Fluid bypass for inflow control device tube
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsLiam Andrew Aitken, Nicholas Kuo, Brandon Thomas Least, Luke W. Holderman
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Abstract
Certain aspects and embodiments of the present invention are directed an inflow control device tube that can be disposed in a wellbore through a fluid-producing formation. The inflow control device tube can include a body, such as a tubular body, and an inlet portion at a first end of the body. The inlet portion can be integrally formed with the body. The inlet portion can be adapted to provide a fluid bypass for a fluid flowing from the inlet portion to an outlet portion at a second end of the body. The fluid bypass can be shaped to allow fluid to bypass one or more objects causing a blockage at an opening of the inlet portion.
Claims14
An inflow control device tube comprising:
- a body;
- and
- an inlet portion at a first end of the body, wherein the inlet portion is adapted to provide a fluid bypass for a fluid flowing from the inlet portion to an outlet portion at a second end of the body, wherein the fluid bypass is shaped to allow the fluid to bypass one or more objects causing a blockage at an opening of the inlet portion, wherein the fluid bypass comprises a slotted fluid bypass, the slotted fluid bypass comprising a plurality of protrusions at the first end of the body, wherein each of the plurality of protrusions extends an inner surface of the body to an edge of the opening of the inlet portion, wherein the plurality of protrusions are located at a plurality of intervals to allow the fluid to bypass the opening and enter the body via a gap between two of the plurality of protrusions, wherein the body is a tubular body having a diameter and a length that creates a pressure differential in the fluid flowing from the inlet portion to the outlet portion.
An inflow control device comprising:
- a housing circumferentially surrounding a section of a tubing string;
- an inflow control device tube configured to be coupled to the housing, wherein the inflow control device tube comprises:
- a body;
- and
- an inlet portion at a first end of the body, wherein the inlet portion is adapted to provide a fluid bypass for a fluid flowing from the inlet portion to an outlet portion at a second end of the body, wherein the fluid bypass is shaped to allow the fluid to bypass one or more objects causing a blockage at an opening of the inlet portion, wherein the fluid bypass comprises a slotted fluid bypass, the slotted fluid bypass comprising a plurality of protrusions at the first end of the body, wherein each of the plurality of protrusions extends an inner surface of the body to an edge of the opening of the inlet portion, wherein the plurality of protrusions are located at a plurality of intervals to allow the fluid to bypass the opening and enter the body via a gap between two of the plurality of protrusions, wherein the body is a tubular body having a diameter and a length that creates a pressure differential in the fluid flowing from the inlet portion to the outlet portion.
A method comprising
- providing, by an inlet portion at a first end of a body of an inflow control device, a fluid bypass for a fluid flowing from the inlet portion to an outlet portion at a second end of the body;
- allowing, using the fluid bypass, fluid to bypass one or more objects causing a blockage at an opening of the inlet portion, wherein a shape of the fluid bypass comprises a slotted fluid bypass having a plurality of protrusions at the first end of the body, wherein each of the plurality of protrusions extends an inner surface of the body to an edge of the opening of the inlet portion, wherein the plurality of protrusions allow the fluid to bypass the opening and enter the body via a gap between two of the plurality of protrusions;
- and
- creating, by a diameter and a length of the body, a pressure differential in the fluid flowing from the inlet portion to the outlet portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.