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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 18, 2016
Applicants:
Britain A. Fisher, Houston, TX (US);
Joshua Raymond Snitkoff, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Britain A. Fisher, Houston, TX (US);
Joshua Raymond Snitkoff, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/18 (2006.01); E21B 43/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0078 (2013.01); E21B 17/18 (2013.01); E21B 43/08 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a flow of fluid downhole comprises a removable fluid nozzle in fluid communication with a production tubular disposed in a borehole penetrating the earth. The removable fluid nozzle is configured for bi-directional flow, wherein a pressure drop of fluid flow in one direction is greater than the pressure drop of fluid flow in the other direction.