Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Ryan W Mcchesney

Michael Linley Fripp

Stephen Michael Greci

Gordon McLeary

Finn Gamble McCarthy

Zachary Walton

Gordon Mcleary

Ryan M Novelen

Provided is a float for use with a fluid flow control device, a fluid flow control device, a method for manufacturing a fluid flow control device, and a well system. The float, in one aspect, includes a base material having one or more hollow ceramic shells therein, the base material and the one or more hollow ceramic shells creating a net density for the float that is between a first density of a desired fluid and a second density of an undesired fluid, such that the float may control fluid flow through a flow control device when encountering the desired fluid or the undesired fluid.

Low-density floats including one or more hollow ceramic shells for use in a downhole environment

An inflow control device for a well that may include a chamber, a cavity fluidly connected to the chamber, wherein the cavity comprises a seat, a fluid passageway fluidly connected to the cavity, and an actuator at least partially disposed within the chamber and at least partially disposed in the cavity. The inflow control device may further include a hydraulic passageway fluidly connected to the chamber, a fluid pressure storage fluidly connected to both the hydraulic passageway, and a solenoid disposed on the hydraulic passageway and configured to control a flow of a hydraulic fluid from the fluid pressure storage to the chamber. The method may include receiving a fluid from a formation with an inflow control device (ICD) disposed on a tubular string within a formation and adjusting the actuator within the chamber and the cavity using the solenoid.

Using an internal hydraulic control system to function an electric inflow valve

A variety of methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a valve system comprising: a valve; and a valve actuation assembly comprising: a linear motion actuator configured to move linearly; a cable coupled to the linear motion actuator; and a shaft coupled to the cable, wherein the cable extends from the linear motion actuator to the shaft, wherein the shaft is configured to rotate and actuate the valve in response to linear movement of the linear motion actuator.

Valve actuation assembly with a cable and shaft

An apparatus configured to be positioned in a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation. The apparatus comprises one or more components configured to induce a vibration within a turbine to mitigate debris buildup on a rotor of the turbine, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate about a central axis when a flow of fluid interacts with the turbine.

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Carrollton, TX, United States of America

Ryan W Mcchesney