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US 6,805,202 B2Granted
Well screen cover
AssigneeWeatherford/Lamb, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Gillespie, Robert Norrell, Steve Rabb, Phong Vu, Lars Brosdahl
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Abstract
A well screen cover including a channel running along substantially the entire length of the well screen cover. The channel may be formed directly into the cover or separately formed and welded to the cover. The channel is open to the exterior of the well screen cover and is formed to house a cable, such as a fiber optic cable, which is run into a well bore along with the well screen.
Claims20
A well screen cover, comprising:
- a perforated tube;
- and
- a channel having a floor and walls, wherein the floor and walls are defined by the perforated tube and disposed substantially along the length of the perforated tube.
A well screen cover, comprising:
- a tube having a plurality of perforations disposed therethrough;
- and
- a preformed channel coupled to the tube and disposed substantially along the length of the tube, wherein the channel comprises an open surface facing radially outward.
A method of completing a wellbore, comprising:
- providing a well screen cover in the wellbore, wherein the cover comprises a perforated tube and a channel having a floor and walls, wherein the floor and walls are defined by the perforated tube and disposed substantially along the length of the perforated tube;
- placing a fiber optic cable continuously along an exterior surface of the wellscreen;
- and
- running the fiber optic cable and the well screen cover into the wellbore without substantially damaging the fiber optic cable.
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A method of completing a wellbore, comprising:
- providing a well screen cover in the wellbore, wherein the cover comprises a tube having a plurality of perforations disposed therethrough and a preformed channel coupled to the tube and disposed substantially along the length of the tube, wherein the channel comprises an open surface facing radially outward;
- placing a fiber optic cable continuously along an exterior surface of the wellscreen;
- and
- running the fiber optic cable and the well screen cover into the wellbore without substantially damaging the fiber optic cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.