comprising:
- receiving a fluid into a first flow path;
- measuring a property of the fluid received into the first flow path;
- and
- adjusting an inflow rate of the fluid received into the first flow path based upon the measured property of the fluid.
A method of variably controlling flow resistance in a well, the method comprising:
- receiving a fluid into a first flow path;
- receiving a communication signal from a remote location;
- and
- adjusting an inflow rate of the fluid received into the first flow path based upon the received communication signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.