Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Robert L Crow

Philip D Nguyen

William David Henderson

Ronald W McGregor

Travis T Hailey

An apparatus and method for gravel packing an interval of a wellbore comprises an outer tubular ( ), which forms a first annulus with the wellbore, and an inner tubular ( ) disposed within the outer tubular ( ) forming a second annulus therebetween. Within the second annulus is an axially extending production pathway ( ) and an axially extending slurry passageway ( ), which is defined between a channel ( ) and the inner tubular ( ). The outer tubular ( ) has outlets ( ) that are substantially aligned with outlets ( ) of the channel ( ). The portions of both the outer and inner tubulars ( ) adjacent the production pathway ( ) have openings ( ). When a fluid slurry containing gravel is injected through the slurry passageway ( ), the fluid slurry exits through the outlets ( ) leaving gravel in the first annulus, thereby gravel packing the interval.

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Irving, TX, United States of America

Robert L Crow