Restrictor and bridge valve for restricting water and producing gas
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsMichael Linley Fripp, Stephen Michael Greci
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Abstract
Some implementations include a flow control device positioned in a tubing string within a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation, the flow control device configured to produce a liquid or a gas. The flow control device may comprise a movable restrictor configured to move, in response to the liquid at a first velocity from the subsurface formation, from a closed position to an open position and a pilot-operated valve configured to attenuate a flow of the liquid through the flow control device when the movable restrictor is in the open position.
Claims20
A flow control device to be positioned in a tubing string within a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation and configured to produce a liquid or a gas, the flow control device comprising:
- a movable restrictor configured to move, in response to the liquid at a first velocity from the subsurface formation, from a closed position to an open position, wherein the movable restrictor comprises a movable restrictor plate;
- and
- a pilot-operated valve configured to attenuate a flow of the liquid through the flow control device when the movable restrictor is in the open position.
A selective flow control system to be positioned in a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation and configured to produce a liquid or a gas, the selective flow control system comprising:
- a tubing string comprising at least a first tubular to be positioned in the wellbore;
- a flow control device to be hydraulically coupled with an interior and an exterior of the tubing string, the flow control device comprising:
- a movable restrictor configured to move, in response to the liquid at a first velocity from the subsurface formation, from a closed position to an open position, wherein the movable restrictor comprises a movable restrictor plate;
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- a pilot-operated valve configured to attenuate a flow of the liquid through the flow control device when the movable restrictor is in the open position.
A method for producing a liquid or a gas from a flow control device to be positioned in a tubular within a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation, the method comprising:
- displacing, via the liquid at a first velocity, a movable restrictor from a closed position to an open position, wherein the movable restrictor comprises a movable restrictor plate;
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- attenuating flow of the liquid through the flow control device when the movable restrictor is in the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.