Integrated screen for electrical flow control valve
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsArunkumar ARUMUGAM, Nabil Batita, David Lardy
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Abstract
A screen is integrated with or connected to an electric flow control valve via a flow-through 3-way sub, wherein the 3-way sub comprises: a first connection configured to couple to the electric flow control valve; a second connection configured to couple to the screen; a third connection configured to couple to an inner string disposed at least partially within the screen; and one or more flow through ports configured to direct flow from the electric flow control valve to an annulus of the screen.
Claims20
A 3-way sub for integrating a screen with an electric flow control valve, the e-way sub comprising:
- a first connection configured to couple to the electric flow control valve;
- a second connection configured to couple to the screen;
- a third connection configured to couple to an inner string disposed at least partially within the screen;
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- one or more flow through ports configured to direct flow from the electric flow control valve to an annulus of the screen.
An integrated screen and electric flow control valve system comprising:
- an electric flow control valve;
- a screen;
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- a sub coupling the electric flow control valve to the screen, the sub disposed at least partially axially between the electric flow control valve and the screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.