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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Uriel Arias, Carrollton, TX (US);
Stephen M. Greci, Carrollton, TX (US);
Onyema C. Oyeka, Carrollton, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An inflow control device comprising: a housing, wherein the housing comprises a receptacle and a receptacle opening; a plug, wherein the plug fits into the receptacle; and a cover sleeve, wherein the cover sleeve is positioned around a portion of the housing and comprises a cover sleeve port, wherein the cover sleeve is rotatable circumferentially around a longitudinal axis of the housing to align the cover sleeve port with the receptacle opening, and when the port and opening are aligned, the plug is positionable into the receptacle or removable from the receptacle. The inflow control device can be used in an oil, gas, or water production well, or an injection well to variably control the flow rate of a fluid flowing through the device.