Material mesh for screening fines
AssigneeBaker Hughes, A Ge Company, LLC
InventorsJohn K. Wakefield, Michael H. Johnson
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Abstract
A tubular for reservoir fines control includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path. A plurality of openings is formed in the body connecting the outer surface and the flow path. A pre-formed member including a material mesh is overlaid onto the outer surface. The material mesh is formed from a material swellable upon exposure to a selected fluid. The material mesh has a selected porosity allowing methane to pass into the flow path while preventing passage of fines.
Claims18
A tubular for reservoir fines control comprising:
- a body including an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path, a plurality of openings is formed in the body connecting the outer surface and the flow path;
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- a pre-formed member including a material mesh overlaid onto the outer surface, the material mesh being formed from a material swellable upon exposure to a selected fluid, the material mesh having a selected porosity allowing methane to pass into the flow path while preventing passage of fines.
A method of forming a permeable cover on a perforated tubular comprising:
- positioning a pre-formed member including a material mesh permeable to a downhole gas on an outer surface of the perforated tubular, the material mesh being formed from a material swellable upon exposure to a selected fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.